Liga Privada No. 9 is often considered a modern classic—highly regarded amongst connoisseurs as a fundamental ingredient in the path to ultimate cigar enlightenment… 

That may be laying it on a tad thick, but fact is, in the short period since the cigar’s official introduction to the public in 2007, Liga Privada No. 9 has become a living legend! You can no longer mention renowned favorites such as Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series, Fuente Fuente OpusX, or Oliva Serie V without including Liga Privada.

The cigar was the result of countless blends created by Drew Estate in the early 2000s, as an attempt to diversify their portfolio and enter the realm of ultra-premiums. And boy did they capitalize! Using a thick, oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper—one that nearly all others are now compared—the blend then incorporates a Plantation-Grown Brazilian Mata Fina binder over select Honduran and Cuban-seed Nicaraguan long-fillers; making for a gritty, in-your-face smoking experience you won’t soon forget! Smoking a Liga Privada No. 9 for the first time is often an eye-opening experience, overloading the palate with rich and decadent flavors of wet earth, white pepper, punchy cocoa powder, and French roast coffee; all wrapped up in a full-bodied flavor extravaganza… There we go again embellishing—Liga tends to have that effect on you.