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A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco\'s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993. While Anchor was one of the early pioneers, the real birthplace was just across the bay at St. George Spirits, where J\\xf6rg Rupf started making eau de vie, whiskey, and other spirits in his Holstein still in 1982. J\\xf6rg retired several years ago, and his prot\\xe9g\\xe9 Lance Winters is now the president and head distiller at St. George. We\'ll talk craft distilling history with Lance Winters on this week\'s WhiskyCast In-Depth, and how he aced his job interview with J\\xf6rg with a bottle of homemade whiskey. In the news, yet another craft distiller has been sold as Pernod Ricard takes a majority stake in West Virginia\'s Smooth Ambler Spirits, and the deal marks Pernod Ricard\'s return to the American whiskey market. Beam Suntory is raising prices and cutting availability for Booker\'s Bourbon, and we\'ll have reaction from angry Bourbon fans. Irish distillers are hoping to become a major force in the country\'s tourism industry, and we\'ll explain why it\'s not a good idea to get health advice from a guy named "Booger."