UPDATE: 1/22/25

Justin Meredith was the big winner on this week's episode of Moonshiners: Master Distiller! He was required to make three different moonshines on the show, all of which had to taste like "a meal in a jar." He did an appetizer, a meal, and a dessert. The appetizer moonshine was a fruit salad flavor, the meal was a BRISKET-flavored moonshine, and the dessert moonshine had a strawberry rhubarb cheesecake flavor! If you missed the episode, it will re-air on Discovery on Saturday the 25th at 9 a.m. Congratulations, Justin!

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ORIGINAL STORY: 1/20/25

A Benton County man will be making some moonshine on TV this week! Iowan Justin Meredith is set to make his debut on Discovery's Moonshiners: Master Distiller this Tuesday night (January 21st)!

According to IMDBMoonshiners: Master Distiller features three competitors who "face off each week in a series of challenges focused on making a specific type of spirit." Justin Meredith is one of the three competitors on this week's episode, which will be judged by Chef Robert Irvine. The official episode description reads:

"Nobody knows more about flavor than professional chefs. Guest Judge Robert Irvine presides over a pressure cooker of competition as three experienced chefs battle to turn raw ingredients into high-proof, culinary-classic spirits."

Justin currently lives near Mount Auburn, but grew up over in the Garrison area, so he was born and raised here in Eastern Iowa. He announced his upcoming participation in the new season of Moonshiners: Master Distiller back in late December, revealing that he began the process way back in the spring of 2024. His Facebook post reads:

"Just to be chosen to be on the show is an honor of a lifetime! It has been one of my favorite shows to watch. I had an amazing time and got to compete head to head with two of the best guys around!"

Justin's episode, titled "Chef-Distiller Showdown," will premiere on Discovery this Tuesday, January 21st at 8 p.m. It will air again at midnight on Wednesday, and then again on Saturday the 25th at 9 a.m. We can't wait to see how Justin does, and will be sure to update this story after we know the results!

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