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MoonshinersMoonshiners have been around in the U.S. since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine -- an illegally produced distilled beverage -- mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time -- a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.S13, EP21 "Rum Lovin' Criminals"Before there was bourbon or rye, rum ruled the American colonies; three experts compete for a place in the six-billion-dollar spiced rum market, but only one will become Master Distiller and earn a run of their winning spirit at a major distillery.
S13, EP18 "Shine Pods"When their bootlegger suggests putting shine in pods, Mark and Digger enlist Amanda to innovate a product they can sell for $5 a shot; Jerry confronts the thief who stole his waterless still; Big Chuk and Joe Boy price themselves out of their market.
S13, EP17 "Lucky But Illegal"Moonshine has an Irish forefather, a high-proof spirit called Poitin, still outlawed in Northern Ireland; for this challenge, three skilled distillers bring their own ingredients and rebel spirit, but only one will be crowned Master Distiller.
S13, EP14 "Don't Call it Crapple"When kitchen trouble forces Tickle to shut down his restaurant, Josh proposes they make carrot-apple moonshine to raise the $8000 needed to reopen. Mike, Jerry, and Richard secure a secretive location to run apple pomace brandy in their waterless still.
S13, EP16 "Carolina Crash Course"Mark and Digger invent a patriotic corn whiskey recipe using red, white and blue corn; Jerry's stolen still threatens to drive a wedge between partners; Josh returns to the safety of his home, only to crash his minivan into his own house.
S13, EP15 "Tickle's Billion-Buck Booze"Flavored whisky is a billion-dollar market on the legal side, but when Tickle hears the challenge, he crashes the party as an outlaw contender; facing two skilled distillers, each must craft a recipe from scratch.
S13, EP13 "The Grapes of Grappa"Mark and Digger challenge Amanda to distill brandy and grappa from the same grapes; the Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards for a stolen copper still.
S13, EP11 "Boldest Bootleg"Under cover of Tickle's new restaurant and Josh's new business, the Virginia boys attempt a 500-gallon bootleg; when the creek runs dry, Jerry designs what he hopes will be a revolutionary waterless still; Tim and Howard make rum from corn stalks.
S13, EP10 "Tickle's Restaurant"On the midseason premiere, Tickle and Carol open their new restaurant while Tickle contends with conflicting priorities; Mark and Digger enlist Amanda to improve their wildly popular hazelnut rum; Josh shocks his outlaw partners.
S13, EP9 "The Real McCoy"Moonshiners Mark, Digger and Tim delve deep into the case of the most prolific and elusive bootlegger of the Prohibition era; declared Public Enemy Number One by the government, Bill McCoy's mission was about a lot more than just fame and fortune.
S13, EP8 "Highway Robbery"On the mid-season finale, after losing $11,000 in stolen liquor, Mark and Digger surveil their bootlegger on a delivery to Memphis; Tickle preps to open his own restaurant, but outlaw habits die hard as he makes it a distribution hub for shine.
S13, EP7 "Legalize It!"Accident-prone Josh attempts a solo fix to his still site, while Tickle heads to the West Virginia State House to launch his legalization campaign; Arkansas double cousins Big Chuk and Joe Boy risk bootlegging their shine by boat to Louisiana.
S13, EP6 "Tennessee Spirit"When Amanda tracks down a lost apple variety made famous by outlaw brandy, she and Kelly distill a liquor so extraordinary that Mark and Digger find themselves a little too deep in the bottle; Tim and Howard invent a novel double-distilling device.
S13, EP5 "Quarter Ton of Backwoods Fun"Amanda and Kelly attempt to reinvent an Appalachian apple brandy made famous by a 500-pound woman; Mark and Digger lend Popcorn Sutton's condenser to a new team of shiners; Richard and Jerry find a common cause, putting Mike in the hot seat.
S13, EP4 "The Drunkest President"Tickle unearths a source of spring water for Josh's peach brandy; Tim sets out to resurrect a spirit that fueled America's most intoxicated president; Mike convinces Richard to ignore an extortion attempt and risk angering a mob boss.
S13, EP3 "Beer Before Liquor"Digger and Amanda's plan to distill beer in Popcorn Sutton's old still hits a wall; Jerry designs an innovative still that combines multiple shine recipes in a single run; Josh's mission to surprise his partners leaves him with a vanload of peaches.
S13, EP2 "Try That in a Shine Town"An unshackled Digger leads Amanda to where he last saw Popcorn Sutton's stainless steel still; Richard and Mike's uneasy alliance faces a common threat when an extortionist shine boss demands payment; Josh modifies a vehicle, returning to the woods.
S13, EP1 "Moonshine is a Miracle"Tickle launches a campaign to legalize home distilling, while Mark and Digger devise a plan to distill pallets of unsold light beer into liquor; hobbled by racing injuries, Josh plots his return to making shine; Digger makes a shocking revelation.
S13 "Ozark Outlaws to the Rescue"Arkansas moonshiners Big Chuk and his double cousin Joe Boy enlist Josh Owens' help with their outlaw operation; when Josh gets injured in a racing accident, they team up with legendary shiners Henry and Kenny Law in a daring bootleg to help Josh.
S12, EP34 "Abe Lincoln's Liquor"Tim takes Josh to Abe Lincoln's boyhood home to uncover evidence the 16th president may not have been entirely honest about his liquor-selling past; using local sorghum, they re-create a whiskey that Lincoln would have tasted as a young man.
S12, EP33 "Pancho Villa's Moonshine"Tim and Howard head deep into the Texas borderlands in search of Pancho Villa's lost recipe for Sotol, the rural Mexican moonshine that fueled revolts and revolution; Tickle designs a UFO-shaped copper pot.
S12, EP32 "Shine for End Times"When Killer Beaz closes a sixty-gallon sale, Digger opens the door to his partner's secret; Tickle completes his mobile still build only to learn the law will stop a school bus; Mike digs in his heels and possibly, his own grave.
S12, EP31 "The Box From Brazil"A Pittsburgh shiner convinces Digger and Beaz to cash in on a whole new market; Josh gets a special delivery and convinces the Laws to attempt the high-speed moonshine he witnessed in Brazil.
S12, EP30 "Ultimate Summit Showdown"America's favorite outlaws join forces to reveal secrets of the season; Mark Ramsey emerges from the shadows, and shiners deliver a verdict on Mike and Richard's top jars of the season.
S12, EP29 "Disappearing Act"Digger enlists a combat veteran to run his supernatural rye apple recipe, then pulls his own disappearing act; Richard and Craig struggle to keep their mash warm in cold weather; Jerry engineers some backwoods tech to keep making shine into winter.
S12, EP28 "Jimmy Red Moonshine"Tim and Tickle search for a legendary ingredient that fueled Charleston's moonshine resurgence after the Civil War but when they taste Jimmy Red Corn for the first time, they realize they can make a run of moonshine with a flavor like no other.
S12, EP27 "Maggie Valley Mayhem"Josh and the Laws get permission from 95-year-old moonshine legend Cecil Love to retrieve a hidden still and re-create his old-time Franklin County moonshine recipe; Richard and Craig jury-rig a fix for their missing still arm.
S12, EP26 "Hard Evidence"Josh returns from Brazil only to discover an emboldened fire marshal with pressing questions; Amanda convinces Mark and Huck to make rye whiskey without using sugar; Digger and Beaz race to make a $15,000 whiskey run for Nashville royalty.
