Liga Privada

Liga Privada, which means "private blend", is a cigar brand including several lines that will interest us today. This name was chosen because, originally, the blends that constitute these lines were not intended to be commercialized, but to remain in the personal humidors of Drew Estate, the brand that these different lines belong to...

Let's start with the Liga Privada No. 9: the cigars of this line are composed of 7 different tobaccos, coming from 7 different crops. The wrapper is a Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks, the binder is grown in the Mata Fina plantations in Brazil and the filler is assembled from a myriad of tobaccos from Honduras and Nicaragua. They are aged for 1 year before being released for sale. This line is characterized by flavors of black pepper and spices emanating from a dense and robust smoke, resulting in a cigar whose power evolves from medium to strong.

The Liga Privada No. 9 offers a variation of 9 different vitolas: the Parejo Toro (52 x 152 mm); the Figurado Belicoso (52 x 152 mm); the Parejo Robusto (54 x 127 mm); the Parejo Corona Doble (54 x 178 mm); the Flying Pig (60 x 100 mm); the Corona Viva (48 x 152 mm); the Short Panatela (46 x 114 mm); the Petit Corona (46 x 108 mm) as well as the Coronet (32 x 95 mm). They are available in boxes of 24 or 48 units.

Continuing with the Liga Privada T52 line: a limited edition meticulously blended over a period of 2 years with different combinations of tobaccos before reaching the perfect blend. It comes with a very special wrapper, the Connecticut Habano. The T52 contains a unique blend of "Stalk Cut" tobacco hand rolled by the brand's finest torcedors. Black pepper and spicy notes reign in every draw.

This range includes 9 vitolas: the Robusto (54 x 127 mm); the Toro (52 x 152 mm); the Belicoso (52 x 152 mm); the Corona Doble (54 x 178 mm); the Flying Pig (60 x 100 mm); the Corona Viva (48 x 152 mm); the Short Panatela (46 x 114 mm); the Petit Corona (46 x 108 mm) and the Coronet (32 x 95 mm). They are available in boxes of 12 or 24 cigars.

Then there is the Liga Privada Único Serie: as part of the regular production of the Liga Privada line, many blends are elaborated in search of the perfect smoke. Hundreds of samples are therefore rejected, but a few of them are interesting enough to dedicate them a special line, the Único Serie. In this way, these vitolas have links with the Liga Privada No. 9 or the Liga Privada T52 in terms of the used tobaccos. The cigars are all different, not only in terms of size, but also in the blend, they are very special (like their name) and extremely limited. In some cases, they are regional cigars, exclusive to a store or reserved for an event.

There are no less than 11 vitolas making up the series: the Dirty Rat (44 x 127 mm); the A (47 x 228 mm); the L40 Lancero (40 x 177 mm); the Ratzilla (46 x 158 mm); the Feral Flying Pig (60 x 137 mm); the Papas Fritas (44 x 114 mm); the UF-13 Dark (52 x 140 mm); the Velvet Rat (46 x 159 mm); the Nasty Fritas (52 x 102 mm); the UF-4 (52 x 152 mm) and finally the Year of the Rat (46 x 140 mm).

We will conclude with the Liga Privada H99: since the 10 years of history of the line, the desire to create more and more exceptional cigars is deep-rooted. The H99 is composed of a Corojo wrapper from the Connecticut River Valley, wrapping a San Andres Otapan Negro Último Corte binder. Inside, a filler of aged tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras is enclosed. It gives off mainly classic wood, baker's spice, cherry cream and black pepper aromas.

The chosen vitola for this line is a Toro (52 x 152 mm) which is available in a box of 24 units.

About the brand:

Jonathan Drew first entered the cigar industry when he began selling cigars from a small kiosk in New York's World Trade Center in 1995. A year later, he was joined by one of his fraternity mates, Marvin Samel, and together the duo soon founded Drew Estate Inc.

Although they were not originally from the tobacco industry, they had their first success with the creation of ACID, one of their sub-brands whose innovative cigars are infused with herbs, oils and essential plants. They then followed up with the launch of Liga Privada in 2007, which also received acclaim. Since then, Drew Estate has more than 20 lines, each with its own unique characteristics.

After making cigars for over 10 years in a small factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, Jonathan and Marvin purchased a greenfield site, overlooking a valley and tobacco fields in the same area and began to build their factory in September 2006.

Opened in July 2007, La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate is quite impressive: it is the largest cigar factory in Nicaragua and one of the five largest premium cigar factories in the world. 94,000 handcrafted cigars are produced each day in a bright, open work atmosphere decorated with countless handmade murals. It's a combination of Nicaraguan culture and art inspired by the brand and painted by the talented artists of Drew Estate's Subculture Studio.

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DREW ESTATE - Liga Privada No. 9 - Box of 24 or 48
Parejo Toro (52 x 152 mm)
Figurado Belicoso (52 x 152 mm)
Parejo Robusto (54 x 127 mm)
Parejo Corona Doble (54 x 178 mm)
Flying Pig (60 x 100 mm)
Corona Viva (48 x 152 mm)
Short Panatela (46 x 114 mm)
Petit Corona (46 x 108 mm)
Coronet (32 x 95 mm)

DREW ESTATE - Liga Privada T52 - Box of 12 or 24
Robusto (54 x 127 mm)
Toro (52 x 152 mm)
Belicoso (52 x 152 mm)
Corona Doble (54 x 178 mm)
Flying Pig (60 x 100 mm)
Corona Viva (48 x 152 mm)
Short Panatela (46 x 114 mm)
Petit Corona (46 x 108 mm)
Coronet (32 x 95 mm)

DREW ESTATE - Liga Privada Único Serie
Dirty Rat (44 x 127 mm)
A (47 x 228 mm)
L40 Lancero (40 x 177 mm)
Ratzilla (46 x 158 mm)
Feral Flying Pig (60 x 137 mm)
Papas Fritas (44 x 114 mm)
UF-13 Dark (52 x 140 mm)
Velvet Rat (46 x 159 mm)
Nasty Fritas (52 x 102 mm)
UF-4 (52 x 152 mm)
Year of the Rat (46 x 140 mm)

DREW ESTATE - Liga Privada H99 - Box of 24
Toro (52 x 152 mm)

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