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Moonshiners

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 Sutton.
14 seasonsCrime, RealityTV-14
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    Mine and Shine
    Digger Knows Best
    Hillbilly Scotch
  • Mine and Shine

    Josh invests money he doesn't yet have to build a still site that doubles as a gold mine; Mark enlists Amanda and Kelly to distill liquor from surplus soybeans to prove Digger wrong; Mike returns to Tennessee and recruits a partner he burned once before.
    Upcoming
  • Digger Knows Best

    Facing more demand for corn liquor than he can handle, Josh turns to Digger for help. Tim & Tickle discover their oddball neighbor is running an illegal moonshine operation of his own. Mike reunites with his old partner Daniel, while Jerry pays the price.
    Upcoming
  • Hillbilly Scotch

    Josh's head spins when Jerry reveals his wild plans for their joint moonshine operation. Mark and Digger enlist a Scotsman to help craft the first Hillbilly Scotch. Tim and Tickle's backwoods rivals threaten to call the law on their tariff-dodging deal.
    Upcoming

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Season 162 of 5 Episodes

  • In the Season 16 premiere, demand spikes for Tim and Tickle's duty-free shine, but big profits breed competition in the Virginia backwoods; Mark and Digger buy 90,000 bushels of surplus corn, but must run stills 24/7 to empty the grain silos in 60 days.

  • Tim and Tickle's tariff-dodging operation is threatened when a stranger appears at their still site; Mark and Digger face buyer's remorse over their $70K corn purchase; Jerry reaches his breaking point when Mike's $4K moonshine deal goes south.

Record to Watch Later

1 episode will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Life, Liberty and Tax-free Liquor
  • Life, Liberty and Tax-free Liquor

    In the Season 16 premiere, demand spikes for Tim and Tickle's duty-free shine, but big profits breed competition in the Virginia backwoods; Mark and Digger buy 90,000 bushels of surplus corn, but must run stills 24/7 to empty the grain silos in 60 days.
    Upcoming
Moonshiners

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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 Sutton.

Starring

Jeremy Schwartz, Josh Owens, Mark Ramsey, Eric "Digger" Manes, Tim Smith, Steve Tickle, Mark Rogers, Jim Tom Hedrick, Mike Cockrell, Daniel Maner

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