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Moonshiners: American Spirit

Season 1
Tim, Tickle and Howard embark on a fun-filled quest for legendary lost liquors from America's past. Unearthing dusty bottles and secret recipes, they rebuild stills and revive old mash bills in a spirited attempt to taste booze that was lost to history.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - FDR's Outlaw Booze

    April 14, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    When Tim and Howard head to FDR's summer home in Georgia, they uncover a Prohibition-era mystery that could have triggered a presidential scandal. With Tickle's help, they follow the clues building a 1930s-style pot still to recreate FDR's outlaw booze.
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  2. S1 E2 - Elijah Craig's Bourbon

    April 21, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Tim and Tickle attempt to recreate the lost recipe Elijah Craig used in 1789 when he invented bourbon whiskey. By tracking down the ingredients and equipment of the era, they’ll be the first to taste America’s original bourbon in over two centuries.
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  3. S1 E3 - Franklin's Lost Booze Recipe

    April 28, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Tim heads to Philadelphia with Howard to investigate Ben Franklin's 250-year-old recipe for spruce beer drunk by the Continental Army. With help from Tickle, they recreate Franklin's recipe and distill the results in search of a long-lost American spirit.
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  4. S1 E4 - Prohibition Bathtub Gin

    May 5, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    In Chicago, Tim and Tickle track down the recipe for Al Capone's legendary Prohibition-era gin. When Howard uncovers a 1920s clawfoot bathtub, the three shiners fire up their vintage-style still in hopes of tasting the hundred-year-old lost spirit.
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  5. S1 E5 - Boston's Revolutionary Spirit

    May 12, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    When Tim and Howard arrive in Boston in search of colonial rum, they uncover the spirit that inspired America's original bootleggers, outlaw liquor men and patriots. With help from Tickle, they recreate the recipe that was a favorite of Paul Revere.
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Steve TickleHoward BondurantTim Smith

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