Moonshiners

- Season 7

(2017)

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 and 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 three-pot still.

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 three-pot still. Meanwhile, Chico and Sondra employ a four-legged still hand. Later, Josh rides under the radar in South Carolina.

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

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

In North Carolina, Mike brings back an old family shine recipe. Meanwhile, Mark and Digger troubleshoot a stalled fermentation problem.

Mark and Digger recruit a retired shiner; Josh and Chuck run an old family recipe; Lance enlists the help of a bootlegger to move his product; Sondra has to think fast.

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

Tim tries a centuries-old method for finding water. Mark and Digger source ingredients for a unique liquor. Mark and Mike reunite, while Chico and Sondra risk it all.

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

Josh embarks on a harrowing cross-country delivery. Rain threatens the final run of a special seasonal shine recipe. A "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 waterborne 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 and Digger confront a shiner who's been edging into their territory. Red and blue lights flash, and Josh makes a split second decision. Lance hopes a big sale could rectify past bootlegging blunders while Mike risks his sale, reputation and freedom.

Tim considers a permanent role for Tickle at the Distillery, while Sondra convinces Chico that a unique recipe will seal their season. Lance surprises Jeff with an unorthodox moonshine ingredient, and Patti and David risk a supersized mega run.

In Tennessee, Mike sets himself up for a career high with a run of specialty liquor but faces a devastating setback. In the last run of the season, Sondra takes the reigns, and Rodgers tampers with his final run in an attempt to cash out.

In this explosive season finale, backwoods rivalries reach the breaking point! Cops stop Mark and Digger during their last big bootleg. Josh risks a $20K sale with an unreliable biker gang, and Mike lights the fuse on an Appalachian turf war.