DE Liga Privada No.9 Toro

Today we have the Drew Estate Liga Privada No.9 Toro.  This cigar has a dark brown wrapper with no visible veins or seems.  Its a very attractive cigar.  After lighting, the draw is fairly firm and is not giving off very good smoke output.  The draw flavors are creamy cedar and black pepper, the retro hale is fairly light on the black pepper.  The finish flavors have earth, black pepper, and cedar.  A few more puffs and raisin flavor with a sweet tobacco start to dominate the finish.  The cigar is at a medium to full in body and the flavors stay on the palate long into the next draw.  The burn is razor sharp, in fact its unbelievably sharp.

One inch down the cigar and some flavor changes start to happen.  The draw has opened up, its not giving off an acceptable amount of smoke.  The draw flavors has a creamy earth and cedar with black pepper.  The sweet tobacco and raisin come in first on the finish. Through the retro hale, black pepper and chocolate cashew nuttiness come in and fades away pretty quickly.  A few more puffs and some dark chocolate comes in on the finish which is a nice compliment to the earth, raisin, and sweet tobacco.  Its a unique combination of flavors that I cant say i have had before in any cigar that I have smoked. The body is at a medium to full leaning towards full.  The burn remains razor sharp

Four inches down and another transition happens.  The draw still has the cedar, earth, and black pepper. Although the black pepper has come down just a bit.  A chocolaty earth and creamy is now dominating the finish.  A sweet tobacco note continues to come in and out between draws but the chocolaty note is dominating.  The sweet raisin also comes in every few puffs but is now fading quickly.  The chocolate cashew nuttiness is still on the retro, but the black pepper takes over on the retro hale.  The burn remains perfect.

With just over two inches left the cigars flavors are getting washed out by a warm chard tobacco and leather taste.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 22 minute mark.  Overall, this cigar was very tasty.  It was my first Liga No.9 and it will not be my last.

Price: $13.49

Appearance: 10/10

Draw: 17/20

Burn: 20/20

Flavor:  18/20

Complexity: 18/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  93 / Great Cigar