tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post7791966143671435088..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: The Reading Spirit: Whisky Periodicalsskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-66995613192714448522012-02-21T18:42:42.979-08:002012-02-21T18:42:42.979-08:00Great topic Sku, and I'm sure all of them appr...Great topic Sku, and I'm sure all of them appreciate your thoughts. For what it is, the Bourbon Country Reader is well worth the price of admission.<br /><br />And since I have a bit of allegiance to Whisky Advocate, doesn't Terry Sullivan count in the sarcasm department? I tend to laugh my ass off!sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-51726217358597323942012-02-21T08:21:10.753-08:002012-02-21T08:21:10.753-08:00Jason, that's a good point. The problem is th...Jason, that's a good point. The problem is that the magazines have much better contacts than most of us do, though Chuck Cowdery reports about a lot of spirits industry news both on his blog and his newsletter.<br /><br />Lazer, Ralfy is great. I didn't include him here because I was concentrating on old-school paid journalism. Ralfy, and Mark Gillespie at WhiskyCast and others are an example of the new media that the magazines have to compete with.skunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-45517575236133812762012-02-21T06:59:21.771-08:002012-02-21T06:59:21.771-08:00my favorite is ralfy.com its free and full of info...my favorite is ralfy.com its free and full of information and personality. I appreciate his commitment to independence from commercial influence. it keeps the opinions "uncut and unfiltered" and his links are helpful, that's how i found sku.Lazernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-76782106953593276732012-02-21T06:48:32.871-08:002012-02-21T06:48:32.871-08:002012 Sku Awards: Whisky Understatement of the Year...2012 Sku Awards: Whisky Understatement of the Year - "Distillery profiles are boring."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-33310389504091026502012-02-21T02:15:07.129-08:002012-02-21T02:15:07.129-08:00They don't talk about the business side becaus...They don't talk about the business side because they do not feel the audience is ready for it. Being that I live an hour and a half away from bourbon country, I know all about this info but others do not. Maybe in a couple years they will have more info, but first you bloggers have to prove there is a following for this info.Jason Beattynoreply@blogger.com