E-man67,So I was tempted to pick up this Liga Privada #9 (Drew Estate) because I tend to gravitate toward darker smokes. Now appearence wise it looks like an azz kicker...black as coal...and smooth almost veinless....looks beautiful. So I clip the cap and the draw was rather tight but not too much I couldn't smoke it. So I lite it up....I get a really sweet slight bitterness taste, little chocolate, and a char kinda flavor. The stick burns evern but doesn't change up a bit in the flavor department...very bland. The smoke it would appear looking at this stick would be heavy but it isn't...this would appear to be a heavier smoke but it is more on the medium side. I found it disappointing especially for a $10 stick. Maybe it's this particular size...not sure...but I won't be buying another to find out.
Fwiw, LP #9s are very rarely tight, but it does regretfully happen in any handmade product and imo, if it is you such just pitch it. Without the proper draw, the combustion rate is all wrong and the cigar will not taste right.
I would greatly appreciate it if you emailed me your snail mail so I can get you a replacement smoke or two. You may still not like the cigar and if you post so, no problem, not every cigar is for everyone, but nobody should pay $11 for a tight cigar so we owe you.
Much thanks,
Steve Saka
saka@drewestate.com
President, Drew Estate, Inc.