S12, EP25 "On the Road Again"Tickle asks Tim to help convert a bus into a mobile moonshine rig; Digger and Beaz scramble to save a big sale for a rising country star who happens to be Willie Nelson's granddaughter; Richard and Craig abandon their still site.
S12, EP24 "Party Like It's 1999"To beat inflation, Mark and Digger attempt an old-school run of liquor they can sell at a 1990s price; Danielle Parton teams up with Henry and Kenny to make legendary Franklin County moonshine; Richard and Craig discover a rival's stash house.
S12, EP23 "Gold Rush Moonshine"Tim takes Josh to California's American River in search of the liquor James Marshall distilled before his discovery of gold changed the country forever; the shiners re-create a spirit that fueled the 1849 gold rush.
S12, EP22 "Mystery Moonshiner"When Josh encounters a mysterious moonshiner in Brazil, he learns a method for making liquor that breaks all the rules; Richard and Craig take precautions to protect their operation from bears; Mike and Jerry attempt elderberry shine and sabotage.
S12, EP21 "Above the Law"As the Maggie Valley moonshine market shifts in favor of Richard and Craig's recipes, Mike and Jerry devise a plot to push the newcomers out of town; Mark and Digger convince Killer Beaz to take on the riskiest parts of Mark's illicit activities.
S12, EP18 "Brazilian Bootleg"Josh feels the heat when a Brazilian moonshiner pressures him to attempt an illegal bootleg run far from home; Law enforcement ambushes Mark Ramsey in his own garage; Mike and Jerry deploy a tracking device on their newfound competition.
S12, EP17 "Foreign Exchange"When Josh finds an outlaw operation in Brazil, he gets a hands-on lesson in how quickly he can turn sugar cane into high-proof liquor; Mike and Jerry prepare to fight back when Richard and Craig start a backwoods operation on their turf.
S12, EP14 "Still Imploder"In a rare lapse of judgment, Richard implodes Daniel's $3,000 copper still; as the fire marshal ramps up his investigation, Josh makes a tough decision to flee the country; Tim's solution to a centuries-old still build is going to sting a bit.
S12, EP13 "Caffeinated Moonshine"Seeking advice from Mark and Digger, Richard attempts to salvage the $3,000 copper still he imploded before Daniel returns; Josh motors deep into the Brazilian highlands in search of a new recipe for caffeinated cachaça moonshine.
S12, EP12 "Tickle-Down Economics"The outlaws reveal secrets to making profitable liquor amid skyrocketing prices; a police captain deploys new tactics against Mark and Digger; a feud erupts between shiners in NC; Tickle reveals his tool of choice for cutting prices.
S12, EP11 "The Weevils in the Details"When weevils infest Mark and Digger's pricey grain, they try to get rid of the bugs without killing their malt process; Tim and Howard fire up a log still with consequences; Josh breaks out of his backwoods prison only to find himself up a creek.
S12, EP7 "Overhaul in Overalls"With tons of shine to sell, Josh and Tickle attempt to buy a car from an off-duty cop and turn it into a bootlegging vehicle; as sparks fly, Tickle's challenge turns to keeping Josh from setting it on fire.
S12, EP6 "Rock Out While the Cop's Out"Mark and Digger score ten tons of sugar only to find a tracking device on their truck; Richard and Daniel devise a rum recipe to dominate the outlaw market; Mike and Jerry hit the jackpot with sweet-smelling mimosa liquor.
S12, EP5 "Hell-Bent Detective"A police detective confronts Mark and Digger at the pump and doesn't mince words about his intent; Tickle and the Laws attempt to help as Josh's sanity erodes surviving in the woods.
S12, EP4 "Long Arm of Kenny Law"Fed up with canned food and hiding in the woods, Josh gets into trouble with Kenny Law; Popcorn's son proves as unpredictable as his father; Tim and Howard rediscover a lost recipe for log still whiskey invented by a Kentucky teenager in 1836.
S12, EP3 "More Cops Less Copper"Evading the law, Mark and Digger attempt to make Scotch on a Popcorn Sutton-designed pot still; Amanda joins Mark and Huck in the hills only to find all their copper stolen; Richard and Daniel deploy game cameras to protect their own valuable stills.
S12, EP2 "The Harder They Fall"After losing their water source, Mark and Digger attempt to dig out a centuries-old spring; Josh tells Tickle and the Laws he can fell big timber for a 1,000 gallon still; Richard and Daniel form a Master Distiller dream team.
S12, EP1 "High Price of Success"Mark and Digger discover they're under investigation by the law; Mike and Jerry recruit Popcorn Sutton's son; Josh goes into hiding when a fire marshal tracks the source of his house fire.
S12 "True Crime & Shine"Mark, Digger and Tim explore the 1970s-era Tennessee-Mississippi border where famed lawman Buford Pusser battled a crime mob fueled by illegal liquor money and ignited a lasting mystery about the disappearance of his would-be assassins.
S12 "Season 12 Kickoff Summit"Mark and Digger discover a police captain determined to catch them in the act; Josh goes on Iam when a fire marshal investigates his charred rental house; Richard invades Mike's turf.
S11, EP23 "Summit of Champions"Facing a booming demand and skyrocketing cost of goods, America's moonshiners join together to take stock of an unprecedented year of challenges and innovation.
S11, EP21 "Burning Down the House"In the season finale, just as Mark and Digger undertake their large-scale bootleg to Nashville, the law makes an unwelcome return.
S11, EP20 "Spirit in the Sky"Digger gets Daniel to attempt the first large-scale run of his milk-based liquor recipe; Richard combines Digger's sea aging with his own award-winning recipe.
S11, EP19 "It Takes Amanda"Amanda returns to the mountains to help Mark and Huck crack the recipe for making shine from a rare breed of corn; Tim gets hands-on making old-school mezcal with volcanic rock and a horse-drawn stone wheel.
S11, EP18 "Moo Shine"When Digger scores a tank of fresh milk, he and Mark attempt to solve the mystery of turning milk into moonshine; Tickle and Josh ramp up underground operations at the Law's rental house; hunting dogs invade Mike and Jerry's mountain still site.
S11, EP17 "Broken Spanish"Tim heads south to Oaxaca to uncover centuries-old secrets of making Mezcal; with costly sweet corn mash about to expire, Jerry jury-rigs auto parts to help speed the flow of liquor; Richard and Craig attempt a crystal-clear Bloody Mary moonshine.
S11, EP16 "High Proof Highlands"When Josh moves into a remote farmhouse, Tickle and the Laws help devise an underground transport operation.
S11, EP15 "Tennessee Royalty"Mark and Digger team up with Danielle Parton to run the first moonshine in decades on her family property; Tim heads to the highlands of Jalisco to harvest blue agave to run Tequila; Richard invents a flammable recipe for a New Orleans chef.
S11, EP14 "Sweet Home Appalachia"Mark and Digger break the sound barrier finishing a run of straight rye for a Southern Rock customer; Richard makes a Big Easy classic for a demanding New Orleans chef; Jerry gets his shine groove back helping Mike reinvent a taste of the South.
S11, EP13 "Moonshine of Mexico"Tim treks to the town of Tequila in search of the moonshine of Mexico; Tickle, Josh and the Laws build an assembly line of submarine stills for a large-scale run of pricey cherry shine; Mark and Digger take backwoods rye to a whole new level.
