The BEST episodes of Moonshiners

Every episode of Moonshiners ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Moonshiners!

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. Discovery Channel's all-new series 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.

Last Updated: 3/14/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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Last Call
star
8.18
11 votes

#1 - Last Call

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2017

Winter hot on their heels, shiners aim to cash in. A legendary partnership comes to a bittersweet end as Jeff, Mark and Lance head their separate ways. Tim gets to spend time with and old friend. Patti and David end their season with a boatload of shine.

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Mountain Mayhem
star
8.15
59 votes

#2 - Mountain Mayhem

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/2021

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.

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Too Much of a Good Thing
star
8.14
63 votes

#3 - Too Much of a Good Thing

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2021

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.

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Moonshine Takedown
star
8.11
134 votes

#4 - Moonshine Takedown

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2014

Tickle nails down a stash spot. Josh and Bill butt heads in the backwoods. Jim Tom and Roy are back in action. Mark and Digger's still goes from old school to state-of-the-art. And Mark and Jeff put the bells and whistles on their new shine spot.

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Hard Times Make the Best Shine
star
8.07
69 votes

#5 - Hard Times Make the Best Shine

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2020

With national supply chains disrupted, Mark and Digger unearth a ton of free ingredients; Tickle helps Josh build a submarine still farm; and Mike designs a first-ever backwoods column still, perfect for endless runs of high-quality low-cost liquor.

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Arrested Development
star
8.05
167 votes

#6 - Arrested Development

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/2018

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.

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Burning Down the House
star
8.03
73 votes

#7 - Burning Down the House

Season 11 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/2022

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

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Moo Shine
star
8.02
52 votes

#8 - Moo Shine

Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2022

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.

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It Takes Amanda
star
8.02
56 votes

#9 - It Takes Amanda

Season 11 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/2022

Amanda joins Mark and Huck in an attempt to make shine from a rare corn.

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Another Man's Mash
star
8.02
63 votes

#10 - Another Man's Mash

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2021

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 colonial whiskey.

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Mobile Moonshiner Madness
star
8.01
80 votes

#11 - Mobile Moonshiner Madness

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/2019

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. There's a reason Franklin County, VA is the Moonshine Capital of America, and someone there is above the law.

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Popcorn's Secret Stash
star
8.01
103 votes

#12 - Popcorn's Secret Stash

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2019

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.

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Bootleg Hustle
star
8.00
30 votes

#13 - Bootleg Hustle

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2012

It's the dead of winter in Appalachia, and moonshine season is months away. Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle are planning a daring 100-mile bootleg run capped with a risky midday moonshine transfer - something Tim rarely does.

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Rolling Down The Mountain
star
7.99
83 votes

#14 - Rolling Down The Mountain

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2020

A young outlaw with an old pot still earns an apprenticeship with Mark and Digger. Mountain man Mark tackles a week-long run to hit an $18K order that includes special delivery. In a desperate attempt to fix his worm barrel, Josh dives in headfirst.

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Snake Bitten
star
7.99
220 votes

#15 - Snake Bitten

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2017

Moonshine season is back and the demand for white lightning is higher than ever. Tim Smith has a visitor from his outlaw past, Mark and Digger get a sign from above in Tennessee, and Josh's favorite still hand has a brush with death.

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Mid-Season Secret Summit
star
7.99
71 votes

#16 - Mid-Season Secret Summit

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2019

Midway into the season, America's top moonshiners gather to deal with unfinished business. Mike tells his side of the Mark & Digger feud. Josh reveals scars from his checkered past, and the shiners put their skills to the test in a whiskey showdown.

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Sweet Corn Revenge
star
7.98
63 votes

#17 - Sweet Corn Revenge

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2021

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.

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Maggie Valley Mayhem
star
7.98
62 votes

#18 - Maggie Valley Mayhem

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2023

Josh and the Laws get permission from 95-year-old moonshine legend Cecil Love to retrieve a hidden still and recreate his oldtime Franklin County moonshine recipe. Richard and Craig jury rig a fix for their missing still arm, with disastrous results.

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Last Nail in the Coffin
star
7.97
158 votes

#19 - Last Nail in the Coffin

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2018

In this explosive season finale, backwoods rivalries reach the breaking point! Cops stop Mark and Digger during their last big bootleg. Josh risks a $20K sale with an unreliable biker gang, and Mike lights the fuse on an Appalachian turf war.

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Georgia On My Shine
star
7.97
92 votes

#20 - Georgia On My Shine

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/2020

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.

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Backwoods Justice
star
7.96
96 votes

#21 - Backwoods Justice

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2019

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 in the woods. Josh faces more bad news in the form of a bear.

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Whisky Deception
star
7.96
48 votes

#22 - Whisky Deception

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2019

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 & Daniel's clear apple pie has buyers calling from across county lines.

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Murphy’s Law For Outlaws
star
7.96
92 votes

#23 - Murphy’s Law For Outlaws

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2020

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.

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Unexpected Offer
star
7.95
44 votes

#24 - Unexpected Offer

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2020

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.

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Secret Summit: Unfinished Business
star
7.95
58 votes

#25 - Secret Summit: Unfinished Business

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2019

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, and Mark & Digger reveal an unexpected twist in their search for Popcorn Sutton's shine, stashed a decade ago.

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