The BEST episodes of Moonshiners season 12
Every episode of Moonshiners season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Moonshiners season 12!
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.
#1 - 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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#2 - The Weevils in the Details
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2023
When weevils infest Mark and Digger's pricey grain, they must get rid of the bugs without killing their malt process. Tim and Howard fire up a log still with explosive consequences. Josh breaks out of his backwoods prison only to find himself up a creek.
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#3 - Shine for End Times
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/2023
When Killer Beaz closes a sixty-gallon sale, Digger opens the door to his partner's secret; Tickle completes his mobile still build only to learn the law will stop a school bus; Mike digs in his heels and possibly, his own grave.
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#4 - Still Imploder
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2023
In a rare lapse of judgment, Richard implodes Daniel's $3,000 copper still. As the fire marshal ramps up his investigation, Josh makes a tough decision to flee the country. Tim's solution to a centuries-old still build is going to sting a bit for Howard.
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#5 - More Cops Less Copper
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2022
Evading the law, Mark and Digger attempt to make Scotch on a Popcorn Sutton-designed pot still. Amanda joins Mark and Huck in the hills only to find all their copper stolen. Richard and Daniel deploy game cameras to protect their own valuable stills.
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#6 - Mystery Moonshiner
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2023
When Josh encounters a mysterious moonshiner in Brazil, he learns a method for making liquor that breaks all the rules. Richard and Craig take precautions to protect their operation from bears. Mike and Jerry attempt elderberry shine and light sabotage.
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#7 - High Price of Success
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2022
It's the season 12 premiere and prices are going nuts. Mark and Digger discover they're under investigation by the law. Mike and Jerry recruit Popcorn Sutton's son and Josh goes into hiding when a fire marshal tracks the source of his house fire.
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#8 - The Box From Brazil
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2023
A Pittsburgh shiner convinces Digger and Beaz to cash in on a whole new market. Josh gets a special delivery and convinces the Laws to attempt the high speed moonshine he witnessed in Brazil. Mike catches wind of Richard's massive final run of the season.
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#9 - Caffeinated Moonshine
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2023
Seeking advice from Mark and Digger, Richard attempts to salvage the $3,000 copper still he imploded before Daniel returns. On the run from the law, Josh motors deep into the Brazilian highlands in search of a new recipe for caffeinated cachaça moonshine.
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#10 - Hard Evidence
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2023
Josh returns from Brazil only to discover an emboldened fire marshal with pressing questions. Amanda convinces Mark and Huck to make rye whiskey without using sugar. Digger and Beaz race to make a $15,000 whiskey run for Nashville royalty.
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#11 - On the Road Again
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2023
Facing time on the road, Tickle asks Tim to help convert a bus into a mobile moonshine rig. Digger and Beaz scramble to save a big sale for a rising country star who happens to be Willie Nelson's granddaughter. Richard and Craig abandon their still site.
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#12 - The Harder They Fall
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/2022
After losing their water source, Mark and Digger attempt to dig out a centuries-old spring. Confounded by lumber prices, Josh tells Tickle and the Laws he can fell big timber for a 1000 gallon still. Richard and Daniel form a Master Distiller dream team.
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#13 - Above the Law
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2023
As the Maggie Valley moonshine market shifts in favor of Richard and Craig's recipes, Mike and Jerry devise a plot to push the newcomers out of town. Mark and Digger convince Killer Beaz to take on the riskiest parts of Mark's illicit activities.
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#14 - Party Like It's 1999
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2023
To beat inflation, Mark and Digger attempt an old-school run of liquor they can sell at a 1990s price. Danielle Parton teams up with Henry and Kenny to make legendary Franklin County moonshine. Richard and Craig discover a rival's stash house.
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#15 - Disappearing Act
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/2023
Digger enlists a combat veteran to run his supernatural rye apple recipe, then pulls his own disappearing act. Richard and Craig struggle to keep their mash warm in cold weather. Jerry engineers some backwoods tech to keep making shine into winter.
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#16 - Hell-Bent Detective
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2022
A police detective confronts Mark and Digger at the pump and doesn't mince words about his intent. Tickle and the Laws attempt to help as Josh's sanity erodes surviving in the woods. Tim and Howard construct a 19th century wood still from a giant log.
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#17 - Rock Out While the Cop's Out
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2022
Mark and Digger score ten tons of sugar only to find a tracking device on their truck. Richard and Daniel devise a rum recipe to dominate the outlaw market. Mike and Jerry hit the jackpot with sweet-smelling mimosa liquor but catch wind of a new rival.
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#18 - Long Arm of Kenny Law
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2022
Fed up with canned food and hiding in the woods, Josh gets into trouble with Kenny Law. Popcorn's son proves as unpredictable as his notorious dad. Tim and Howard rediscover a lost recipe for log still whiskey invented by a Kentucky teenager in 1836.
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#19 - Foreign Exchange
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2023
When Josh finds an outlaw operation in Brazil, he gets a hands-on lesson in how quickly he can turn sugar cane into high-proof liquor. In Maggie Valley, Mike and Jerry prepare to fight back when Richard and Craig start a backwoods operation on their turf.
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#20 - Brazilian Bootleg
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/1/2023
Josh feels the heat when a Brazilian moonshiner pressures him to attempt an illegal bootleg run far from home. Law enforcement ambushes Mark Ramsey in his own garage. In Maggie Valley, Mike and Jerry deploy a tracking device on their newfound competition.
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