Liga Privada Dirty Rat Review

Liga Privada Dirty Rat
Made by: Drew Estate
Country: Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua
Vitola: 5 by 44 (Corona)

The king! The Dirty Rat is probably the most know of the Unico Series produced by Liga Privada. The band says it all, gold emblem and beautiful wrapper. Let’s see what this legend has to offer with a Liga Privada Dirty Rat Review.

Prelight

Construction looks flawless, and I have high expectations given this cigars reputation. Tons of tooth on the thick wrapper, of course suggesting creamy plentiful smoke which I know from experience will be a characteristic of this cigar. The foot gives off a cocoa note, alongside a white pepper and a sweet syrupy undertone. Great cut no issues there, I love the added flat tail the cap has. Adds another aspect of enjoyment to the smoking experience. The prelight draw is very loose and the flavors detected are a cocoa and herbal clean white pepper, with the sweet tone still around haven’t picked it out yet. Let’s get it lit up and see how it performs.

1/3

In typical Liga Privada fashion smoke is barreling off of the end of the cigar once it has been properly toasted. The initial profile shows the cocoa note presented in a lightly bitter dark chocolate form. The creaminess from the wrapper produces a wonderful mouth feel and that plays directly into the profile. The sweet syrupy note is balancing the cocoa wonderfully. There is a cedar undertone mixed in with a herbal/floral clean finish. So yeah, this cigar is heavy hitting in the complexity category from the get-go. Body is at a medium full and strength is at a medium. As the first third burns down there is a white pepper note coming up on the finish alongside the herbal/floral clean finish.

2/3

As the second third starts the burn line of the cigar isn’t very straight but it is self-correcting so it will probably be fine in that regard. The draw is still loose, great smoke output still. The dark chocolate note is up in the front with the addition of a cashew nutty note. The cedar has fell in the center of the profile and an oaky note has blended with it. The finish lost power in the profile but it has the same notes of white pepper and a herbal clean spice. I don’t recommend retrohaling this cigar unless you are trying to torture yourself via a pepper explosion. As I come to the end of the second third the woodsy notes in the center of the profile have faded. The white pepper and herbal finish is up, and the syrupy sweetness/cocoa/nuttiness hold the front.

3/3

The burn has evened out the body is still at a medium to medium-full. The strength has come up slightly toward the end of this cigar but I would still categorize it as a medium (plus). The smoke production is consistent and that creamy mouthfeel is delicious. The flavors of this cigar keep you very engaged throughout the smoke. There is some strength to the blend but the flavors are intense and are far more attention grabbing. Delicious profile throughout the cigar, at the end the profile hasn’t changed up much. The white pepper finish has now changed to include some black pepper, the herbal note has dropped. The flavors on the front are cocoa and the syrupy sweetness that has lasted through the cigar. The creamy flavor from the smoke/wrapper has added to the front of the profile in a great way. This is definitely one of the better offerings from Liga Privada.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Conclusion: 91

Worth trying, absolutely. A good amount of strength, delicious flavors, lots of complexity. It’s exactly what you would expect with all the talk about it. If you ever have the chance to smoke one do it. But the difficult part will be finding one. The hunt is always the best part though. Wish the cigar could have hit the full body mark, but it did not in my book. The transitions left more to be desired but how crazy can those get with the complexity at the level that it is at. And the burn line, next time dry boxing may help the burn on this particular cigar. But in every other regard this was a magnificent offering from Liga Privada.

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