Iceland · Since 874
Carried through generations
The original Icelandic skyr recipe
Story
What our skyr is built on
Over 1,100 years ago, Nordic settlers brought skyr to Iceland.
While it disappeared elsewhere, it endured here. Passed down from mother to daughter, it became a cornerstone of the Icelandic diet, helping people stay strong through harsh conditions.
Around 90 years ago, this knowledge was brought into modern dairies.
Today, the process is more advanced — but the recipe remains the same. Made with original Icelandic cultures. Naturally high in protein. Still rooted in where it began.
Skyr – a cornerstone of the Icelandic diet
Skyr is a deeply rooted Icelandic tradition, believed to have remained largely unchanged since the country's first settlement. Iceland's remote, unforgiving climate made growing a wide variety of crops difficult, so preserving food was essential. Icelanders pickled and stored food in skyr whey, which soured the food and helped keep it edible — a practice that also helped keep the skyr tradition itself alive for centuries.
The keepers of the recipe
Made by women, kept by women.
For centuries, Icelandic women carried the knowledge of skyr-making — not in books, but in practice. From mother to daughter, they preserved the original cultures and the method behind them, long after it disappeared elsewhere. When production moved into dairies, they became the teachers. That knowledge lives on in every cup of Ísey Skyr.
OUR NAME
We are Ísey
Ísey is an Icelandic female name — drawn from ís (ice) and ey (island). A name rooted in Iceland, and in the women who kept the skyr tradition alive, passing it from mother to daughter. Today, it’s the name of our skyr.
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Icelandic by origin
The recipe, the cultures, the milk — all from Iceland. The recipe still uses original Icelandic skyr cultures.
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Natural by nature
Made with more than three times the milk of a typical yoghurt. Naturally high in protein. Naturally fat-free.
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90+ years of production
Commercial production began in 1929. Ancient knowledge, modern standards. The same recipe — still made in Iceland.
Iceland's Secret to Healthy Living
From Iceland to your everyday
Thick. Creamy. High in protein. Naturally fat free.