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
Crack the Skye out of body experiences and Stephen Hawking's theories on wormholes. Dailor has also said that "Crack the Skye" is meant as an homage to his sister, Skye Dailor, who committed suicide at age 14. Scott Kelly, who guested on the title track, has this to say about the song: Paul Romano, who had done all of Mastodon's album artwork to that point, created the art for "Crack the Skye". The piece features various ethereal images tied in closely with the overall concept of the record. "Crack the Skye" was released in two editions: the Standard and the Limited Edition. The