1. ‣“Friday Night Cocktails – With Gala Darling” by Gemma, Mission2Mum
   

2. ‣“Week 3: Drink Scotch” by Peter André, Be A Man
   

3. ‣“Retro Cocktails Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Part Deux,” VintageAndFlea.com
   

4. ‣“Reader Recipes: Summer Sipping” by Rachel Phillips, foodnetwork.com
   

5. ‣“Splashy Cocktails: 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Mixologist Now” by Michael Sanson, Restaurant Hospitality
   

6. ‣“The Best Kind of Authors Are the Ones Who Get You Drunk” by Erin L. Cox, Publishing Perspectives
   

7. ‣“Burgers on a Brooklyn Balcony” by Alex Pandel, Another Brooklyn Blog
   

8. ‣“Latter-Day Corn Likkers” by Hanna Raskin, Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Spirits of Appalachia issue, featuring our Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine recipes for the Kitty Carlisle, Catbird Seat, and Kitty Hawk
   

9. ‣“New Cocktail for #1 Bestseller’s Launch Party,” The Things We Get, Taste Magazine Cincinnati
   

10. ‣“New Cocktail Created for #1 Bestseller’s Launch Party,” Anything & Everything, Leader-Post
    

11. ‣“Just An Online Minute . . . Can You Handle The Sobieski Truth . . . Serum?” by Kelly Samardak, Just an Online Minute, MediaPost

Steve Schul is one half of Cocktail Buzz. He photographs both cocktails and food and, with his partner Paul Zablocki, creates demonstration videos pairing cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Steve loves mixology and cooking, creating new recipes, and exploring new ingredients and techniques, as well as giving the classics their due. Raised on a farm in Kansas with a massive organic garden, Steve learned to appreciate seasonal comestibles at an early age. He brings a bit of Kansas to Brooklyn, albeit more humbly, by growing organic herbs and veggies on his rooftop garden for his kitchen and bar creations.

Five of My Favorite Cocktails: Manhattan, Margarita, Vesper, Old-Fashioned, Mint Julep

“Here’s to alcohol: The cause of — and solution to — all life’s problems.” — Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

Paul Zablocki is one half of Cocktail Buzz. He writes about imbibing both cocktails and food and, with his partner Steve Schul, creates demonstration videos pairing cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Paul loves to tinker in his kitchen, which in his small apartment, doubles as the bar, and likes to mix obscure, unloved and forgotten liqueurs and spirits. As a result of this tinkering, he placed third in the USA Pears/Imbibe Magazine pear cocktail contest. Originally from Connecticut, Paul now resides in Brooklyn, where you can find him barbecuing on his terrace. He will grill almost anything once (except bell peppers), and will always tend bar for his fellow friendly tipplers.

Five of My Favorite Cocktails: Manhattan, Negroni, Oriental, Old-Fashioned, Mint Julep

“I never did trust a man who didn’t drink.” — Maggie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennessee Williams)

1. ‣Our Post “May We Present You the Most Esoteric Cocktail You WIll Never Make” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, April 23, 2013
   

2. ‣Our Post “Put Your Cookbooks to Good Use with This Fun Challenge” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, April 3, 2013.
   

3. ‣Our Post “Lavender Cocktail for Any Time of Day” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, February 26, 2013.
   

4. ‣Our Post “What To Bring This Thanksgiving: An Easy Side Dish and Cocktail Loaded with Fall Flavors” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, November 20, 2012.
   

5. ‣Our Post “Sweet Bacon Bites Are the Perfect No-Brainer for Your Brunch or Cocktail Party” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, October 23, 2012.
   

6. ‣“Headmaster 4” and “The Pupil” cocktails, created for the NYC and Providence, RI, launches of Headmaster Magazine No. 4.
   

7. ‣Our Post “Żubrówka (Polish Bison Grass Vodka) Should Be in Your Mixology Arsenal” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, September 11, 2012.
   

8. ‣Our post “A Watermelon and Spice Cocktail? Try Daddy Gives Rosie a Buzz” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, August 7, 2012.
   

9. ‣Our post “Now Is the Time To Imbibe a Daiquiri” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, July 20, 2012.
   

10. ‣Our post “The Simplicity of Preparing Warmed Olives, Paired with Vesper Cocktails” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, June 26, 2012
    

11. ‣Our post “Gussy Up Zucchini with This Easy Spring-Through-Summer Cocktail Party Recipe” was featured on The New York Times Diner’s Journal: What We’re Reading, April 24, 2012
    

12. ‣Many of our cocktails, such as “Brooklyn Nonino,” “Bramble Punch,” and the “Black Manhattan,” are featured on Gojee Drinks; our “Big Apple,” “Tom Collins,” and “French 75” were each featured as the Drink of the Week
    

13. ‣Chosen as one of the “49 Blogs for Creating the Perfect Cocktail” by April Davis, Accredited Degree Online
    

14. ‣Wikio Ranking as one of the top Cocktails and Spirits blogs
    

15. ‣Chosen as a Foodista Drink Blog of the Day, September 12, 2010; March 11, 2011
    

16. ‣Chosen as one of the “50 Amazing Mixology Blogs” by Online Degree
    

17. ‣“Love Potion #44” cocktail, Gaz’s Big Cocktail Competition 2010, Runner Up, Rittenhouse Rye Division (click here for recipe)
    

18. ‣“Langdon’s Folly” cocktail, created for Doubleday Books for launch party of Dan Brown’s new Robert Langdon novel, The Lost Symbol (read about it here)
    

19. ‣“The Gondolier” cocktail, created for Creative Alternatives of New York (read about it here)
    

20. ‣Spirited Lunch with Bourbon House, New Orleans, and Piedmont Distillers at Tales of the Cocktail 2009 (read about it here and here)
    

21. ‣Inside New Orleans, Live radio interview with Eric Asher, WIST AM
    

22. ‣Tasting Room at Tales of the Cocktail 2009, with Piedmont Distillers (read about it here and here)
    

23. ‣“Brooklyn Nonino” listed first on The New York Times City Room blog, August 12, 2008 (read it here)
    

24. ‣“Oh Pear” cocktail, USA Pears/Imbibe Magazine Pear Cocktail Contest, Third Place (read about it here & here)
    

25. ‣“Hard Candy” cocktail, created for Ars Nova Candyland-themed Holiday Party

1. ‣“Talking Tiki” in Edible Queens, Summer 2011
   

2. ‣“The Wink and French 75” in “Happy Thanksgiving from Publishing Perpectives,” Publishing Perspectives
   

3. ‣We wrote a monthly column, “Steve and Paul – Cocktail Buzz,” highlighting what we’re currently imbibing for Bar None Drinks

All photographs by Steve Schul

(except the photographs with Steve in them . . . those are by Paul Zablocki)

Cocktail Buzz www.cocktailbuzz.com is owned and operated by Steve Schul and Paul Zablocki ©2007–2013. Any inquiries can be sent to mail [at] cocktailbuzz.com.

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