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\"ledaig_shot\"<\/a>Everyone will have fond memories of the Dramboree-exclusive bottling of 8 year old Ledaig, right? With its sweet, earthy aroma, feisty spice & chocolate taste held together by notes of bacon and charcoal, and spicy, leafy finish?<\/p>\n

Some folks may even still have their bottle peeping out from their whisky shelves!<\/p>\n

If you’re not one of those folks then now might be a good time to scoop up one of the few last remaining bottles, <\/a>because our bottle’s ONLY GONE AND WON AN AWARD!<\/p>\n

As spotted in Issue 124 (the one with David Beckham on the cover), one of the features is the results of the 2014 Independent Bottlers Challenge – and it seems that our Ledaig (expertly selected by Ollie and Billy from TWE, with help from Jonny and Jason) and its timid little 58.8%abv took the<\/p>\n

Gold Medal for Best Island (non-Islay) Malt 12 Years & Under<\/h2>\n

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\nWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!<\/p>\n

Well, after that piece of news it’s time for a cup of tea and a sitdown…<\/p>\n

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