Moonshiners

Moonshiners

ON AIR (NOT CANCELLED)

Air Dates: December 6, 2011 –
Network: Discovery Channel
Genre: Reality
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When does Moonshiners Season 16 premiere?

Season 16 Release Date:
September 29, 2026

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About Moonshiners

American moonshine originated over 300 years ago, when liquor makers rebelled against new taxes that threatened their livelihood. This season, history repeats itself as liquor prices skyrocket and trade wars cripple the legal market. Embracing their outlaw spirit and rebellious heritage, the moonshiners rise to the occasion and ramp up production to defy big business and seize the opportunity.

As pressures spread beyond Appalachia, Canada sees a fresh demand for tariff-free liquor. With a bold, cross-border bootlegging operation, the likes of which has not been seen since Prohibition, longtime legal distiller Tim Smith crosses back to the outlaw side to chase a massive profit. Meanwhile, a close-call brush with the law leaves Mark and Digger hesitant to return to their rebellious ways. With the help of long-time bootlegger JB, they find out what it takes to rebuild their operation from the ground up. From fierce rivalries to relentless crackdowns, the moonshiners risk everything this season to keep their traditions alive, leading to explosive results.

Moonshiners Season 16

From the American Revolution through Prohibition, outlaw distillers have rebelled against taxes and government pressure, turning to the backwoods to survive hard times and economic strain. Now, farmers face unsold grain, overflowing silos, and stalled exports. This season, Appalachian distillers fire up their stills early, turning surplus crops into tax- and tariff-free liquor and moving their shine across counties and international borders, proving that the rebellious spirit of America’s founding still flows strong.

In the premiere episode, Tim and Tickle embrace their outlaw heritage in Culpeper County, Virginia, as they take on a $70,000 order for corn whiskey from thirsty Canadian customers seeking tariff-free American liquor. In Haywood County, North Carolina, Mike and Jerry set up shop a month early to produce a whopping $40,000 order for a high-proof strawberry-jalapeño brandy. Meanwhile, Tennessee legends Mark and Digger score a deal on 20,000 bushels of corn but face a race against the clock to empty it before the farmer needs his silos back.

As alliances crumble under pressure and turf battles push neighbors to the brink, the backwoods’ distillers take bigger risks to protect their craft, their way of life, and a rebellious tradition as old as America itself.

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