I stumbled upon this bad boy literally by accident, and my fortunes couldn’t have been better. The Liga Privada line is well known and loved, and any connoisseur can tell you the T-52 is elusive.

Vitola: 

A beautifully wrapped toro weighing in at 6 by 52. The habano wrapper is flawless. And by flawless, I mean flawless. Not an unseemly vein in sight, and the color is fantastic. Love was put into this stick.

Dry Draw:

I decided to punch cut the T-52, and I didn’t regret the decision at all. Initial flavor impressions are coffee and nuts. Not an uncommon start for a cigar, but the flavors to follow were really going to blow me away.

Smoke:

This smoke stick smoked like a locomotive. Draw was silky smooth, and smoke level was so copious I was actually worried it might be a problem in the cigar lounge I was at. The aroma out of the cigar was savory. Savory on a level I’ve yet experienced. I thought the Obsidian and Gurkha Empire IV were savory, but the T-52 knocked it out of the park. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear there was a full course meal laid out before me.

Flavor:

Earth and spice were predominant throughout the cigar. Much like an aged whiskey, the earthiness in the cigar was very pleasant and accompanied the savory aroma very nicely. Many reviews mention black pepper as an identifier of the T-52, but I have to say it didn’t come up for me. The spices were immensely enjoyable, light but complex. The flavors here were much more mild than I expected. Not that the cigar itself is mild by any means, but the Liga Privada line is known for its potency. I could easily seemyself smoking these daily, and has been raised to one of my top three cigars.

Smoking Time:

This cigar smoked for just over an hour. I think I could have made it last longer, but I got a little carried away with the tasty flavors in the first third and smoked it faster than I should have.