S11, EP12 "Under Pressure"Amanda helps Mark and Huck use science to infuse fresh-picked pears into traditional corn shine; Richard teams up with Mark and Digger to make cherry cognac; Jerry returns from his close call to help Mike build a waterfall still site in Tennessee.
S11, EP11 "Hard Seltzer"When Josh devises a formula for a profitable hard seltzer, he must convince Tickle and the Laws to contribute their valuable peach brandy to a risky enterprise; Mark and Digger attempt to turn a windfall of scuppernong grapes into Appalachian cognac.
S11, EP10 "Appalachian Ambrosia"Mark and Digger make a high-proof version of a favorite southern dessert; Amanda wows Mark and Huck with a new method to infuse flavor into shine.
S11, EP9 "Young Guns"Mark and Digger revisit the abandoned theme park of their misspent youth and convert a carnival ride into a whiskey-aging machine.
S11, EP8 "Mountain Mayhem"Mark and Digger search in an unlikely location for the ideal spot to sea-age their Tennessee whiskey; a wrong turn earns Josh his next broken bone.
S11, EP7 "Bottle Shock"Mark and Digger retrieve their sea-aged whiskey only to discover how easily it slips through their finger; Richard and Craig run into trouble upsizing absinthe production; Tickle and the Laws look to moonshine history to get their season on track.
S11, EP6 "Shine Pain"Mark and Digger cross over onto private property while rerouting a limestone creek; Mike surprises Jerry while making blueberry champagne; Mark and Huck experiment with a surplus of raspberry syrup.
S11, EP1 "Moonshine Boom Time"Tickle and the Laws build a new mega operation with Josh's help; Mark and Digger are forced to flee across state lines after a police raid; Mike and Jerry gather the courage to return to the scene of their own crime.
S11 "Rebel Rye"Tim and Howard go to Pennsylvania in search of the spirit that sparked the Whiskey Rebellion; as they track down pre-prohibition rye and a Colonial-era grist mill, Tickle builds a one-of-a-kind still to help re-create America's lost rye whiskey.
S11 "Born to Shine"When Tim, Josh and Mike first ran shine in the backwoods, they inherited generations of tradition along with their family recipes; however, their next decisions set them on a road filled with obstacles that turned them into famous shiners.
S11 "Monumental Mash"Mark and Digger receive a shocking answer after asking to run on commercial property; Mike and Jerry make brandy from blueberries and end up with an outstanding mash; Richard chases the green fairy hoping to make backwoods absinthe.
S11 "Season Summit"The outlaws meet to reveal inside stories and expert insights into the unprecedented action in the backwoods, including sneak peeks into Tim's search for outlaw shine in Mexico; one shiner earns the highest moonshine rating yet.
S11 "Moonshiner Gone Missing"Tickle and the Laws discover Josh is missing after a raid on their still site; Tim and Howard develop a high-proof solution to their gas shortage; after blowing up their first attempt, Mike and Jerry rebuild their oak barrel pot still.
S11 "Search for Popcorn's Lost Site"Mark and Digger follow JB to the site of Popcorn's last run; Mike and Jerry try building a still from a used whiskey barrel; Josh, Tickle and the Laws run to the hills after an ambush.
S11 "Old Fashioned Footwork"Mark and Digger hit a snag while transporting Tennessee water to Popcorn's North Carolina still site; Mark and Huck use their feet to make fortified wine; Richard summons the green fairy for an absinthe buyer from New Orleans.
S11 "New Season Kickoff Summit""Moonshiners" is back and the backwoods is booming; for Appalachia's liquor makers, it's like the Roaring '20s again; a boom time for moonshine also comes with a lot more risk.
S10, EP21 "Code and Conflict"With no recourse to official law enforcement, outlaw shiners must resolve conflicts through a centuries-old code; Tim, Digger, Mike and Josh reveal secrets of how the unwritten rules of the backwoods play out in real life.
S10, EP20 "Backwoods Bonanza"In the season finale, with eight stills running full tilt, Tickle enlists Mrs. Tickle to stash too much shine; Mark and Digger devise a way to age their Tennessee whiskey at sea; Tim gets drawn into an epic bootleg; Mike and Jerry face the law.
S10, EP19 "Moonshine Capital Returns"Josh, Tickle and the Laws build a still farm the likes of which Virginia hasn't seen since the heyday of Amos Law; Jerry misses a day of work, and Mike lets down his guard; Mark and Digger discover a rival moonshiner faces a reckoning with the law.
S10, EP18 "Two Tons of Fun"Josh drives a tractor trailer full of stills across state lines to help Tickle and the Laws run two tons of malted corn; Mark and Digger christen their own secret Tennessee Whiskey distillery; Richard builds a copper Virginia-style submarine still.
S10, EP17 "Tennessee Whiskey"Mark and Digger discover a limestone source to make Tennessee whiskey right under their feet; the Laws pull Tim back in to cross state lines in search of a key ingredient; Richard turns cotton candy into moonshine.
S10, EP16 "Basement Bust"Josh gains access to a cellar still site, but even help from the Laws can't keep trouble from surfacing; Mark and Digger innovate a way to cut the cost of water cooling, and bayou shiner Richard makes a medicinal moonshine from wild-grown manglier.
S10, EP15 "Another Man's Mash"Tickle and the Laws invent a new recipe with master distiller Richard Landry; Mark and Digger crack their thousand-jar problem while mashing in their most profitable run in years; Tim and Howard make a ceramic still to rediscover a Clonial whiskey.
S10, EP14 "Ice Shine"Mark and Digger invent a new recipe, turning hundreds of jars of expired mandarin oranges into marketable liquor; Tickle and the Laws face headaches in their attempt to produce freeze-distilled apple liquor; Mike and Jerry make birch bark moonshine.
S10, EP13 "Hog Heaven"Mark and Digger find a solution to the jar shortage but the juice may not be worth the squeeze; Tim enlists Tickle's friend Howard to help re-create the first whiskey made in America; Mike and Jerry distill vodka from surplus restaurant supplies.
S10, EP12 "Caught Red-Handed"Tickle and the Laws recruit Josh to build a winter-proof still site; mountain man Mark converts a free load of sugar beets into high-proof moonshine; Mike and Jerry crack a few nuts to turn their column-distilled liquor into Southern pecan liquor.
S10, EP11 "Mason Jar Shortage"A Mason jar shortage puts a lid on Mark and Digger's distribution plans; Mike and Jerry must return to land they've been warned away from; Tim's scheme to repurpose a massive tank as an oversized pot still pushes his steam boiler to the limit.
S10, EP10 "Smoke to the Fire"Facing more rye and apples than the Laws can run, Josh moves his steamer still to Virginia, and Tickle adds smoke to the fire; Mark and Huck help Jim Tom turn cherries into shine; Mike and Jerry risk a huge run in the barn of an unsuspecting farmer.
S10, EP9 "Sweet Corn Revenge"After Mike asks the wrong shiner for help, Mark and Digger land a skilled new partner; on a mountain run, Mark and Huck nearly meet the barrel of a gun; Jerry attempts a comeback as a land sale forces him and Mike to abandon their column still site.
S10, EP8 "Too Much of a Good Thing"As Tickle and the Laws start a massive rye run, a mysterious tip results in too much of a good thing; Jerry gets rushed to the hospital, and Mike finds himself shorthanded; Tim innovates a backwoods process for his single-malt shine.
