Skye blender ("smugglers den by the Sound of Sleat"), based at . These are marketed using predominantly Gaelic-language labels. The blended whisky branded as "Isle of Skye" is produced not on the island but by the Glengoyne Distillery at Killearn north of Glasgow, though the website of the owners, Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd., boasts a "high proportion of Island malts" and contains advertisements for tourist businesses in the island. There is also an established software presence on Skye, with Portree-based Sitekit having expanded in recent years. Crofting is still important, but although there are about 2,000 crofts on Skye only 100
Ione Skye role on "Arrested Development". In addition to acting, Skye also works as a painter, and has authored several children's books. In 2006, VH1 ranked her number 84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Skye was born Ione Skye Leitch in Hampstead, London, England, the daughter of folk singer-songwriter Donovan and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger). Her father is Scottish, and her mother was an American of Jewish descent who was raised in the Bronx, New York City. Her second name comes from the Isle of Skye. She is the younger sister of Camp Freddy singer Donovan Leitch.