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, and Mark and Digger reveal an unexpected twist in their search for Popcorn Sutton's shine, stashed a decade ago.
When Mark and Digger find a decade-old jar of Popcorn Sutton's shine, they vow to recreate 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.
A subculture of distillers across America carries on the backwoods tradition of moonshining. Now, judged by legends Mark, Digger and Tim, America's top legal and outlaw shiners go head to head to see who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.
From devising elaborate stills to make high-proof liquor to constructing insane bootleg contraptions to sell it, backwoods ingenuity drives moonshiners to invent new solutions to the centuries-old problem of avoiding the long arm of the law.
Judged by legends Mark, Digger and Tim, three of America's favorite moonshiners, Josh Owens, Mark Rogers and up-and-comer Daniel Maner compete to see who makes Appalachia's most authentic backwoods shine and win a rare jar of Popcorn Sutton's liquor.
Legal and outlaw distillers compete to make gin, a notorious spirit with medieval roots that is still prized in the backwoods today. Judged by legendary shiners Mark, Digger and Tim, only one can earn the title of Master Distiller.
Outlaw shiners and legal distillers compete to distill true Navy Strength Rum, but the bar for entry is 114-proof. With Tickle as honorary pirate and judged by shiners Mark, Digger and Tim, only one distiller can earn the title of Master Distiller.
Digger coaches three outlaw shiners as they face off against Tim's three legal distillers in a three-round ultimate elimination tournament designed to determine once and for all which side of the law makes the best high-proof spirits.
Mark, Digger and Tim devise a diabolical challenge as a pair of outlaw shiners face two legal distillers in battle for corn liquor supremacy. Facing double elimination, only one distiller from each side of the law will survive to face the final showdown.
Mark, Digger and Tim have saved one of the hardest distilling challenges for last in an epic tournament finale. Just one outlaw and one legal distiller remain to battle for liquor supremacy and no spirit raises the bar for a Master Distiller like grappa.
Mark and Digger challenge Amanda to distill brandy and grappa from the same grapes. After Jerry's copper still vanishes, the Maggie Valley trio scours the scrapyards. The Ozark double cousins track a Hot Springs water source to make Prohibition shine.
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. Accident-prone Josh returns to the safety of his home, only to crash his minivan into his own house.
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 own market.
Tim Smith challenges Mark and Digger to a moonshine-making rematch. Hot stills and hotter heads clash as all three legends face off to see who can bring the best jar of moonshine to the table and win the ultimate bragging rights.
When kitchen trouble forces Tickle to shut down his restaurant, Josh proposes they make carrot-apple moonshine to raise the $8000 needed to reopen. Mike, Jerry, and Richard secure a secretive location to run apple pomace brandy in their waterless still.
Larry and Bobby enter a wild trail race that has them using questionable tactics while chasing their first win of the season. Bryce dresses to impress and risks it all on the ATV short course. Randi competes in the Bounty Hole call-out races, taking on friend and fellow female driver Megan Rion and legendary skimming veteran AJ Robertson.
On a special Master Distiller Tournament, five champion outlaw distillers battle it out in a backwoods battle royale. Amanda, Richard, Kelly, Tater and Mike pit their ingenuity against each other in a series of sudden-elimination challenges.
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.
When kitchen trouble forces Tickle to shut down his restaurant, Josh proposes they make carrot-apple moonshine to raise the $8000 needed to reopen. Mike, Jerry, and Richard secure a secretive location to run apple pomace brandy in their waterless still.
Larry and Bobby enter a wild trail race that has them using questionable tactics while chasing their first win of the season. Bryce dresses to impress and risks it all on the ATV short course. Randi competes in the Bounty Hole call-out races, taking on friend and fellow female driver Megan Rion and legendary skimming veteran AJ Robertson.
On a special Master Distiller Tournament, five champion outlaw distillers battle it out in a backwoods battle royale. Amanda, Richard, Kelly, Tater and Mike pit their ingenuity against each other in a series of sudden-elimination challenges.
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.