Tide-powered whisky to be produced in Sound of Islay

A view over the Sound of Islay from Jura (Nova Innovation/PA)

Scotch whisky produced between isles of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides is set to be distilled using energy powered by the tide in a new project.

Nova Innovation will install a series of underwater turbines in the Sound of Islay, between Islay and Jura, as part of the Oran na Mara project.