Moonshiners: Whiskey Business
Each year, dozens of US craft distilleries fail -- and Tim Smith knows why. In this series, Tim and his team of experts help struggling distillery owners put the woods back in the whiskey in the hopes of turning it from problem to profit.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
- Reality
Each year, dozens of US craft distilleries fail -- and Tim Smith knows why. In this series, Tim and his team of experts help struggling distillery owners put the woods back in the whiskey in the hopes of turning it from problem to profit.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Southern Inheritance
Wed, Mar 13, 2019 41 mins
The Williams family made Carolina whiskey for generations until Prohibition shut it down. When moonshine legend Tim Smith brings backwoods knowledge to recreate the old family recipe, he discovers one of the most important distilleries in American history
Episode 2
Underwater Gin Joint
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 41 mins
Tim Smith must rescue the worst distillery he's ever seen, starting at the bottom. While his crew transforms a barn into a Prohibition-style speakeasy, Tim applies his backwoods know-how to re-engineer the still, taking the owner's gin to a new level.
Episode 3
More Dollars Than Sense
Wed, Mar 27, 2019 41 mins
When a first-time distillery owner invests $2 Million in a pot still and hires rookies to run it, Tim Smith realizes their recipe might blow up the building. Tim must help them rediscover their backwoods roots and learn to make serious Carolina Whiskey.
Episode 4
Less Law, More Whiskey
Wed, Apr 3, 2019 41 mins
The Bondurant brothers were the most notorious bootleggers of Prohibition, making Franklin County, VA the "Moonshine Capital of the World." Now Tim Smith is helping the next generation turn the family business into its own landmark of American whiskey.
