And never-ending variety of aromas and tastes of whisky and wine, that’s what attracts me. The history, complexity and time consuming process behind it all. What attracts you to these drinks? Which was your first love? Two powerful, intense wines with different characters and richness to add to whisky. I was lucky to find them, they are rare birds on cask market. Both classics Quercus robur barriques from two glorious Bordeaux wineries. It’s the first time for both whiskies to be matured in these type of wine casks. But due to COVID things got more complicated.Ĭan you give me some details on the wine casks the Ardmore and Glen Garioch were finished in? (Mouton Rothschild and Latour Martillac) I’m working to launch both The Bookinist and Scyfion on the European market. Some are maturing to be bottled this year. Do you plan on releasing more? And if so, will they be available outside of Ukraine? The Ardmore and Glen Garioch are from 2019 and so far the only Bookinist releases. A lot of characters and events. So we decided to display the father and son. In case of The Brothers Karamazov, the task was harder. If we are talking about TWoW, here the book offered the solution by itself - retrospective of old England with a tripod overhanging and pressing above it. Both labels were hand crafted to reflect the essence of the book. These guys are magicians, they materialized my thoughts and wishes.
The labels were created in design studio 43 Oz in Moldova. I find both books and whiskies are a perfect match and companions for each other.Ĭan you talk a bit about the artwork for these releases? The War of the Worlds captured my imagination when I was a kid, it was my first science fiction book and it impressed me deeply! As well as The Brothers Karamazov, a book which is constantly worth re-reading, it always offers you something new for your thoughts and soul experiences. And it was like … turn on, tune in, change all.īoth books are my favourites from different ages and I wanted to dedicate the first two releases to these particular books. Someone, either by malicious intent or as a gift, had put a Laphroaig 10 on my table (red pill for most of us). Whisky had bursted in my life during my wedding in 2013. The idea first came to me when I decided to quit my previous job and wanted to start a new chapter of my life tightly tied with whisky. Where did the idea for The Bookinist come from? And why did you choose The War of the Worlds and The Brother Karamazov? (This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.) Being a very kind and accommodating person, he immediately answered in the affirmative. So, I asked Anatoliy if he’d be willing to answer a few questions. They honestly are some of my favourite looking whiskies ever. A lot of thought and care went into this Ardmore and Glen Garioch. The important difference is that Scyfion’s releases have all spend time in Ukrainian wine casks, while the two Bookinist whiskies were finished in casks from well-known wineries from Bordeaux.īut that’s not why they caught my attention.
What connects Scyfion and The Bookinist is their fondness for wine cask finishes. I’ve reviewed several of their releases, as have some others.
Also, you might’ve read about some other bottlings Anatoliy was involved with, called Scyfion. You may not know much yet about The Bookinist, a small independent label from Ukraine, run by Anatoliy Berezovskiy.
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