About this season
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 (16)
1. Backlash from the Backwoods
8.0Aired 12 November 2024 • 42 min
After Mark and Digger sell a $20,000 barrel of whiskey, they realize someone has been siphoning their liquor for years. Mark Rogers plots backwoods justice after finding Mike on his turf. Josh lands a lucrative deal, but Tickle and Henry have other ideas.
2. Code Enforcement
8.0Aired 19 November 2024 • 42 min
Mark and Digger spot their liquor thief on camera as Tickle, Josh and Henry strike gold in Philadelphia with their Peach-Rye recipe. Mike adds insult to injury when he buys out Mark Rogers' sugar supplier, pushing the backwoods shiner to the brink.
3. Knockout Punch
8.0Aired 26 November 2024 • 42 min
Backwoods shiner Mark Rogers delivers a decisive blow to Mike and Jerry, forcing them to rethink their strategy from a distance. Tim Smith faces a crisis and recruits Howard to help revive his flagging sales. Mark and Digger identify their liquor thief.
4. Bootleg Bottleneck
Aired 3 December 2024 • 42 min
Tickle's crew resurrects a 400-mile bootleg route from the 1980s, but a shine spill puts them face-to-face with the law. Richard attempts a risky liquor that uses mold to aid in fermentation. Tim turns to honey to get his shine sales buzzing.
5. Vengeance Is Shine
8.0Aired 10 December 2024 • 42 min
Mark and Digger corner a man who stole 175 gallons of their barrel-aged liquor and Mike and Jerry retreat to Mississippi to raise cash for their vengeful return.
6. Unintended Consequences
8.0Aired 17 December 2024 • 42 min
Mark and Digger recruit Patti Bryan to help make hot pepper moonshine and nearly blind themselves in the process. When Tickle over-orders blueberries for his restaurant, he has some explaining and shine-making to do. Mark and Huck build a bootleg boat.
7. Respect Your Elderberries
8.0Aired 7 January 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger task Amanda and Kelly to find a poisonous berry they can turn into tasty, safe-to-drink shine. Tickle builds a "dead man's" still to keep himself out of the doghouse. A bootleg river journey takes Mark and Huck into uncharted waters.
8. Bolt Action
8.0Aired 14 January 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger recruit a young Kentucky moonshiner to help craft a profitable outlaw bourbon. After tracking Mark and Huck to their mountain still site, Mike and Jerry initiate their revenge plan until a well-aimed shot unexpectedly turns the tables.
9. Smokin' Barrels
8.0Aired 21 January 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger spot an unmarked vehicle surveilling their barrel house. A friendly run of liquor with Big Chuk lands Josh in a high-risk environment.
10. Floodwater Runs Deep
8.0Aired 28 January 2025 • 42 min
Mike and Jerry's new submarine still gets washed away by Hurricane flooding. Tickle attempts to persuade accident-prone Josh not to return to racing.
11. Strange Brew
8.0Aired 4 February 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger turn a strange barrel of mash into game-changing shine. Tickle tries an old-school tactic as cold weather stalls an apple brandy mash.
12. Spousal Privilege
8.0Aired 11 February 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger enlist a new team member who can't testify. Tickle and the Laws must rely on an unproven recipe to turn free sorghum seeds into shine.
13. Poaching Pumpkins
8.0Aired 18 February 2025 • 42 min
To save his run of sorghum liquor, Tickle poaches pumpkins from his wife's patch. A hippie commune stumps Mike and Jerry with an unconventional order.
14. Persons of Interest
Aired 25 February 2025 • 42 min
Realizing they may be targeted by a police stakeout, Mark and Digger prepare for the worst. Howard drinks Tim's last bottle of decades-old rye elixir.
15. Imposter Syndrome
8.0Aired 4 March 2025 • 42 min
Desperate to discover who is surveilling them, Mark and Digger set a trap while Tim and Howard attempt a new path to recreating the family's high-proof elixir recipe.
16. Resisting Arrest
8.0Aired 11 March 2025 • 42 min
Mark and Digger scramble to hide illegal evidence, only to discover the law is a step ahead. In his final run, Kenny lends a hand to a legend in need.