A Very Moonshiners Christmas

Moonshining is a dog eat dog business, where the players play for keeps and the weak are quickly culled from the herd. These are the six guiding principles of the trade that no moonshiner can live without at least not for very long.

Moonshine season is back and the demand for white lightning is higher than ever. Tim Smith has a visitor from his outlaw past, Mark and Digger get a sign from above in Tennessee, and Josh's favorite still hand has a brush with death.

Moonshine season is underway & shiners are eager to get product to market. Josh mashes in while awaiting Cutie Pie's fate. Mark and Digger struggle with materials building an experimental 3-Pot still. Chico and Sondra build a still high in the trees.

Moonshine setbacks are the order of the day. Josh hopes to take on a partner while Mark and Digger erect the cornerstone of their massive 3-pot still. Patti and David hunt for clean swamp water and Mike works solo to fulfill and order.

In Tennessee, Mark and Digger are ready to test out their 3-pot still. Chico and Sondra employ a four legged still hand. Josh rides under the radar in South Carolina. And Tim hopes to teach JT about his backwoods roots.

After a disastrous first run Mark & Digger seek redemption on their 3-pot still. Tim enlists Tickle as JT's moonshine mentor. Patti & David build a second still in hopes of doubling their production & Lance tries to regain Jeff's trust running solo.

Mark & Digger test yeast strains to get the most out of a new shine recipe. Tim & JT visit moonshine legends. Mark Rodgers sets up a new still site & runs without a partner. Chico and Sondra start their season with a run of strawberry banana brandy.

In North Carolina, Mike brings back an old family shine recipe. JT is eager to start running on his own. Mark and Digger try to troubleshoot a stalled fermentation while Patti and David deal with a deadly intruder at their still site.

In the Great Smoky Mountains, Mark and Digger recruit a retired shiner. In South Carolina, Josh and Chuck run an old family recipe. In Tennessee, Lance enlists the help of a bootlegger to move his product. In Kentucky, Sondra has to think fast.

In Virginia, Tickle mentors JT at Belmont Farm while Mark & Digger receive an impossible shine order. In Louisiana, Patti & David secure their still site after spotting a deadly intruder, and Lance & Jeff scramble when their bootlegger goes missing.

Tim tries a centuries old method for finding water. In Tennessee, Mark & Digger source ingredients for a unique liquor that could make their season. As pressure mounts, Mark & Mike reunite while Chico and Sondra risk it all in Kentucky

In the Great Smoky Mountains, Mark & Digger prepare for the first run of hillbilly grappa. In Louisiana, Patti & David bootleg on the bayou. At Belmont Farms, an experimental shine recipe mashes in while Mike seeks out a new still hand in Tennessee.

On the cusp of his biggest moonshine deal yet, Josh embarks on a harrowing cross-country delivery. Rain threatens the final run of a special seasonal shine recipe. America's first "Shiner in Chief" inspires a top dollar batch of malted rye whiskey.

Josh must make good with a biker gang after a trailer fire leaves them empty handed. Tickle's first run of legal rye whisky tempts him to return to the illegal side. In Louisiana, a sassafras shine experiment puts a massive delivery at risk.

Approaching a massive season sale, Josh becomes a mad moonshine scientist. Mark and Digger scramble to complete a technically challenging run while Mark risks a solo run of sour mash whiskey. Patti and David hit the Gulf for their biggest sale yet.

Mark & Digger confront a shiner who's been edging into their territory. Red and blue lights flash. Josh makes a split second decision. Lance hopes a big sale could rectify past bootlegging blunders while Mike risks his sale, reputation and freedom.