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Review: Undercrown Corona ¡Viva! (Prerelease)

In early December 2011, Erik Calviño of Cigar Snob Magazine posted this picture of a preproduction Undercrown. Shortly thereafter, it was confirmed that the name was in fact Undercrown Corona ¡Viva!, a Corona Gorda-sized extension to Undercrown lineup that was set to debut in Spring of 2012. Steve Saka, president of Drew Estate, described it [...]

Review: Liga Privada No. 9 (2006)

In July 2006, the Liga Privada No. 9 made its first public debut at Drew Estate’s RTDA booth. The story has been told numerous times, but just for kicks, here’s what Drew Estate President Steve Saka said about it back before it was commercially released: Liga Privada No. 9 is the product of a cigar [...]

Review: Liga Privada Ünico Serie Feral Flying Pig (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In 2009, Liga Privada introduced the No. 9 Flying Pig, the vitola of which Steve Saka picked the shape from a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size-selection case, to impressive reviews. The T52 Flying Pig was released in 2010 to rave reviews as well. Unlike the No. [...]

Review: Liga Privada Ünico Serie A

Today we will be taking a look at a promotional product from Liga Privada, the Ünico Serie A! About a year ago there were rumors of a possible A size for the Liga Privada line in the works at Drew Estate. As you can imagine, being the Liga Privada whore that I am, I was [...]

Review: Undercrown Gran Toro (Prerelease)

In continuing with our IPCPR 2011 cigar reviews, today we will be taking a look at a new cigar line from the Drew Estate crew, the Undercrown! About six months or so ago, the rumor mill starting churning about a brand new line from Drew Estate that was being released. Honestly at first we were [...]

Review: My Uzi Weighs a Ton 5 x 60 (Prerelease)

The newest release from Jonathan Drew, My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) is the end product of a journey that started with Jonathan creating a blend during on the Cigar Safari tours last November. As Jonathan himself said: “The beginning of the project actually started during the B.O.T.L tour because this was the very first [...]

Review: Liga Privada EV-10

Today is the story of two very different Lanceros born from the same mother, in the same factory and conceived around the same time. One has been smoked by a few individuals and seems destined to be the next regular production sensation from Drew Estate. The other? Like many Lanceros made in ultra small quantities, [...]

Review: Liga Privada Ünico Serie L40

The narrative we tell today is one of two very different cigars, both born in the Drew Estate factory and both inspired by the Dirty Rat. While almost no one has heard of the Liga Privada EV-10, the L40 is a cigar that’s generated quite a bit of buzz. And unlike the EV-10, the L40 is bound for production and set to make an appearance at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas, two months from now.

Review: Liga Privada T52 6 x 60 (Preproduction)

Today we will be taking a look at a brand spanking preproduction of a new line addition to the Liga Privada T52 line, the 6×60! In a cigar world where everyone is making extremely large sized cigars, it’s no surprise that we got a hold of this new Liga Privada, a 6 x 60 monster! [...]

Review: Liga Privada MF-13 (Preproduction)

(Editor’s Note: When Brooks reviewed this cigar, it was known as “MF-13″, which, as he notes at the end of the review, stands for what you think it would. MF-13 was always meant to be an internal name for a variety of purposes. Given the release of the JD4/MF-4 as the UF-4, one would assume [...]