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The Best Episodes of Moonshiners

Every episode of Moonshiners ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Moonshiners!

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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,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 13 - Spirit Animal
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    S15:E13

    Tim, Tickle and Henry confront the rogue shiners who torched their stash house. Mike and Jerry make liquor from candy roaster squash. But when they fail to return Mark and Huck's copper still cap, it's the mountain men who deliver their just desserts.

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  2. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 14 - Cocke County Crackdown
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    S15:E14

    A cop confronts Mark and Digger with knowledge of their outlaw operation, forcing the veteran shiners to team up with Josh to identify a police informant. Tim and Tickle plot revenge on rival shiners who incinerated $20,000 worth of their liquor.

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  3. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 15 - Wanted Drunk or Alive
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    S15:E15

    Tickle makes tariff-free apple brandy to help resolve the shortage of American liquor on Canadian shelves. Mike and Jerry learn they're wanted men. Josh discovers the source of industrial ethanol that's fueling a glut of fake moonshine across Appalachia.

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  4. Moonshiners Season 2 Episode 1 - Rise 'n Shine!
    8.7/10(21 votes)

    S2:E1

    Moonshine season in Appalachia has begun. Tim and Tickle are back, as we are introduced to some old school shiners -­ all looking to grab a piece of a $100 million dollar jackpot – tax free. But with a new lawman in town, everyone will be watching their backs.

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  5. Moonshiners Season 12 Episode 1 - High Price Of Success
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    S12:E1

    Josh flees the law in the wake of a fire; Richard invades Mike's turf; Mark and Digger face a police detective who is hellbent on taking them down.

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  6. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 16 - Resisting Arrest
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S14:E16

    Mark and Digger scramble to hide illegal evidence, only to discover the law is a step ahead. In his final run, Kenny lends a hand to a legend in need.

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  7. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 8 - Kentucky Kingpin
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    S15:E8

    Tim goes full outlaw in the Bluegrass State only to uncover the dark side of working with a Kentucky shine boss. Mark and Digger enlist Amanda and Kelly to procure a truckload of hail-damaged peaches. Mike and Jerry pressure test their rapid-aging system.

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  8. Moonshiners Season 1 Episode 4 - Outlaw Brotherhood
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    S1:E4

    Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle soup up Tim's hot rod when they are forced into a daring, daytime bootlegging run. Meanwhile, a hurricane threatens the still site. Then, a new bootlegging biker legend sets out on an 800 mile run.

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  9. Moonshiners Season 1 Episode 6 - A Moonshiner's Farewell
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    S1:E6

    In this season finale, one moonshiner will come to an untimely end. Tim and Tickle risk it all, running 'shine day and night, making more money than Tim's ever made. Agent Jesse makes his biggest move of the season when he ambushes an active still site.

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  10. Moonshiners Season 9 Episode 1 - Back To The Woods
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S9:E1

    When Tickle returns to the outlaw side, even Tim can't resist the call of the backwoods. Mark and Digger rediscover a lost recipe from a legend. Mike finds the ultimate secret mountain still site, if only he can build a way to access it.

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  11. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 3 - Knockout Punch
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    S14:E3

    Backwoods shiner Mark Rogers delivers a decisive blow to Mike and Jerry, forcing them to rethink their strategy from a distance. Tim Smith faces a crisis and recruits Howard to help revive his flagging sales. Mark and Digger identify their liquor thief.

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  12. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 6 - Goldshiner
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    S15:E6

    When Josh finally completes his decade-long bunker project, he fires up the still for a first-ever run of gold flake cinnamon shine. Mark and Digger deliver some backwoods justice to an unscrupulous man selling industrial alcohol as pot still liquor.

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  13. Moonshiners Season 1 Episode 3 - The Law Comes Knockin
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    S1:E3

    Equipment failure and an intruder threaten Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle's first run of moonshine. Law enforcement agent Jesse Tate busts a nip joint. Moonshining legend Popcorn Sutton runs some 'shine the old-fashioned way.

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  14. Moonshiners Season 1 Episode 5 - A Price to Pay
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    S1:E5

    With the leaves falling, Moonshiner Tim makes a risky move and adds a second pot to the still site to double his profits. Tickle has a bad accident - and Agent Jesse prepares for the mother lode of all busts.

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  15. Moonshiners Season 1 Episode 7 - Bootleg Hustle
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    S1:E7

    It's the dead of winter in Appalachia, and moonshine season is months away. Moonshiner Tim and his partner Tickle are planning a daring 100-mile bootleg run capped with a risky midday moonshine transfer - something Tim rarely does.

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  16. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 1 - Backlash from the Backwoods
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    S14:E1

    After Mark and Digger sell a $20,000 barrel of whiskey, they realize someone has been siphoning their liquor for years. Mark Rogers plots backwoods justice after finding Mike on his turf. Josh lands a lucrative deal, but Tickle and Henry have other ideas.

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  17. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 6 - Unintended Consequences
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    S14:E6

    Mark and Digger recruit Patti Bryan to help make hot pepper moonshine and nearly blind themselves in the process. When Tickle over-orders blueberries for his restaurant, he has some explaining and shine-making to do. Mark and Huck build a bootleg boat.

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  18. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 1 - Born Tax-Free
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S15:E1

    In the season premiere, Tim rejoins Tickle on the outlaw side as Canadian tariffs open a new market. With police on their trail, Mark and Digger revive old-time tactics. Josh heads to the Carolina hills to reinvent his family recipe with a new ingredient.

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  19. Moonshiners Season 8 Episode 15 - Legend of “Popcorn” Sutton
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S8:E15

    Mark and Digger find a decade-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.

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  20. Moonshiners Season 13 Episode 1 - Moonshine is a Miracle
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    S13:E1

    Tickle launches a campaign to legalize home distilling, while Mark and Digger devise a plan to distill pallets of unsold light beer into liquor.

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  21. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 5 - Vengeance Is Shine
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S14:E5

    Mark and Digger corner a man who stole 175 gallons of their barrel-aged liquor and Mike and Jerry retreat to Mississippi to raise cash for their vengeful return.

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  22. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 7 - Respect Your Elderberries
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S14:E7

    Mark and Digger task Amanda and Kelly to find a poisonous berry they can turn into tasty, safe-to-drink shine. Tickle builds a "dead man's" still to keep himself out of the doghouse. A bootleg river journey takes Mark and Huck into uncharted waters.

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  23. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 9 - Smokin' Barrels
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S14:E9

    Mark and Digger spot an unmarked vehicle surveilling their barrel house. A friendly run of liquor with Big Chuk lands Josh in a high-risk environment.

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  24. Moonshiners Season 14 Episode 13 - Poaching Pumpkins
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S14:E13

    To save his run of sorghum liquor, Tickle poaches pumpkins from his wife's patch. A hippie commune stumps Mike and Jerry with an unconventional order.

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  25. Moonshiners Season 15 Episode 9 - Run for the Border
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S15:E9

    Tim and Howard race to complete a thousand-gallon order before the Canadian tariff-running boat docks. Josh takes cover as surveyors set stakes above his underground still site. Mike and Jerry tail their bootlegger and uncover a backroads speakeasy.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Spirit Animal" is the best rated episode of "Moonshiners". It scored 9.5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cocke County Crackdown".