The WORST episodes of Moonshiners
Every episode of Moonshiners ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - Oh Josh, Where Art Thou?
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2021
Tickle and the Laws escape from a raid on their still site only to discover that Josh is missing; Tim and Howard tackle a gas shortage with a high-proof solution; Mike and Jerry rebuild their oak barrel pot still after blowing up their first attempt.
Watch Now:Apple TV#2 - Smoke to the Fire
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2021
Facing more rye and apples than the Laws can run, Josh moves his steamer still to Virginia and Tickle adds smoke to the fire. Mark and Huck help Jim Tom turn cherries into shine. Mike and Jerry risk a huge run in the barn of an unsuspecting farmer.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - Mason Jar Shortage
Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/2021
A Mason jar shortage puts a lid on Mark and Digger's distribution plans. Mike and Jerry must return to land they've been warned off. Tim's scheme to repurpose a massive tank as an oversized pot still pushes his steam boiler to the breaking point.
Watch Now:Apple TV#5 - Caught Red-Handed
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2021
Tickle and the Laws recruit Josh to build a winter-proof still site. Mountain man Mark converts a free load of sugar beets into high-proof moonshine. Mike and Jerry crack a few nuts to turn their column-distilled liquor into southern pecan liquor.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Hog Heaven
Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/2021
Mark and Digger find a solution to the jar shortage but the juice may not be worth the squeeze. Tim enlists Tickle's friend Howard to help recreate the first whiskey made in America. Mike and Jerry distill vodka from surplus restaurant supplies.
Watch Now:Apple TV#7 - Ice Shine
Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/2021
Mark and Digger invent a new recipe turning hundreds of jars of expired mandarin oranges into marketable liquor. Tickle and the Laws face headaches in their attempt to produce freeze-distilled apple liquor. Mike and Jerry make birch bark moonshine.
#8 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Basement Bust
Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/2021
Josh gains access to a cellar still site, but even help from the Laws can't keep trouble from surfacing. Mark and Digger innovate a way to cut the cost of water cooling, and bayou shiner Richard makes a medicinal moonshine from wild-grown manglier.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - Tennessee Whiskey
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/2021
Mark and Digger discover a limestone source to make Tennessee Whiskey right under their feet. Just when Tim thought he was out, the Laws pulls him back in to cross state lines in search of a key ingredient. Richard turns cotton candy into moonshine.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - Two Tons of Fun
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/2021
Josh drives a tractor trailer full of stills across state lines to help Tickle and the Laws run two tons of malted corn; Mark and Digger christen their own secret Tennessee Whiskey distillery; Richard builds a copper Virginia-style submarine still.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - Moonshine Capital Returns
Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2021
Josh, Tickle and the Laws build a still farm the likes of which Virginia hasn't seen since the heyday of Amos Law. Jerry misses a day of work and Mike lets down his guard. Mark and Digger discover a rival moonshiner faces a reckoning with the law.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - Backwoods Bonanza
Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2021
In the season finale, with eight stills running full tilt, Tickle enlists Mrs. Tickle to stash too much shine. Mark and Digger devise a way to age their Tennessee whiskey at sea. Tim gets drawn into an epic bootleg, while Mike and Jerry face the law.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Boom Time for Moonshine
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2021
Mark and Digger get raided by cops forcing them to flee across state lines. Tickle and the Laws assemble a new mega operation as Josh heads their way with a truckload of fruit. Mike and Jerry build the courage to return to the scene of their own crime.
#15 - Holy Grail of Moonshine
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2021
JB leads Mark and Digger to the secret site of Popcorn Sutton's infamous last run; Mike and Jerry's attempt to make a still from a used whiskey barrel blows up in their faces; Tickle, Josh and the Laws get ambushed, forcing them to run for the hills.
Watch Now:Apple TV#16 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - Like Water for Moonshine
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2021
When Mark and Digger ask to run on commercial property, the answer is as shocking as the results. Mike and Jerry turn blueberries into top-shelf brandy, but it's the mash that's worth celebrating. Richard chases the green fairy to make backwoods absinthe.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Bottle Shock
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/2021
Mark and Digger retrieve their sea-aged whiskey only to discover how easily it slips through their fingers. Richard and Craig run into trouble upsizing absinthe production. Tickle and the Laws look to moonshine history to get their season on track.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#24 - Hard Seltzer
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2022
When Josh devises a formula for a profitable hard seltzer, he must convince Tickle and the Laws to contribute their valuable peach brandy to a risky enterprise; Mark and Digger attempt to turn a windfall of scuppernong grapes into Appalachian cognac.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - Under Pressure
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2022
Amanda helps Mark and Huck use science to infuse fresh-picked pears into their traditional corn shine. Richard teams up with Mark and Digger to make cherry cognac. Jerry returns from his close call to help Mike build a waterfall still site in Tennessee.
Watch Now:Apple TV