S10, EP7 "Overproof and Under the Gun"Mark and Digger attempt oatmeal raisin shine for a high-flying Nashville customer; Mike and Jerry find themselves under the gun when they over deliver on proof to a biker gang; Mark and Huck forge a lifeline to old-time shiners deep in the mountains.
S10, EP6 "Single Malt Moonshine"Mark and Digger's plan to employ an out-of-work friend backfires on payday; Tim invents a low-cost way to make his first single-malt moonshine; with their backwoods column still cranking out liquor, Mike discovers Jerry isn't carrying his own weight.
S10, EP5 "No Ordinary Run"Tickle and the Laws unleash a 700-gallon run on a whisper-quiet steamer still; Mark and Huck traverse Appalachia's roughest terrain to run liquor with moonshine legend Jim Tom; Mike and Jerry engineer a high-tech solution to a backwoods problem.
S10, EP4 "Backwoods Is Booming"Mark and Digger deploy an old-world innovation to bring their barrel-aged reserves to market; Tim attempts to make Tickle's CBD moonshine on a commercial scale; Josh puts himself at the mercy of the mountains' greatest peril -- a rookie shiner.
S10, EP3 "Mark and Digger's Big Test"With his partner in quarantine, Digger has much more on the line than shine; Mike and Jerry's moonshine Frankenstein turns on its creators; after decades in the backwoods, Mark Rogers enlists his father to run with him for the first time.
S10, EP2 "Interstate Alliance"When Josh lands a windfall of peaches, he and Tickle forge a peach brandy-making alliance; Mark and Digger's plans dry up when their surplus corn supply mysteriously disappears; Mike and Jerry's column spews ethanol vapor, causing a panic.
S10, EP1 "Hard Times Make the Best Shine"With national supply chains disrupted, Mark and Digger unearth a ton of free ingredients; Tickle helps Josh build a submarine still farm; Mike designs a first-ever backwoods column still, perfect for endless runs of high-quality low-cost liquor.
S10 "Master Distiller Holiday Showdown"In the spirit of Christmas and a new season of Master Distiller, Tickle challenges fellow moonshiners Josh, Mike and Daniel to compete to make the tastiest Christmas spirits. Mark, Digger, and Tim judge who wins a special backwoods prize.
S10 "Mr. & Mrs. Tickle's Big Run"Tickle comes to the rescue after apprentice moonshiners Howard and Moe lose a quarter of their run; when the old friends embark on a risky bootleg operation, only Mrs. Tickle can save them all from the law.
S9, EP17 "The Marvelous Mrs Tickle"Tickle gets a life sentence and Appalachia turns out for his first walk down the aisle; Mark and Digger risk delivering strong shine and sweet justice; Josh smashes obstacles that stood in his way all season; Mike gets a taste of his own medicine.
S9, EP16 "Unexpected Offer"Mike and Jerry confront Daniel about how their rival's liquor is invading their territory; Tickle, Henry and Kenny scale up their CBD-infused moonshine operation; a new bootlegger makes Mark and Digger an offer they can't refuse.
S9, EP15 "Georgia on My Shine"Mark and Digger head down to Georgia and uncover "Elvis," Popcorn Sutton's most prolific still; Mike plots payback after discovering a rival's liquor stealing his customers; Tim and Tickle are torn over what to do with their new backwoods shine.
S9, EP14 "Hemp Shine"Tickle and the Laws infuse anxiety-reducing CBD into their shine but the science is anything but stress-free; Josh digs into his secret stash to cure his subterranean blues; a mystery bootlegger dominates Mike's turf and it's about to get incendiary.
S9, EP12 "Murphy's Law for Outlaws"Tickle and Tim put fire to their first backwoods run in a decade; with 250 gallons of mash on the brink of expiring, Mark and Digger torpedo their own operation; a minor oversight for Josh triggers a domino effect that threatens his entire site.
S9, EP11 "Say Yes to the Mess"Tickle announces his engagement, and Tim discovers why his best friend can't quit the outlaw side; unable to sell any shine, Mike attempts a long-distance bootleg that puts him in the crosshairs of the law; Josh thinks Sin City needs one more vice.
S9, EP10 "Run for the Hills"Mark and Digger attempt to rescue a former apprentice from a moonshine calamity; an unknown competitor invades Mike's turf, forcing him to change his shine strategy; Mark and Huck bank on backwoods survival skills to fuel their high-proof run.
S9, EP9 "Tickle to the Rescue"Tickle answers the call when Josh needs help salvaging an abandoned submarine still and his season; Mark and Digger take on a specialty bourbon made from Indian corn; facing jail time, Van and Ewok gamble their freedom for another run.
S9, EP8 "Toxic Work Environment"Tickle's carpentry skills shine as Virginia outlaws plan a risky modification to their still; Mark and Digger take a big swing on a small ingredient that can't pass the sniff test; Josh uncovers the worst way to foster a toxic work environment.
S9, EP7 "Busted by the Law"Tim devises a plan to make backwoods shine with Tickle for the first time in years; short on patience and a key ingredient, Mark and Digger's bootleg operation comes under threat; two Tennessee shiners get busted by police officers.
S9, EP6 "Drone vs. Shotgun"Josh breaks into his secret stash to build a new still site; he breaks out his shotgun when a drone invades his airspace; Daniel hits the jackpot selling for Mark and Digger; Mike's steady customers appear to be less thirsty than usual.
S9, EP5 "Wedding Cake Shine"Mark and Digger attempt their first backwoods miracle, turning wedding cake into moonshine; Tickle scrambles for cover when aerial surveillance threatens him with a return to jail; Appalachia's most accident-prone shiner operates heavy machinery.
S9, EP4 "Enemy at the Gates"Teaming up with a former competitor, Mark and Digger sell their legacy shine in a neighboring county; Mike and Jerry double their shine output only to find customers are getting their shine from another source; mountain man Mark tracks an intruder.
S9, EP3 "Tickle's Big Run"Tickle mashes in his first large-scale run of outlaw shine in years; Mark and Digger scramble to save their Popcorn legacy mash from runaway livestock; Mike ditches Daniel for a new full-time partner; Mark and Huck double their proof and their price.
S9, EP2 "Proof Is in the Payoff"Tim and Tickle return to the scene of past crimes and rediscover their passion for outlaw moonshining; Mark Rogers designs a custom pot still to double distill shine he can sell for twice the price; Mark and Digger build a copper mailbox still.
S9, EP1 "Back to the Woods"When Tickle returns to the outlaw side, even Tim can't resist the call of the backwoods; Mark and Digger rediscover a lost recipe from a legend; Mike finds the ultimate secret mountain still site, if only he can build a way to access it.
S9 "Super Summit"Mark, Digger, Tim, Tickle and Josh come face-to-face to address the season's unfinished business; Tickle introduces the new Mrs Tickle; one of the world's top spirits experts scores our backwoods moonshiners' best batches of the season.
S9 "Outracing the Law"With a secret family recipe and legacy in Carolina moonshine, Josh Owens races to build underground still sites and to sell shine at $200 a gallon, one step ahead of the law.
S9 "Quaranshine"Tickle rallies fellow shiners to make the most of quarantine; Digger and Tim devise recipes for high-proof hand sanitizer, Josh takes social distancing to an off-grid extreme and newlywed Tickle finds lockdown is a lot better than being locked up.
S9 "Tickle Runs For His Life"Prodigal son Tickle returns from a year in jail; while Tickle's partner, Tim, is determined to stay on the right side of the law, Tickle recruits an old friend to make an inaugural run of shine and re-stake his claim as an outlaw shiner.
