Moonshiners

Before the new season of moonshiners begins, the cast is reminiscing about classic moments of seasons past. The shiners are taking a look back at some of the most memorable moments in moonshiner's history.

It's moonshine season in Appalachia. Josh has hit the ground running but working solo can lead to catastrophic results. And former outlaw Tim Smith is training his son JT to help run his legal outfit.

Patti & David scramble to locate a clean water source for their operation. Mark Rogers ventures into unfamiliar territory to secure new buyers. Mark & Digger use an old moonshiner's trick to spook intruders from their still site.

A catastrophe leaves Josh desperately in need of a helping hand. Chico and Sandra's moonshine partnership puts a strain on their relationship. Mark & Digger furnish their still with an innovation, but their operation has attracted an unwanted visitor.

A rookie mistake could leave Josh and Chuck's operation dead in the water. Tim Smith travels across the Atlantic to teach an old Irish distillery a thing or two about making moonshine. And Mark and Digger's mash test is interrupted by an unwanted visitor.

Mark and Digger struggle to get a special recipe run for a shine legend. Big Chuck attempts to redeem himself after destroying Josh's operation. Chico and Sandra continue work on their still site but disaster strikes on the road to riches.

It's Christmas time in shine country!  Mark and Digger get in the holiday spirit by playing Santa Claus for kids in need. Patti and David prepare special treats for a festive holiday feast. Bill and friends prepare for Christmas caroling the Carolina way.

Tim needs to rescue his operation, challenging the laws of nature and time. Mark and Digger implement a high tech addition to their operation that could double their output, if it doesn't blow them up. Jeff and Lance make a once banned liquor.

Josh and Big Chuck attempt to revive their season with a new still site. Mark and Digger are ready to put their still design to the test. Mark and Mike take their first steps grab at a new territory.

Tim Smith aims to put a whiskey time machine to the test. Chico and Sandra switch gears with a new recipe in hopes of jump starting their stalled season. Mark and Digger opt to experiment with distilling an old classic on their high-speed rig.

Josh and Chuck aim to get back on top but circumstances could leave them dead to law. Money threatens to destroy an age-old partnership for Jeff, Mark and Lance. Mark and Digger painstakingly craft a special brew for a high rolling customer.

Josh and Big Chuck go underground to build a new stash site. Mark and Digger venture out of the Smokeys and into the big city for the biggest sale of their careers. Patti and David follow nature's harvest to make a sweet new brew.

Mark and Digger bring in a moonshine legend to rev up production. Josh and Chuck turn to an old power source to prolong their operation. Chico and Sondra gear up for their first big sale of the season. Tim puts dollars on the line to save his operation.

Jeff and Lance attempt to salvage their absinthe recipe. Mark puts his new partner to the test. Backbreaking labor and a lack of profit threaten to leave Josh up the creek without a paddle or a partner. Patti and David are without their key ingredient.

An ingredient has Josh and Chuck ready to quit the biz. Mark, Digger band together with JB to run their signature spirit but a mishap could send them running. Tim puts his turbo-aged whiskey to the test. Chico and Sondra have their sights on a new brew.

Josh and Chuck struggle to finish winterizing their site. Mark and Digger bring their two-pot still out of retirement. While Mark and Mike have enjoyed a string of successful runs, delivering the goods could land them in the crosshairs of the law.

Winter closes in and shiners aim to finish their seasons strong. Mark and Digger clash with the law. A breach from an intruder leaves Josh and Chuck deep in debt. Chico and Sondra's operation is burned.

Tim Smith, who delivered his father's illegal shine recipe from the backwoods of Virginia to America's store shelves, takes us back in time to his humble beginnings. Accompanying him to locations of his memories, we glance into his life as a moonshiner.

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.

Mark Rogers has lived off the land, surviving in today's world by hunting, fishing and making liquor. Mark heads into the mountains of Appalachia to track a black bear and also to dig ginseng, a rare medicinal root that he wants to infuse with moonshine.

Pittsylvania County's most wanted, Steven Ray Tickle, takes a trip down memory lane remembering the people and events that shaped his life and led him to become the model backwoods shiner and outlaw he is today.

While tinkering on a 1950 Packard, Mark and Digger reminisce about the automobile's affect on the moonshining business. Their conversation is a walk down Moonshiners memory lane as we revisit some of the series' greatest hits as related to the automobile.