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MoonshinersMoonshiners have been around in the U.S. since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine -- an illegally produced distilled beverage -- mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time -- a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.S8, EP16 "Unfinished Business"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; Mark and Digger reveal an unexpected twist in their search for Popcorn Sutton's shine, stashed a decade ago.
S8, EP15 "Legend of Popcorn Sutton"Mark and Digger find a 10-year-old jar of Popcorn Sutton's shine and vow to re-create their mentor's infamous last run; with help from old-timer JB Rader, they rebuild Popcorn's pot still and recount the antics of Appalachia's most legendary outlaw.
S8, EP24 "Master Distiller"A subculture of distillers carries on the backwoods tradition of moonshining; now, judged by Mark, Digger and Tim, the country's top legal and outlaw shiners go head to head to see who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.
S8 "Secrets of Backwoods Engineering"From devising elaborate stills to constructing insane bootleg contraptions, backwoods ingenuity drives moonshiners to invent new solutions to the centuries-old problem of avoiding the long arm of the law.
S13, EP14 "Don't Call It Crapple"Kitchen trouble forces Tickle to shut down his restaurant; Josh proposes they make carrot-apple moonshine to raise the $8,000 needed to reopen.
S13, EP12 "Tea Party Rebellion"Tea and liquor -- they're two beverages Americans will fight a rebellion for; Mark, Digger, and Tim judge as three distillers compete to turn America's duo of hard-won drinks into one top-selling spirit.
S13, EP15 "Cowboy Legacy"Mark and Digger invent a high-proof thump keg; news breaks that their friend Cowboy has been killed; they hurry to retrieve a barrel he was tending; Tickle puts faith in an unproven recipe to save his restaurant; Jerry designs a solar mash fermenter.
S13, EP14 "Liquid Gold Liquor"Rare and illegal, wild ginseng can command thousands of dollars per pound; for three aspiring distillers, a run of ginseng liquor can mean hitting the high-dollar jackpot and a chance to be named Master Distiller.
S13, EP21 "Rum Lovin' Criminals"Before there was bourbon or rye, rum ruled the American colonies; three experts compete for a place in the six-billion-dollar spiced rum market, but only one will become Master Distiller and earn a run of their winning spirit at a major distillery.
S13, EP15 "Tickle's Billion-Buck Booze"Flavored whisky is a billion-dollar market on the legal side, but when Tickle hears the challenge, he crashes the party as an outlaw contender; facing two skilled distillers, each must craft a recipe from scratch.
S13, EP10 "Tickle's Restaurant"On the midseason premiere, Tickle and Carol open their new restaurant while Tickle contends with conflicting priorities; Mark and Digger enlist Amanda to improve their wildly popular hazelnut rum; Josh shocks his outlaw partners.
S13, EP11 "Boldest Bootleg"Under cover of Tickle's new restaurant and Josh's new business, the Virginia boys attempt a 500-gallon bootleg; when the creek runs dry, Jerry designs what he hopes will be a revolutionary waterless still; Tim and Howard make rum from corn stalks.
S13, EP13 "The Grapes of Grappa"Mark and Digger challenge Amanda to distill brandy and grappa from the same grapes; the Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards for a stolen copper still.
S13, EP16 "Carolina Crash Course"Mark and Digger invent a patriotic corn whiskey recipe using red, white and blue corn; Jerry's stolen still threatens to drive a wedge between partners; Josh returns to the safety of his home, only to crash his minivan into his own house.
S13, EP18 "Shine Pods"When their bootlegger suggests putting shine in pods, Mark and Digger enlist Amanda to innovate a product they can sell for $5 a shot; Jerry confronts the thief who stole his waterless still; Big Chuk and Joe Boy price themselves out of their market.
S13, EP17 "Lucky But Illegal"Moonshine has an Irish forefather, a high-proof spirit called Poitin, still outlawed in Northern Ireland; for this challenge, three skilled distillers bring their own ingredients and rebel spirit, but only one will be crowned Master Distiller.
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Moonshiners have been around in the U.S. since the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s. Surprisingly, there are still a number of Americans who make moonshine -- an illegally produced distilled beverage -- mainly in the Appalachian region of the country. This docuseries tells the stories of people who brew their shine, often under the cloak of darkness in woods near their homes, and the authorities who try to keep them honest. The show allows viewers to witness practices rarely seen on television, including firing up the still for the first time -- a moonshiner's rite of passage. The show also introducers viewers to moonshining legends such as Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
Original Air Date: Dec 6, 2011
Genres: RealityTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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