In the spirit of Christmas, Tickle competes in Master Distiller for the first time. Facing Josh and Mike in a holiday showdown, all three shiners must run their own mash and a gift basket of secret ingredients as Mark, Digger and Tim savor the results.

Tim introduces Mark and Digger to high-proof Slivovitz as three top distillers compete to make the legendary plum-powered liquor of Eastern Europe, with recipes kept alive by outlaw moonshiners for decades behind the iron curtain.