Moonshiners: Master Distiller - Season 4
Season 4
Episodes
Prehistoric Shine
Tickle joins the judging panel as three self-taught distillers compete to make whiskey from ancient forms of grains that go back thousands of years; the winner gets a run of their liquor at a major distillery.
Big Box Store Showdown
Two moonshiners and a pro distiller face off in a big box store challenge. With just three minutes to shop the discount aisles, each must turn bulk buys into a working mash then distill it into high-proof liquor. Only one will emerge as Master Distiller.
Finger-Lickin' Shine
When backwoods shiners and a professional distiller bring groundbreaking savory flavors to the competition, judges Mark, Digger and Tim are blown away by their original recipes for chocolate malt, loaded baked potato and Nashville hot chicken moonshine.
Tim's Thanksgiving Throwdown
When Tim announces the first Thanksgiving actually took place in Virginia, Tickle smokes a Virginia ham in honor of the occasion, while champions Amanda, Richard and Daniel face off to run the best holiday liquor to complete the Thanksgiving feast.
American Agave
By law, tequila and mezcal can only be made in Mexico, but outlaw distillers follow their own set of rules. Three of the best bring American ingenuity to a 500-year-old recipe, but only one will be named Master Distiller.
Firehouse Flameout
Three firefighters famous for their shine compete to run their best off-duty recipes. Veteran firemen Tim and Mark taste the results and, along with Digger, pay tribute to the longstanding history between the brotherhoods of firefighting and moonshining.
Bang for the Buck
Mark, Digger and Tim taste the results as two outlaw shiners and a legal distiller take on record high prices in a competition to see who can make the best run of shine on a $30 budget. Only one will take home the title of Master Distiller.
Secret Santa Showdown
It's a holiday extravaganza with guest judge Danielle Parton along with Mark Rogers and Tickle as a sneaky St. Nick. Presented with frugal Secret Santa gifts, Richard, Mike and Howard bring their backwoods skills to distill the cheeriest Christmas spirit.
Family Feud
For the first time ever, families bring their inherited moonshine recipes to the Master Distiller arena. But when couples, siblings and a father-son team fire up stills together under the pressure of a ticking clock, sparks can fly in more ways than one.
Team Digger vs. Team Tim
Digger coaches three outlaw shiners as they face off against Tim's three legal distillers in a three-round ultimate elimination tournament designed to determine once and for all which side of the law makes the best high-proof spirits.
Dual at Dawn Legal vs. Outlaw
Mark, Digger and Tim devise a diabolical challenge as a pair of outlaw shiners face two legal distillers in battle for corn liquor supremacy. Facing double elimination, only one distiller from each side of the law will survive to face the final showdown.
Final Showdown Legal vs. Outlaw
Mark, Digger and Tim have saved one of the hardest distilling challenges for last in an epic tournament finale. Just one outlaw and one legal distiller remain to battle for liquor supremacy and no spirit raises the bar for a Master Distiller like grappa.
Armed Forces Face Off
Tim, Mark and Digger judge the results as three US military veterans, who served their country overseas, battle to become the next Master Distiller. To nobody's surprise, Tickle takes on his duty as honorary drill sergeant a little too seriously.
Billion Buck Booze
To earn the title of Master Distiller and a stake in a booming billion-dollar ready-to-drink cocktail market, three legal and outlaw shiners compete to craft the best high-proof canned cocktail from scratch ingredients.
Presidents' Day
In honor of all the past presidents who dabbled in distilling, moonshiners Josh, Howard and Kelly compete to make the best jar of a recently discovered presidential liquor recipe that was so tasty it may have led to the repeal of Prohibition.
Stock Car Champions
"The King" Richard Petty and racing champions Thad Moffitt and Brendan Gaughan team up with moonshine legends Mark, Digger and Tim in a backroads reunion 90 years in the making. Only one team will earn the honorary title of Master Distiller.
Race to the Finish Line
With the title on the line, Team Petty and Team Gaughan summon their bootlegging heritage to run championship liquor. But as the competition heats up on the stills, Mark and Tim face off on the track, leaving one shiner crashing into the wall.
Still Builder Showdown
In the first-ever combo competition, three craftsmen-distillers compete to build working stills from raw sheet copper while mashing in a run of liquor from scratch ingredients. With catastrophic failure at stake, winning comes down to the final jar.
Delicious but Expired
Digger takes three distillers to a local farm to select ingredients for their mash from containers of expired produce. With Mark and Tim joining at the judges table, competitors fire up their stills to turn culled crops into top shelf spirits.
Amanda vs. Richard vs. Tater
When Spring comes, everything is at stake for backwoods shiners. Outlaw champions Amanda, Richard and Tater compete to make the top spirit with this Spring's best ingredients as judged by Mark, Digger and guest judge Mike.
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