Isle of Skye named 'Whisky of the Year' by About.com in the blended scotch category! January 27, 2010 Click here to view the article. "Isle of Skye, this 8 year old offering from Ian Macleod is one of the most complex, masterful blended whiskies ever produced. Hints of smoke wafting through a Chinese tea house delight the palate before settling in for a surprisingly long finish for a blended scotch whisky. An absolutely delightful dram, well suited for special occasions but modestly priced to allow you to enjoy regularly." Macleod’s Isle of Skye Scotch makes a welcome return to the USA! From April, award winning MACLEOD’S ISLE OF SKYE Blended Scotch Whisky will once again be available throughout the USA after more than a decade’s absence. Originating in Skye, one of the most widely celebrated Scottish Islands, and home of the Clan Macleod, ISLE OF SKYE 8 Years Old is famed for its exceptionally smooth and mellow flavor, thanks to its high proportion of carefully selected Island and Speyside Malts. A premium quality Scotch, ISLE OF SKYE is one of the few blends which carries an age statement, defining its age by the youngest whisky in the blend, with much of the malts in ISLE OF SKYE much older. Whisky expert, Jim Murray, describes ISLE OF SKYE as “an absolute must for any Islay-philes out there – in fact, a must for everybody. Your taste buds are beaten up and caressed simultaneously. One of the most enormous yet brilliantly balanced Scotch whiskies in the world.”