Moonshiners

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.

Follow a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.

Follow a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.

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.

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.

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.

Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger relive their greatest muck-ups, from rookie mistakes to season-sinking disasters.

The six guiding principles of the moonshiner trade.

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.

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.

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.

Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger reveal the challenges every shiner must face to keep the heritage spirit flowing.

Follow a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.

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.

Follow a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Josh must make good with a biker gang after a trailer fire leaves them empty-handed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Revisit Christmases past with the Moonshiners crew and check out their creative holiday spins on their favorite drinks.

Preparing the perfect Christmas feast is an important part of every holiday season. We're celebrating the most memorable feasts -- Moonshiner style.

Our 'shining Santas know that giving to others is the best way to spread Christmas cheer. Check out their best gift-giving moments!

Sometimes, just preparing for the holidays can be the best part. As the Christmas season nears, we take a look back at the most extravagant holiday decoration displays in Moonshiners history.

Mark, Digger and Gerad the bartender work together to create two delicious peppermint moonshine cocktails that are perfect for the holidays.