“QUICK PUFF” – Liga Privada T52
Jan 9, 2010 Cigar, Quick Puff
Tonight’s “Quick Puff” review is the new Liga Privada T52 by Drew Estates.
Drew Estate created the Liga Privada T52 Toro “stalk cut habano” for Steve Saka’s personal enjoyment and this cigar was released in 2009 at the New Orleans IPCPR show. A departure from the flavored cigars and budget sticks Drew Estate is known for, the Liga Privada T52 is quite complex. A multi-country blend of tobaccos the core of this cigar is the Dominican, Honduran, and Nicaraguan filler. The Brazilian Mata Fina binder is grown by Jose Fuego. The wrapper is a new wrapper never before used called the “stalk cut habano”.
The T52 has the same beautiful construction you find in the Liga Privada No.9. The wrapper is a flawless, smooth, oily beauty. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Aromas off the wrapper are of coffee bean and sweet tobacco. The T52 had a flavor profile very similar to the Liga Privada No.9 but with more intensity. There were some of the familiar dark chocolate, espresso and burnt sugar flavors. The difference is the power. The T52 has a more intensity with each of those flavors along with a black pepper and slight spice that I never found in the Liga No.9. It lit, and burned absolutely perfectly. For my palate, I prefer the No.9 over the T52 simply due to the medium body in the No.9. For those of you who enjoyed the No.9 but wanted little more “kick”, this might be just the cigar for you.
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