S8, EP24 "Master Distiller"A subculture of distillers carries on the backwoods tradition of moonshining; now, judged by Mark, Digger and Tim, the country's top legal and outlaw shiners go head to head to see who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.
S8, EP23 "Tickle Unshackled"Tickle is back and funnier than ever after a year in jail; Josh reveals an unexpected twist to his season; Mark and Digger share how Popcorn's shine-hoarding ways will pay off for Pam; Tim gets a rematch on a proofing challenge.
S8, EP22 "The Trouble With Tickle"Tickle returns to Tim's distillery and discovers he's traded one prison for another; Mark and Digger unearth a trove of Popcorn's shine; Josh finds an untapped market at a biker rally but learns the cost of entry is much more than the ticket price.
S8, EP21 "Risky Whiskey"Tickle gets out of jail and Tim must keep him busy, but Tickle has ideas of his own; Mark and Digger make a discovery at Popcorn's boyhood home; on a midnight bootleg, Mark Rogers finds having the law on his side doesn't make him less of an outlaw.
S8, EP20 "Hillbilly Hack"Mark and Digger build a hillbilly hack to save their handmade vodka; Pam may know more than she thinks about Popcorn's lost shine; Josh finds trouble while running a still outside of the woods; Patti and David risk a seaplane bootleg on the bayou.
S8, EP19 "Breaking the Code"Mark and Digger's handmade vodka is on a hot streak until a cold snap threatens their run; for Mark Rogers, breaking the moonshiner code can come at a steep price; Tim Smith risks a big run of Tickle's double rye to put the woods back into his shine.
S8, EP18 "Free Tickle"After a year behind bars, Tickle gets transferred to Culpeper County, and Tim concocts a plan to get him out; in North Carolina, Mark Roger runs huckleberry shine to sweeten a backwoods deal; Red Fox's crew works its tails off making peach brandy.
S8, EP17 "Whiskey Deception"When a dead drop goes sideways, Mark Rogers deploys backwoods justice to straighten out a thief; Kelly's massive sorghum haul puts Mark and Digger's pot stills to the test; Mike and Daniel's clear apple pie has buyers calling from other counties.
S8, EP16 "Unfinished Business"Moonshiners share their tricks for running shine and how they avoid the long arm of the law; Tim reveals a visit with Tickle behind bars; Mark and Digger reveal an unexpected twist in their search for Popcorn Sutton's shine, stashed a decade ago.
S8, EP15 "Legend of Popcorn Sutton"Mark and Digger find a 10-year-old jar of Popcorn Sutton's shine and vow to re-create their mentor's infamous last run; with help from old-timer JB Rader, they rebuild Popcorn's pot still and recount the antics of Appalachia's most legendary outlaw.
S8, EP14 "100 Proof Heritage"Mark and Digger's first run of barrel-aged bourbon gets interrupted by a bear; scaling up Tickle's double rye tests Tim's backwoods engineering; Mark Rogers builds a malt house to make corn whiskey; Donnie and Theresa come up short on shine.
S8, EP13 "Mobile Moonshine Madness"Josh debuts his mobile still at a North Carolina biker rally; in the Great Smoky Mountains, Mike gets burned by a taste of his own medicine.
S8, EP12 "Full Throttle Throwdown"Fast cars collide with backwoods tradition as moonshiner Josh Owens puts pedal to the metal on the Carolina Dragway; gasser rules mean vintage cars and parts only, but in skilled hands heritage pays off in horsepower; these gearheads race for glory.
S8, EP11 "Bootlegger's Bounty"Tracking down an old-time bootlegger, Mark and Digger uncover treasures Popcorn Sutton left behind; deep in debt, Mike and Daniel engineer a split pot still to upgrade their shine; Patti and David convert pontoons into a bayou still site.
S8, EP10 "Hillbilly Ingenuity"As Josh gets ready to fire up his mobile still at a biker rally, law enforcement gets wise to his illicit plan; Mark and Digger's backwoods potato vodka hits a sweet spot; short on payback cash, Mike and Daniel invent a new way to get out of debt.
S8, EP9 "Moonshiner's Apprentice"Mark and Digger's new apprentice proves that talent can't be taught; Josh converts a new racecar trailer into a mobile moonshining masterpiece; Mark Rogers enlists the help of a retired lawman to bootleg 30 gallons of shine into a music festival.
S8, EP8 "Mid-Season Secret Summit"Top moonshiners gather to deal with unfinished business; Mike tells his side of the Mark and Digger feud; Josh reveals scars from his checkered past; the shiners put their skills to the test in a whiskey showdown.
S8, EP7 "Breaking the Laws"When their still site gets compromised, shiners Henry and Kenny enlist the help of bootlegging legend, Amos Law; to pay off his debt to Mark and Digger, Mike runs his still to the breaking point; Tim doubles down on JT and Tickle's double rye.
S8, EP6 "Burden of Proof"Booted off his backwoods still site, Josh turns to his stockcar racing roots to invent a new way of making moonshine; old-timer JB comes to the rescue as Mark and Digger fall short on high-proof run; Mark Rogers has a close encounter with the law.
S8, EP5 "Popcorn's Secret Stash"Ten years after Popcorn Sutton's death, his widow reveals a clue that could lead Mark and Digger to a hidden stash; Mike must gin up his brandy game to pay off his debt to Mark and Digger; Donnie and Teresa build a still site in a Kentucky cave.
S8, EP4 "Wrong Side of the Law"Tim finds himself on the wrong side of the law after son JT spots an agent near a backwoods still site; Mike designs a unique still to make high-dollar shine; Mark and Digger make an in-town run; Josh discovers what bears do in the woods.
S8, EP3 "Backwoods Justice"Tensions boil over in Tennessee as Mike must answer for blowing up Mark and Digger's still; with Tickle in jail, JT answers the call when two outlaw shiners show up looking for help; Josh discovers his mash barrels are under attack by a black bear.
S8, EP2 "Legacy on the Line"The shiners must step it up to stay ahead of big liquor and the law; a 100-mile-per-hour wipe-out puts Josh's operation in jeopardy; Tim takes a risk on rye; Mark and Digger are hell-bent on backwoods justice after Mike's betrayal.
S8, EP1 "High Proof Holidays"It's Christmas in Appalachia, and Tim Smith is 4000 miles away in Alaska making a special delivery to his northernmost customer; in Tennessee, Mark and Digger cook up a plan to make a holiday run of liquor for two legendary shiners from a bygone era.
S8 "Legend of Jim Tom"Across Appalachia, the name Jim Tom is synonymous with moonshine, and he has spent 60 years making illegal shine; a mentor to Josh, Mark and Digger, his secrets define the next generation of outlaw shiners.
S8 "Secrets of Backwoods Engineering"From devising elaborate stills to constructing insane bootleg contraptions, backwoods ingenuity drives moonshiners to invent new solutions to the centuries-old problem of avoiding the long arm of the law.
S8 "Secret Summit Season Kickoff"Moonshiners gather at an undisclosed location to discuss unsettled business; they reveal backwoods secrets that keep them ahead of the law and put their skills to the test in a first-ever showdown.
S8 "Secret Backwoods Recipes"Across the centuries, only a handful of moonshine recipes are considered among the best; in the right hands, local ingredients and backwoods ingenuity combine to create magic in a mason jar, but the path to high-proof perfection is paved with spills.
