Station:
Discovery Channel (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2022-04-13
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In this new spinoff series that begins Wednesday, April 13, at 8pm ET/PT, exclusively on Discovery, Tim and Howard travel across the U.S. to rediscover legendary liquors. They also partner up with Tickle to rebuild ancient pot stills and recreate secret mash bills in a bold attempt to taste American spirits that would otherwise be lost to history. They're on a mission to keep American spirits alive.Each week's episode will focus on a single libation — from Benjamin Franklin's liquor in Philly to Franklin Roosevelt's secret moonshine in Georgia. Join Tim, Howard, and Tickle as they learn about the origins of each spirit and its place in the history books.Get ready to take a sip of history!
There is no Next Episode of Moonshiners: American Spirit planned.
S2E3 - Jimmy Red Moonshine
Tim and Tickle search for a legendary ingredient that fueled Charleston's moonshine resurgence after the Civil War but when they taste Jimmy Red Corn for the first time, they realize they can make a run of moonshine with a flavor like no other.
Air Date: 22 Mar 2023 20:01 (CDT)
S2E4 - Pancho Villa's Moonshine
Tim and Howard head deep into the Texas borderlands in search of Pancho Villa's lost recipe for Sotol, the rural Mexican moonshine that fueled revolts and revolution. To recreate the cleanest, high-proof spirit, Tickle designs a UFO-shaped copper pot.
Air Date: 19 Apr 2023 19:00 (CDT)
S2E5 - Abe Lincoln's Liquor
Tim takes Josh to Abe Lincoln's boyhood home in Kentucky to uncover evidence the 16th President may not have been entirely honest about his liquor-selling past. Using local sorghum, they recreate a whiskey that Lincoln would have tasted as a young man.
Air Date: 26 Apr 2023 19:00 (CDT)