Moonshiners: Master Distiller Season 3, Episode 16: Apple Pie

1

American as Applejack

Skilled shiners compete using both freeze and heat distillation in a battle to make America's first liquor; Lisa Laird Dunn from America's oldest distillery joins Mark, Digger and Tim to judge whose applejack deserves the title of Master Distiller.

45 min

2

Nuts on the Line

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as a female distiller challenges an outlaw shiner and a pro distiller from Hawaii to make the best nut liquor; when one shiner deploys a unique process, Mark and Digger admit the results rival their own hazelnut rum.

45 min

3

Battle of the Still Hands

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

45 min

4

World War of Whiskey

It's bourbon vs scotch vs Japanese whiskey; Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three specialized distillers compete in a global whiskey showdown.

45 min

5

Outlaw Grudge Match

Josh, Mike and Mark Rogers compete in the ultimate liquor-making rematch. Judged by moonshine legends Mark, Digger and Tim, only one outlaw shiner will emerge with grudge match bragging rights and a backwoods trophy any true moonshiner would love.

45 min

6

Battle of the States

Three outlaw shiners representing Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia compete to determine whose regional Appalachian recipe and style make the best corn liquor. Mark, Digger and Tim call in corn liquor master Mark Rogers to help make the final call.

45 min

7

Lost Family Recipe Showdown

Special guest judge Danielle Parton joins Mark, Digger and Tim as Josh, Daniel and Mike put their family recipes on the line to see whose multi-generational moonshine heritage will weather the test of time.

45 min

8

Moonshine of Eastern Europe

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

45 min

9

Shot of Redemption

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

45 min

10

Absinthe's Tricky Sister

Tickle digs up the history and Mark, Digger and Tim judge asthree highly skilled distillers battle to make Pastis, ahigh-octane liquor created in 1930s France to trick the law after the government banned its notorious sister spirit,Absinthe.

45 min

11

Popcorn Sutton Challenge

Guest Judge Pam Sutton joins Mark, Digger and Tim as three Master Distiller champions face real backwoods elements as they compete to make Popcorn Sutton's legendary outlaw corn whiskey recipe using tools and techniques from the past.

45 min

12

The Best Medicine

For centuries, moonshiners moonlighted as medicine-makers. In that backwoods tradition, three distillers compete to make moonshine that packs a medicinal punch, as Mark, Digger and Tim judge whose jar ultimately tastes the best.

45 min

13

Italian Grappa

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

45 min

14

Hard Times Shine

With ingredients in short supply, Mark, Digger and Tim judge the "hard times challenge;" shiners Tickle, Mike and Daniel each bring their ingenuity to see who makes the best liquor with unconventional ingredients.

45 min

15

Honey Means Money

Tim, Mark and Digger judge as two outlaw shiners compete to make top-notch moonshine from raw honey, one of the trickiest and most expensive ingredients ever attempted by shiners in the backwoods.

45 min

16

Apple Pie

Returning champions take on Moonshine’s most popular flavour - Apple Pie.

45 min

17

Backwoods Hard Seltzer

Josh Owens guest judges as three accomplished distillers compete using backwoods methods and forced pressurization to turn raw ingredients into winning cans of hard seltzer. The results surprise even veteran liquor men, Mark, Digger and Tim.

45 min

18

Sippin' Cream

Richard, Josh and Daniel compete to run high-proof spirits for sippin’ cream. But when Tickle reveals the cream source is an actual dairy cow, all three shiners must dig deep into their country roots to put a winning jar on the table.

45 min

19

Caffeinated Shine

Tim, Mark and Digger judge as three skilled distillers integrate coffee into their mash recipes to see who can run the most stimulating jar of shine to earn the title of Master Distiller and a run of their winning recipe in a major distillery.

45 min

20

Revenge of the Still Hands

Loyal still hands for Tim, Richard and Mark and Digger steal the spotlight, putting their moonshining skills on the line as the judges conduct a blind tasting to determine whose number two will emerge as the new number one.

45 min

21

Breakfast Booze

In a judge-favorite challenge, three experienced distillers attempt to turn classic American breakfast foods, from donuts to blueberry pancakes, into eye-opening spirits. Mark, Digger and Tim taste the results to determine who will rise to the occasion.

45 min