Brand
The Six Isles
The Six Isles is a blended malt scotch whisky that combines single malts from the six Scottish whisky-producing islands (Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Orkney and Arran). It is presented as a sensory journey through the islands' characters and is bottled under the aegis of Ian Macleod Distillers.
- Broxburn · Scotland · United Kingdom
- 1 product
The story
The brand was developed and launched in the late 1990s by Ian Macleod Distillers. Over the years core NAS releases and special editions with wine cask finishes (e.g. Pomerol) have been issued, along with particular expressions such as 'Batch Strength' and 'Voyager'.
Production philosophy
To offer in a single bottle the distinctive character of the six main Scottish whisky-producing islands, delivering an organoleptic experience that combines peaty, mineral, maritime and sweeter/vegetal notes typical of the different islands.
Territory
Scotland (producing islands: Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Orkney, Arran)
Production method
Blended malt: assembly of single malts from Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Orkney and Arran. The core expression is typically bottled at around 43% ABV; some sources indicate the base bottling is non-coloured and non chill-filtered, and there are also batch strength releases and wine-cask finished versions.
Ageing
Core expression without age statement (NAS); historically there have been editions finished in wine casks (e.g. Pomerol) and matured releases finished in particular barrels.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Broxburn
- Categories
- whisky
- Scotch blended malt
- island whisky (Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Orkney, Arran)
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- Casks and ageing vessels
- French oak (Pomerol finish)
- Petrus Gaia casks (10-year edition finished)
- Representative products
- The Six Isles Blended Malt (core NAS)
- The Six Isles Voyager
- The Six Isles Batch Strength
- Whisky The Six Isles Blended Cl.70 - Giftbox
What makes it distinctive
- Blend of single malts from the six Scottish whisky-producing islands
- Brand/bottler: Ian Macleod Distillers
- Core expression commonly bottled at around 43% ABV
- Available in NAS, batch strength and some wine-finished variations