Isle of Skye 8 Year Old

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old

NOSE: a wonderfully rich combination of spices, hazelnuts, peat and smoke all covered by Speyside sherry sweetness. Out of the bottle you can smell dried fruits such as prunes. TASTE: smooth, big and sweet with peat notes. FINISH: sweet again, slightly woody and nutty. Overall impression: a very nice and

Score 87/100

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old

It’s blend time again. This time a finished blends which i find very interesting. Originally Six Isles is a blended scotch from Ian McLeod distillers consisting of whiskies from each of Scotland’s whisky producing islands of Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Orkney and Arran. This wee dram was further matured (finished) in Pomerol casks (from the Pomerol...

Score 88/100

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old

You could be forgiven for thinking, just by the label, that this is an independently bottled Talisker. However, it is a blend of Talisker, Speyside malts and, of course, grain whiskies, all at least eight years old. Ian Macleod Distillers started in 1933 and bottles a range of single malts and other spirit drinks; so why the affinity to Skye?...

Score 90/100

Isle of Skye 8 Year Old

Nose: Tricky to define but peat and spices (Nutmeg) are present. The oak interaction is clear and there are strains of Barley. More of the Islay that Speyside malts are apparent on the nose. Taste: Sweet and thick. Very chewy with the peat still present along with spices. Here comes the sweetness now, butterscotch and cream. Finish: Long and...

Score 84/100