While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Rookies enter their second season, with knowledge gained and a chip on their shoulders. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. The boys are back in the woods and the black market for white lightning is thriving more than ever. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time.
And an influx of new shiners creates a wave of competition like never before. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always more. .
But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's a multi-million dollar industry. It's part of their history and culture. Tickle, Tyler and Chico continue to make the shine in the mountains of Kentucky, while Jim Tom and Roy pair up to get their piece of the lucrative moonshine pie. Tim is distilling legally, but his operation is put to a halt when Limestone Distillery is the target of arson. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest.
This season, veteran moonshiner Tim goes legal, leaving Tickle to take over his region. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's a multi-million dollar industry. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. Many will try, but few will shine. It's part of their history and culture. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time.
Traditionalists go modern in an attempt to dominate and expand their territory. It's a multi-million dollar industry. . . . . .
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