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.

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.