Liga Privada T52 Belicoso Review

Liga Privada T52
Made by: Drew Estate
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 by 52 (Belicoso)

The bronze label of the Liga Privada T52 justifies it place in the lines produced by the company. This cigar’s usually looked at as a less popular blend among the Liga Privada’s. This will be my first time smoking a T52, so let’s see what the cigar has to offer with a Liga Privada T52 Belicoso Review.

Prelight

Lots of small veins, one or two larger ones. The cap is different than the usual torpedo caps, in that, it seems less complex. However, it looks sturdy. The foot gives off a black pepper and dry cocoa with a hint of fruit. You cannot see the seams on the cigar unless you look hard. Great cut, but there was a good amount of loose tobacco. Very airy pre-light draw, there is still a hint of dry cocoa detectable and mixed pepper. Let’s get this lit up.

1/3

One thing to note is the cigar did take a while to light. The front has a almost wheat bread taste to it, followed by mixed pepper with a good amount of black pepper in that mix. There is an almost jalapeño like Sting to the pepper toward the center of the profile as well. Tons of smoke pouring off the cigar. However, the smokes thickness is less than what I am used to with the Liga Privada lines. As the first third comes to an end pepper is blasting my palate. A mix of red, black, white, and that jalapeño note. Medium bodied, low to medium strength. No changes to smoke production, and it held a good burn.

2/3

As the second third begins cocoa is beginning to appear on the finish alongside the still powerful pepper. No issues with the burn wonderful looking Ash. Just wow, that is a lot of pepper, and not just one type of pepper, very complex pepper. If you enjoy that flavor this is an interesting smoke and you will be highly entertained by those notes. No changes to body or strength, consistent in that regard, the no. 9 held to that as well in terms of consistency. I did have a tunneling issue that showed up and required a correction, but it corrected all right. After that, a barnyard and Oak note came up similar to the first third of the Liga Privada No. 9.

3/3

Very consistent in terms of body and strength. Still wonderful smoke output, not the thickest smoke however. Good burn line, so no major construction issues other then the tunneling toward the end of the second third. Very complex pepper throughout the cigar.  It’s returning at the nub, the oak and barnyard flavors are staying strong though. There is some cedar playing in the profile alongside the oak in the front. Very different than the No 9 overall.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Conclusion: 85

I liked the pepper a lot and that helped the cigars score, good complexity, defined transitions. The reason this did better than the No. 9 in terms of flavor is because of the complexity the pepper notes offered. So the more recent T52’s flavors are better than the recent No. 9 in my opinion. I still had to hold true to the construction score, the tunneling was unfortunate. Had it not been for that, this cigar would have scored higher than the No. 9. The Liga Privada lines are always interesting the way they change each production run.

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