Liga Privada T52 Corona Viva (6 x 46) Cigar
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Liga Privada translates to "private blend" — the line began as then-president Steve Saka's personal, not-for-sale blends, and T52 is the fuller-bodied follow-up to Liga Privada No. 9, introduced in 2009. Its defining element is an exclusive Connecticut River Valley sun-grown Habano wrapper that is stalk-cut, meaning the entire plant is chopped and hung in the barn rather than the leaves being primed individually. The Corona Viva was one of three line extensions added to the T52 and No. 9 ranges in 2018, the year Liga Privada marked its 10th anniversary.
A Connecticut River Valley stalk-cut, sun-grown Habano wrapper over a plantation-grown Brazilian Mata Fina binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan long-fillers — the same interior recipe as Liga Privada No. 9 beneath a different leaf. Handmade at Drew Estate's La Gran Fabrica in Estelí, Nicaragua. Corona Viva format, 6 x 46. Box count: 24 cigars.
Opens with coffee, wood, earth, orange rind and exotic pepper, the coffee moving to the forefront over a creamy undertone through the first half. Earth and pepper take over in the second half, the orange-rind sweetness turning slightly bitter, with coffee and wood holding on to the finish. The slim format concentrates the blend's power, with earth and caramel lifted by baking spices such as cinnamon and clove.
Alcoholic: Bold bourbon. Non-Alcoholic: Strong dark roast coffee.
Afternoon — most accessible T52 vitola in smoke time.