S7, EP19 "Last Nail in the Coffin"Backwoods rivalries reach the breaking point; cops stop Mark and Digger during their last big bootleg; Josh risks a $20,000 sale with an unreliable biker gang; Mike lights the fuse on an Appalachian turf war.
S7, EP18 "Foraging for a Long Winter Ahead"In Tennessee, Mike sets himself up for a career high with a run of specialty liquor, but faces a devastating setback; in the last run of the season, Sondra takes the reins and Rodgers tempers his final run in an attempt to cash out.
S7, EP17 "Not a Crook"Tim considers a permanent role for Tickle at the distillery; Sondra convinces Chico that a unique recipe will seal their season; Lance surprises Jeff with an unorthodox moonshine ingredient; Patti and David risk a supersized mega run.
S7, EP16 "Lighted Up"Mark and Digger confront a shiner who's been edging into their territory; Josh makes a split-second decision as red and blue lights flash; Lance hopes a big sale could rectify past bootlegging blunders; Mike risks his reputation and freedom.
S7, EP15 "High and Dry"Approaching a massive season sale, Josh becomes a mad moonshine scientist; Mark and Digger scramble to complete a technically challenging run; Mark risks a solo run of sour mash whiskey; Patti and David hit the Gulf for their biggest sale yet.
S7, EP14 "From the Flames"Josh must make good with a biker gang after a trailer fire leaves them empty handed; Tickle's first run of legal rye whisky tempts him to return to the illegal side; in Louisiana.
S7, EP13 "Highway to Hell"Josh embarks on a harrowing cross-country delivery; rain threatens the final run of a special seasonal shine recipe; America's first Shiner in Chief inspires a top dollar batch of malted rye whiskey.
S7, EP12 "Blowing Your Cover"Mark and Digger prepare for the first run of hillbilly grappa; Patti and David bootleg on the bayou; an experimental shine recipe; Mike seeks out a new still hand.
S7, EP11 "Skins in the Game"Tim tries a centuries old method for finding water at his new site; Mark and Digger source ingredients for a unique liquor; Mark and Mike reunite; Chico and Sondra risk it all in Kentucky.
S7, EP10 "Arrested Development"Tickle mentors JT at Belmont Farm; Mark and Digger receive an impossible shine order; Patti and David secure their still site after spotting a deadly intruder; Lance and Jeff scramble when their bootlegger goes missing.
S7, EP9 "Stash and Grab"Mark and Digger recruit a retired shiner; Josh and Chuck run an old family recipe; Lance enlists the help of a bootlegger to move his product; Sondra has to think fast.
S7, EP8 "Pass the Juice"Mike brings back an old family shine recipe in North Carolina; JT is eager to start running on his own; Mark and Digger try to troubleshoot a stalled fermentation; Patti and David deal with a deadly intruder at their still site.
S7, EP7 "Legends of the Shine"Mark and Digger test yeast strains to get the most out of a new shine recipe; Tim and JT visit moonshine legends; Mark Rodgers sets up a new still site; Chico and Sondra start their season with a run of strawberry banana brandy.
S7, EP6 "Second Chances"Mark and Digger seek redemption on their 3-pot still; Tim enlists Tickle as JT's moonshine mentor; Patti and David build a second still in hopes of doubling their production; Lance tries to regain Jeff's trust.
S7, EP5 "Pony Express"Mark and Digger are ready to test out their 3-pot still; Chico and Sondra employ a four-legged still hand; Josh rides under the radar in South Carolina; Tim hopes to teach JT about his backwoods roots.
S7, EP4 "Moonshiners xXxmas"Tim and JT team up with Tickle's mother and daughter to create a Christmas surprise; Chico and Sondra head out to shoot the Christmas turkey.
S7, EP3 "Lightning Strikes"Josh hopes to take on a partner; Mark and Digger erect the cornerstone of their massive 3-pot still; Patti and David hunt for clean swamp water; Mike works solo to fulfill and order.
S7, EP2 "Shine in the Sky"Josh awaits Cutie Pie's fate; Mark and Digger struggle with materials while building an experimental 3-Pot still; Chico and Sondra build a still high in the trees.
S7, EP1 "Snake Bitten"Tim Smith has a visitor from his outlaw past; Mark and Digger get a sign from above in Tennessee; Josh's favorite still hand has a brush with death.
S7 "Friends and Foes"Master moonshiners Tim, Tickle, Mark, and Digger take a look at the friendships, families and rivalries that have defined the craft of moonshining through the years.
S7 "Codes of the Craft"The six guiding principles of the moonshiner trade.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Close Calls"No strangers to risking their lives and freedom for one of the country's most dangerous traditions, Tim, Tickle, Mark, and Digger look back on their closest calls while braving the harsh wilds and the law to keep the shine flowing.
S7 "Mark and Digger: Legends and Legacy"Mark and Digger provide exclusive insight on the early days of their partnership, lessons from legendary old-timer Popcorn Sutton, and how they continue to honor their heritage with innovative still designs and recipes.
S7 "The Shark Shot With Mark and Digger"Stories of people who brew their shine and the authorities who try to keep them honest.
S7 "Dynamite Gold Rush With Tickle"Stories of people who brew their shine and the authorities who try to keep them honest.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Episode 8"Stories of people who brew their shine and the authorities who try to keep them honest.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Bootlegging"Master shiners Tim, Tickle and Mark and Digger sit down to discuss bootlegging and reminisce about their biggest hauls, closest brushes with the law and their favorite tactics of evasion.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Moonshiner Heritage"Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger take a look at the moonshine traditions that have stood the test of time, and pay homage to moonshine legends.
S7 "Diesel Fuel With Mark Ramsey"Stories of people who brew their shine and the authorities who try to keep them honest.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Innovate or Die"Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger take a look back at their greatest feats of backwoods engineering and the innovations that have furthered the craft while keeping their operations clandestine and productive.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: Fails"Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger relive their greatest muck-ups, from rookie mistakes to season-sinking disasters.
S7 "Shiners on Shine: It Ain't Easy to Shine"Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger reveal the challenges every shiner must face to keep the heritage spirit flowing.
S7 "Naked in Manhattan With Digger"Stories of people who brew their shine and the authorities who try to keep them honest.
S7 "Whiskey Business"Tim Smith knows why dozens of U.S. craft distilleries fail each year; Tim and his team of experts help the owners of Missouri Ridge Distillery who are struggling to turn a profit.
S7 "Survival Guide"Appalachian moonshiner Mark Rogers heads back out into the wilderness with only with the clothes on his back, a very sharp knife and his cousin, Chuck, who wants a crash course in how to make moonshine.
S6, EP22 "The Fast and the Fearless"While tinkering on a 1950 Packard, Mark and Digger reminisce about the automobile's effect on the moonshining business.
S6, EP21 "Tale of Tickle"Pittsylvania County's most wanted, Steven Ray Tickle, takes a trip down memory lane, remembering the people and events that shaped his life.
S6, EP20 "Mark Rogers: Last of the Mountain Men"Mark heads into the mountains of Appalachia to track a black bear and also to dig ginseng, a rare medicinal root that he wants to infuse with moonshine.
S6, EP19 "Last Call"Jeff, Mark and Lance head their separate ways; Tim gets to spend time with an old friend; Patti and David end their season with a boatload of shine.
S6, EP18 "The Legend of Tim Smith"Tim Smith, who delivered his father's illegal shine recipe from the backwoods of Virginia to America's store shelves, shares his humble beginnings.
