The BEST episodes of Moonshiners season 3

Every episode of Moonshiners season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Moonshiners season 3!

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: 12/10/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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7.50
129 votes

#1 - Liquid Courage

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2014

Jeff and Mark reach a roadblock; Deputy Chuck is in hot pursuit; Mike travels to finish off his biggest sale of the season; Tickle attracts unwanted attention.

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7.38
160 votes

#2 - Aftershock

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2014

Jeff and Mark look to cash in on one final run of the season. Tickle and Chico's still site is compromised. Mike is desperate to complete his New Orleans order, and turns to Darlene. Josh and Bill might get to sell some of their own liquor after all.

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7.27
167 votes

#3 - Blue Moonshine

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2013

Josh and Bill are forced back to their day jobs after their shine runs blue. Chico, under financial stress, makes a hard decision that could risk it all. Tickle struggles to keep Tim's old territory supplied. Mark and Jeff move their liquor.

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7.18
208 votes

#4 - Time to 'Shine

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2013

It's the start of moonshine season! Moonshiners Jeff and Mark, and partners Josh and Bill hit the ground running. Meanwhile, veteran shiner Tim Smith will make a life-changing move, and Tickle is forced to realize that his time to shine has just begun.

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7.18
158 votes

#5 - Bootlegging Blowups

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2014

Tim enlists Tickle's help to investigate his new still hand, Chico. Josh and Bill take on new risks as they try to stay alive in the moonshine game, as bootleggers. Jeff, Mark and Lance look to take out the competition.

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7.16
157 votes

#6 - First Run

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2013

Tickle bootlegs at night, while Wayne comes up with an ingenious drop-off plan for his own bootleggers. Equipment failure threatens the production of Tim Smith's legal moonshine, and Josh and Bill finally begin their first run of strawberry brandy.

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7.05
233 votes

#7 - A Shiner in Kentucky

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2013

Mark and Jeff clear their remote North Carolina still site, while an argument between Josh and Bill threatens to destroy their partnership. Tim has a tough time adjusting to moonshining in a legal Kentucky distillery, and Tickle takes a road trip.

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7.01
158 votes

#8 - More Shiners More Problems

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2013

Tim Smith hires a person with a checkered past to help at the distillery in Kentucky. Tickle learns how to make moonshine in a copper pot still from one of the best. In North Carolina, Jeff and Mark are surprised by an unexpected visitor.

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7.01
171 votes

#9 - Hush Money

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2013

In North Carolina, Jeff and Mark must pay hush money to the property owner of their still site, while veteran shiner Jim Tom helps Wayne perfect his moonshine recipe. In Virginia, Tickle encounters bad luck when he starts bootlegging his own shine.

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6.77
175 votes

#10 - Swamp Shiners

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2013

Mark and Jeff struggle to set up their remote still site, while Josh and Bill are desperate for cash to build a new copper still. Tensions run high in the Kentucky distillery with Tim and his partner Steve, and a new moonshiner appears in Mississippi.

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6.60
193 votes

#11 - Moonshine War

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2014

Tickle goes undercover to learn what Chico has been doing; Josh and Bill travel to a music festival; Mark and Lance seek to eliminate the competition.

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6.51
153 votes

#12 - Rival Shiners

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/24/2013

Tim reaches a milestone with his first bottled batch of shine. Jeff and Mark suspect a rival in their territory. Chico takes a risk that could cost him everything. Josh and Bill's only hope at financing their shine operation is to consider bootlegging.

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6.24
153 votes

#13 - Firewater

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2014

Josh and Bill suffer the consequences of bootlegging. Darlene goes against her best instinct and lights up her still indoors. Jeff, Mark, and Lance find their competition is still out there. Tim takes final measures to protect his legal shine business.

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