Redux: Liga Privada T52 by Drew Estate

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  1. Matt

    Redux Liga Privada T52 by Drew Estate

    Origin : NicaraguaDrew Estate
    Format : Toro
    Size : 6.0? x 52
    Wrapper : Stalk Cut Sungrown Habano
    Filler : Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran
    Binder : Brazilian
    Hand-Made
    Price : $14 each

    Drew Estate has been making quite the splash as of late on the cigar world and especially in the online cigar community and it is not for a type of cigar you would typically associate with the brand. Recently they have had two very successful and very well received lines of cigars and they are not flavored or infused in any way. They are traditional cigars and they are sold under the name Liga Privada. First came the No. 9 and most recently the T52 which a lot of cigar smokers are raving about. Not that long ago I was able to smoke and review a pre-production version of the T52. Specifically “blend #3? which was supposedly selected as the final blend for what would become the production version of the T52. Now I have heard second and third hand, that Drew Estate actually tweaked that final blend a bit at the last minute using a hybrid of the pre-production blends #3 and #4. I have no idea how accurate that is if at all but I heard it said often enough that I thought it worth mentioning.

    Since I smoked that pre-production version of the T52 I have been looking forward to revisiting the smoke in its final off the shelf incarnation. I was very surprised by that first T52 and thought it to be a stellar cigar. You can read my review of it by clicking here. One of the unique features of this cigar is it’s wrapper. It is a one of kind wrapper leaf not used on any other cigar. It is grown in Connecticut and it is harvested in a unique fashion. You can read all about it in that review of the pre-production stick.

    Visually this cigar is just as beautiful as the pre-production version. Dark and oily, and virtually flawless. This one was a little different in the flavor department though, and that is not a bad thing. This T52 starts off with very full and robust meaty flavors. You feel like you just sat down and began eating a four course meal. It was wonderful, but I knew if it kept up for the entire smoke it would be too much. Thankfully it calmed down a bit after the first inch or two. Then I was treated to rich and decadent notes of chocolate and espresso with the occasional flash of licorice. I don’t recall ever smoking a cigar with such a distinct chocolaty flavor to it. It would switch back and forth between the thick meaty flavors and the slightly lighter chocolate and espresso. Towards the end it became very full and robust again with a bit of black pepper on the finish. I smoked this one down to the nub. Construction was absolute perfection. Perfect burn, perfect draw, perfect ash. I don’t think you could construct a cigar any better than this. I have to say I enjoyed the T52 immensely and found it to be even better than I remember the pre-production blend #3 to be. This is a must try for any lover of stout, full bodied cigars. It has earned a spot on my “Matt’s Favs” list.

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Cigar Region Nicaragua
Filler Select Honduras and Nicaragua Seed
Wrapper Hybrid Connecticut River Valley Stalk cut
Binder Plantation-Grown Brazilian Mata Fina
Length 6
Ring Gauge 52
Vitola Toro
Construction Hand Made