S6, EP17 "Intruder Alert"Winter closes in and shiners aim to finish their seasons strong; Mark and Digger clash with the law; a breach from an intruder leaves Josh and Chuck deep in debt; Chico and Sondra's operation is burned.
S6, EP16 "Two Pot Bang Bang"Josh and Chuck struggle to finish winterizing their site; Mark and Digger bring their two-pot still out of retirement; Mark and Mike have enjoyed a string of successful runs, but delivering the goods could land them in the crosshairs of the law.
S6, EP15 "Thunder Pumpkins"An ingredient has Josh and Chuck ready to quit the business; Mark and Digger band together with JB to run their signature spirit; Tim puts his turbo-aged whiskey to the test; Chico and Sondra have their sights on a new brew.
S6, EP14 "The Green Devil"Jeff and Lance attempt to salvage their absinthe recipe; Mark puts his new partner to the test; backbreaking labor and a lack of profit threaten to leave Josh up the creek without a paddle or a partner; Patti and David lack their key ingredient.
S6, EP13 "Big Wheels Keep On Turning"Mark and Digger bring in a moonshine legend to rev-up production; Josh and Chuck turn to an old power source to prolong their operation; Chico and Sondra gear up for their first big sale of the season; Tim puts money on the line.
S6, EP12 "Big City Bootleg"Josh and Big Chuck go underground to build a new stash site; Mark and Digger venture out of the Smokeys and into the big city for the biggest sale of their careers; Patti and David follow nature's harvest to make a sweet new brew.
S6, EP11 "Green Dragon"Josh and Chuck aim to get back on top; money threatens to destroy an age-old partnership for Jeff, Mark and Lance; Mark and Digger painstakingly craft a special brew for a high rolling customer.
S6, EP10 "Smokey Mountain Gin"Tim Smith aims to put a whiskey time machine to the test; Chico and Sandra switch gears with a new recipe in hopes of jump-starting their stalled season; Mark and Digger opt to experiment with distilling an old classic on their high-speed rig.
S6, EP9 "Dog Days of Shining"Josh and Big Chuck attempt to revive their season with a new still site; Mark and Digger prepare to put their still design to the test; Mark and Mike take their first steps to grab at a new territory.
S6, EP8 "Whiskey Time Machine"Tim needs to rescue his operation, challenging the laws of nature and time; Mark and Digger implement a high-tech addition to their operation that could double their output; Jeff and Lance make a once-banned liquor.
S6, EP7 "Making Spirits Bright"Mark and Digger get in the holiday spirit by playing Santa Claus for kids in need; Patti and David prepare special treats for a festive holiday feast; Bill and friends prepare for Christmas caroling the Carolina way.
S6, EP6 "Big River Redemption"Mark and Digger struggle to get a special recipe run for a shine legend; Big Chuck attempts to redeem himself after destroying Josh's operation; Chico and Sandra continue work on their still site but disaster strikes.
S6, EP5 "Luck of the Irish"Rookie mistake could leave Josh and Chuck's operation dead in the water; Tim Smith travels across the Atlantic to teach an old Irish distillery a thing or two about making moonshine; Mark and Digger's mash test is interrupted by an unwanted visitor.
S6, EP4 "Hard Start"A catastrophe leaves Josh desperately in need of a helping hand; Chico and Sandra's moonshine partnership puts strain on their relationship; Mark and Digger furnish still with an innovation, but their operation has attracted an unwanted visitor.
S6, EP3 "Take Me to the River"Patti and David scramble to locate a clean water source for their operation; Mark Rogers ventures into unfamiliar territory to secure new buyers; Mark and Digger use an old moonshiner's trick to spook intruders from their still site.
S6, EP2 "Whiskey Rebellion"Josh hits the ground running but working solo risks catastrophic results; former outlaw Tim Smith trains his son JT to help run his legal outfit.
S6, EP1 "Moonshiners on Moonshining"The most memorable moments from past seasons.
S6 "Christmas Special"The moonshiners share some of their holiday traditions; Tim celebrates with his firehouse family; Josh cuts the best tree for his daughter; Mark and Jeff share a holiday dinner; Bill makes handmade gifts; Tickle offers some holiday tips.
S5, EP18 "Need For Speed"Josh enlists the help of a speedway pro to improve his dirt track skills; Tyler searches for the perfect bootlegging car; Mark & Huck take their haul off-road and across state lines; Mark & Digger revive a heritage car.
S5, EP17 "End of an Era"Tim prepares to deliver the order of a lifetime; Mark and Digger are surprised in the middle of a shine sale; Josh works on one last score.
S5, EP16 "Presidential Shine"Patti and David rush to sell off their stash; Jeff, Mark and Lance hope to save the season with a classic recipe; Mark and Digger get a visit from the law.
S5, EP15 "Virgin Whiskey"Chico and Sandra are eager to make their first run; Tim's tank may not enable him to fulfill the Poland order; Josh churns out a family heritage spirit.
S5, EP14 "Still Regretting"Josh is down his right hand and his right hand man; snags at the distillery have production at a halt; Tim's future in jeopardy; Chico and Sandra set out on horseback; Patti and David rush to run before hunting season.
S5, EP13 "Shine 'Til You Drop"Shine season nears its end; Mark and Digger head to a new still site; Patti and David's jalapeno whiskey prompts them to sell in unfamiliar territory.
S5, EP12 "Cherry Bounce"In the final weeks of summer, the shiners put everything on the line; Tim must fill a massive international order; Tickle puts on a brave face at court.
S5, EP11 "Caved In"Josh fears he has gone too far; Patti and David try to make up for lost time with a new brew, but alarm bells send them running.
S5, EP10 "Trouble Brewing"As the summer winds down, the shiners double their efforts to make a profit; Tim Smith heads out on a quest to dominate the international shine market.
S5, EP9 "Out on a Limb"A behemoth threatens Josh and Bill's construction; a nocturnal prowler invades Patti and David's operation; battle lines are drawn in Kentucky.
S5, EP8 "Six Feet Undercover"Mark and Digger craft 150 gallons of brandy with Jim Tom's help and must get it into the hands of their customers.
S5, EP7 "Scotch on the Rocks"Josh and Bill are nearly finished with the bunker; Jeff, Mark and Lance lose a batch of mash and are in the red when they begin making the highland scotch.
S5, EP6 "A Very Moonshiners Christmas"Celebrating Christmas in Appalachia; the shiners embrace the holiday spirit by gathering with loved ones, giving alms and creating new flavors of shine.
S5, EP5 "Rain or Shine"Weeks into the season, Josh and Bill try to finish their still site; intruders interrupt Mark and Digger's rye test; Tim is rattled after a disaster.
S5, EP4 "Still Life"Josh and Bill find themselves without a still; Mark and Digger get help from a whiskey legend; Mark, Jeff and Lance start an ambitious construction project.
S5, EP3 "Gone A-Rye"The shiners attempt to stay off the grid; Tim breaks the news about the fate of Climax Moonshine; Jeff, Mark and Lance search for a new site.
S5, EP2 "Whiskey Burn"The outlaws want to turn a profit before the law closes in on them; Josh and Bill have their first run; Jeff, Mark and Lance check out the competition; Mark and Digger design a still.
S5, EP1 "American Spirits"Moonshine season is in session; Tim faces a dilemma that could jeopardize his legal business; Jeff, Mark and Lance want to double their profits.
