Liga Privada L40 Review

Liga Privada L40
Made by: Drew Estate
Country: Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua
Vitola: 7 by 40

Liga Privada time! It has been a while since I reviewed one of these cigars, and I am absolutely looking forward to it. As always aesthetics are wonderful, and the wrapper looks delicious. These are the more limited production releases done by Drew Estate, that said being able to get your hands on one is an accomplishment. Finding a box is even better, if they are in stock you would find them in the link attached to the picture (note: they are in stock at the time I am writing this). Lets see if it performs as good as it looks with a Liga Privada L40 Review.

Prelight

A very thick toothy wrapper, mainly small veins but there is one that is very large that may cause a burn issue. The foot is giving off leather and cedar. The cap is pretty well done, good cut with some loose tobacco. The prelight draw is giving different flavors then the foot, I am getting milk chocolate with some orange. There is a bit of pepper but it is subtle, the draw itself is pretty easy. The pack is pretty lumpy, but from the notes I am getting I expect that not to be an issue. Let’s get this lit up and see how it performs.

1/3

Easy to get lit up, wonderful start. Leather is on the front with a bit of orange underneath. Cedar comes up on the center as the front’s flavors fade. The finish is a clean mix of cedar and white pepper. The leather note does linger in the mouth, the smoke is nice and thick and there is a ton of it. The mouth feel is abnormal because the smoke itself is oily but the cigar is definitely dry. I would recommend a drink with this cigar on that note. As I get toward the end of the first third the orange is coming into play on the finish as well. Medium bodied and almost no strength at this point.

2/3

The shortest summary I could do of this complex profile would be that leather and orange notes are on the front. Then cedar takes over the center of the profile, and the orange comes back up with white herbal pepper alongside the cedar on the finish. This is a very relaxing cigar, the construction is very good. There is no need to worry about the burn, draw, or smoke production. The strength came up a bit just to a low, and the body is at a medium plus now. The ash is strong, holding for about an inch and a half before I lose faith in leaving it on longer. The cigar is burning a bit quick which is unfortunate. As I get to the end of the second third the front is now milk chocolate and leather. The chocolate dies abruptly on the center and the cedar comes up with some cashew mixed in. The orange and white pepper notes are almost completely gone. There is a very faint black pepper coming up but it’s not a big player in the profile yet.

3/3

Still wonderful smoke production and smoke thickness, the cigar has been a chimney throughout. The body has stayed at medium plus and the strength is still at a low. And that’s been a good balance for this flavor profile, good complexity and decent transitions. The oily characteristic of the smoke is more present now, the dry feel has fallen. The front is now bitter cocoa and leather, and the finish is cedar and light white pepper. The black pepper never really came up to be important in the profile. The reappearance of the white pepper was very nice, and to be honest I don’t think I’ve number a cigar to the point I got with this one in a while. Because of that I actually ended up getting an hour and ten minutes out of the cigar. Had I not done this, an hour would’ve been the smoke time.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Conclusion: 93

Absolutely delicious, pretty good body and very low strength. There was good transitions with the flavors but nothing changed to the extreme. The complexity was very good, the smoke production and smoke thickness was wonderful. These cigars are as popular as they should be. A wonderful blending job by Drew Estate. This is something that you absolutely should try.

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