Living Proof podcast: Tyler Zielinski on becoming a “beverage expert”

Living Proof’s Nicole Haack speaks to young cocktail writer Tyler Zielinski about how he’s forging a career in journalism behind the bar.

Oct 07, 2020, updated May 15, 2025

American writer Tyler Zielinski left his career in advertising when his cocktail blog, Bon Vivantito, shot to fame in 2018.

Now, at just 26 years old, he has appeared as a “beverage expert” in publications such as Liquor.com, PUNCH and Bloomberg.

Tyler joins Nicole from London to discuss what he’s been writing about, such as stumbling across a little-known carbonation technique, and how bars are becoming more profitable by pre-diluting cocktails.

You can find Living Proof on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.

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