S4, EP15 "The Shining"Deputy Chuck sets out to catch Mark red-handed; Tim and Tickle work together on a rush delivery in their home state.
S4, EP14 "Bros Before Hooch"Tickle takes risks to stay true to his old partner; Josh and Bill make a last run in the woods; Mark and Digger's season is in danger when their deal backfires.
S4, EP13 "Bootleg or Bust"Josh and Bill secretly sell their shine; Tim returns to Virginia to fill an order; Mark tries to make a delivery by boat; Tickle's deal nearly breaks down.
S4, EP12 "Shine Overboard"The final weeks of shine season; Josh and Bill's liquor gets stuck; Chico and Tyler brew a game changer; Tickle is trumped; Mark and Jeff's first sale meets a disastrous end.
S4, EP11 "Moonshine River"Josh and Bill have a triple batch run; Tickle makes a sacrifice to save his partnership; Tim is ready to see if the Asheville distillery can produce his moonshine.
S4, EP10 "Shine Jacked"Josh and Bill have a close call with authorities; a new lawman visits two shiners in Tennessee; Tickle learns a lesson the hard way.
S4, EP9 "Liquid Assets"Chico and Tyler hurry to deliver more shine to Virginia; Tickle has his hands full; Josh and Bill build an underground bunker; Mark and Digger test an invention.
S4, EP8 "White Lightning Wars"The law closes in on Mark and Jeff; Tim wants to give Troy's distillery an expensive makeover; Tickle tries to sell his Kentucky-made white lightning.
S4, EP7 "Moonshine Takedown"Tickle solidifies a stash location; Josh and Bill butt heads; Jim Tom and Roy return to action; Mark and Digger's still goes state-of-the-art; Mark and Jeff trick out their shine spot.
S4, EP6 "Christmas Shine"The moonshiners celebrate Christmas with their old time traditions to the yuletide.
S4, EP5 "Tennessee Rising"Former still hands of Popcorn Sutton emerge; Tim discovers that getting out of the business does not get you out of trouble; Mark and Jeff have a lot of work to do.
S4, EP3 "Bullet Proof"Josh and Bill deal with their broken still; Lance tries to brew a game-changing moonshine; Deputy Chuck closes in; Tickle is stranded; Tim searches for greener pastures.
S4, EP2 "Moonshine Cascade"Tickle and Tyler need to fix a bad feed line; Jim Tom and Roy build a still; Josh and Bill contend with a crushed still; Deputy Chuck gains ground on Lance.
S4, EP1 "Shine On"Tim is on the run; Jim Tom prepares to return to moonshining; Tickle and Tyler take their partnership to a new level; Josh and Bill sell the surplus shine; Jeff and Mark look into an indoor still site.
S4 "Secret Summit: Final Countdown"The moonshiners discuss their most dangerous season; Chico and Tyler discuss their split with Tickle; Jeff talks about standing up to the law; Jim Tom and Roy share animal calls.
S4 "The Off Season"The guys take time off; Tim trains newbies in the art of liquor-making; Tickle fishes for monsters; Jim Tom hits the town; Josh customizes his truck.
S4 "Thanksgiving Summit"The moonshiners discuss the season, Thanksgiving table etiquette, catching a turkey, and family recipes; Josh and Cutie Pie visit a legend.
S4 "Secret Summit: Outlaw Confessions"The Moonshiners sit down with executive producer Matthew Ostrom at their secret location to answer the biggest question in "Moonshiners" history' they discuss the season and sample some powerful shine.
S3, EP14 "Liquid Courage"Jeff and Mark reach a roadblock; Deputy Chuck is in hot pursuit; Mike travels to finish off his biggest sale of the season; Tickle attracts unwanted attention.
S3, EP13 "Aftershock"Jeff and Mark want to have one final run; Tickle and Chico's site is compromised; needing to complete his order, Mike turns to Darlene; Josh and Bill may get to sell their liquor.
S3, EP12 "Firewater"Josh and Bill suffer the consequences of bootlegging; Darlene lights up her still indoors; Jeff, Mark and Lance learn their competition remains; Tim tries to legally protect his shine business.
S3, EP11 "Moonshine War"Tickle goes undercover to learn what Chico has been doing; Josh and Bill travel to a music festival; Jeff, Mark and Lance seek to eliminate the competition.
S3, EP10 "Bootlegging Blowups"Tickle helps Tim investigate his new still hand; Josh and Bill take risks to stay in the game; Jeff, Mark and Lance try to remove the competition.
S3, EP9 "Rival Shiners"Tim reaches a milestone; Jeff and Mark have suspicions of a rival; Chico takes a weighty risk; Josh and Bill consider bootlegging.
S3, EP8 "Blue Moonshine"Josh and Bill return to their day jobs; Chico makes a risky decision; Tickle tries to keep Tim's former territory in supply; Mark and Jeff move their liquor.
S3, EP7 "First Run"Tickle bootlegs at night; Wayne devises a drop-off plan; Tim's legal moonshine is threatened by equipment failure; Josh and Bill begin the run of strawberry brandy.
S3, EP5 "Hush Money"Jeff and Mark must pay off the property owner of their still site; Jim Tom helps Wayne perfect his recipe; Tickle starts bootlegging.
S3, EP4 "More Shiners More Problems"A new hire at the distillery has a checkered past; Tickle learns from one of the best; Jeff and Mark receive a surprise visit.
S3, EP3 "Swamp Shiners"Mark and Jeff set up the remote still site; Josh and Bill need cash to build a new copper still; Tim and Steve have a tense relationship; a new moonshiner appears.
S3, EP2 "A Shiner in Kentucky"Mark and Jeff clear the North Carolina still site; an argument threatens Josh and Bill's partnership; Tim struggles to adjust to moonshining in a distillery; Tickle takes a road trip.
S3, EP1 "Time to Shine"Jeff, Mark, Josh and Bill hit the ground running; Tim makes a life-changing move; Tickle has a realization.
S1, EP7 "Bootleg Hustle"Moonshiner Tim and his partner, Tickle, plan a daring bootleg run to raise some much-needed cash.
S1, EP6 "A Moonshiner's Farewell"One moonshiner will meet an untimely end; Tim and Tickle run day and night in a bid to make more money; Agent Jesse ambushes an active still site.
S1, EP5 "A Price to Pay"Tim risks moving his still site in the hope of doubling his profits; agent Jesse prepares for a big raid.
S1, EP4 "Outlaw Brotherhood"During daytime, Tim and Tickle are forced into a hair-raising bootlegging run; a hurricane threatens the still site.
S1, EP3 "The Law Comes Knockin'"Equipment failure and an intruder threaten the first run of moonshine; agent Jesse Tate raids a nip joint.
S1, EP2 "Point of No Return"Tim prepares his first batch of the season but worries that agents are waiting around every corner; agent Jesse employs new tactics in an effort to raid a still site.
S1, EP1 "Moonshine Season Starts"Moonshiner Tim canvasses the backwoods of Appalachia in search of a site for his rogue whiskey operation; agent Jesse Tate is looking for his first big arrest.
"Moonshiners"Moonshiners have been around in the U.S. since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine -- an illegally produced distilled beverage -- mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time -- a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
Moonshiners have been around in the U.S. since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine -- an illegally produced distilled beverage -- mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time -- a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
Original Air Date: Dec 6, 2011
Genres: RealityTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
13 seasons available on demand (256 episodes)
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