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Moonshiners

  • TV-14
  • 2011–
  • 16 seasons
  • Reality
  • 7.1

Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

Episodes

21 episodes
  1. 1Boom Time for Moonshine

    42 minOct 27, 2021

    Mark and Digger get raided by cops forcing them to flee across state lines. Tickle and the Laws assemble a new mega operation as Josh heads their way with a truckload of fruit. Mike and Jerry build the courage to return to the scene of their own crime.

  2. 2Holy Grail of Moonshine

    42 minNov 3, 2021

    JB leads Mark and Digger to the secret site of Popcorn Sutton's infamous last run; Mike and Jerry's attempt to make a still from a used whiskey barrel blows up in their faces; Tickle, Josh and the Laws get ambushed, forcing them to run for the hills.

  3. 3Oh Josh, Where Art Thou?

    42 minNov 10, 2021

    Tickle and the Laws escape from a raid on their still site only to discover that Josh is missing; Tim and Howard tackle a gas shortage with a high-proof solution; Mike and Jerry rebuild their oak barrel pot still after blowing up their first attempt.

  4. 4Backwoods Old Fashioned

    42 minNov 17, 2021

    Mark and Digger hit a wall transporting Tennessee water to Popcorn's North Carolina still site. Mark and Huck attempt to make fortified wine the old-fashioned way - with their feet.

  5. 5Like Water for Moonshine

    42 minNov 24, 2021

    When Mark and Digger ask to run on commercial property, the answer is as shocking as the results. Mike and Jerry turn blueberries into top-shelf brandy, but it's the mash that's worth celebrating. Richard chases the green fairy to make backwoods absinthe.

  6. 6Champagne or Shine Pain?

    42 minDec 1, 2021

    Mark and Digger attempt to reroute a limestone creek over a mountain and onto private property; Mike drops a bombshell on Jerry while making backwoods blueberry champagne.

  7. 7Bottle Shock

    42 minDec 8, 2021

    Mark and Digger retrieve their sea-aged whiskey only to discover how easily it slips through their fingers. Richard and Craig run into trouble upsizing absinthe production. Tickle and the Laws look to moonshine history to get their season on track.

  8. 8Mountain Mayhem

    42 minDec 15, 2021

    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. When Jerry gets rushed to the ER, his partner is forced to figure out a complex recipe without him.

  9. 9Young Guns

    42 minDec 22, 2021

    Mark and Digger revisit the abandoned theme park of their misspent youth and convert a carnival ride into a whiskey-aging machine.

  10. 10Appalachian Ambrosia

    42 minJan 5, 2022

    Mark and Digger make a high-proof version of a favourite southern dessert; Amanda wows Mark and Huck with a new method to infuse flavour into shine.

  11. 11Hard Seltzer

    42 minJan 12, 2022

    Mark and Digger make a high-proof version of a favourite southern dessert; Amanda wows Mark and Huck with a new method to infuse flavour into shine.

  12. 12Under Pressure

    42 minJan 19, 2022

    Amanda helps Mark and Huck use science to infuse fresh-picked pears into their traditional corn shine. Richard teams up with Mark and Digger to make cherry cognac.

  13. 13Moonshine of Mexico

    42 minJan 26, 2022

    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.

  14. 14Sweet Home Appalachia

    42 minFeb 2, 2022

    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.

  15. 15Tennessee Royalty

    42 minFeb 9, 2022

    Mark and Digger team up with Danielle Parton to run the first moonshine in decades on her legendary 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.

  16. 16High Proof Highlands

    42 minFeb 23, 2022

    When Josh moves into a remote farmhouse, Tickle and the Laws help devise an underground transport operation.

  17. 17Broken Spanish

    42 minMar 2, 2022

    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.

  18. 18Moo Shine

    42 minMar 9, 2022

    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.

  19. 19It Takes Amanda

    42 minMar 16, 2022

    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. Mike and Jerry attempt to make gin from quinoa.

  20. 20Spirit in the Sky

    42 minMar 23, 2022

    Digger gets Daniel to attempt the first large-scale run of his innovative milk-based liquor recipe. Richard combines Digger's sea ageing with his own award-winning recipe to attempt his best liquor yet.

  21. 21Burning Down the House

    42 minMar 30, 2022

    In the season finale, just as Mark and Digger undertake their large-scale bootleg to Nashville, the law makes an unwelcome return.

Where to watch Moonshiners

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Series cast

Tim SmithSelf252 episodes
Jeremy SchwartzSelf - Narrator (voice)252 episodes
Josh OwensSelf - Moonshiner232 episodes

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