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bright pairing
Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 with Boulard XO
Calvados lifts Liga's dark profile with baked apple and mature oak.
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Cigar
Drew Estate
Liga Privada No. 9 / Robusto
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Strength
- Medium-Full
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Size
- 5.0" x 52
Spirit
Boulard
XO
- Category
- Brandy
- Type
- Calvados
- Region
- Normandy
- Proof
- 80 proof
Why It Works
The cigar supplies dark cocoa and leather; the apple brandy cuts through with fruit and vanilla, making the broadleaf feel brighter and more aromatic.
Tasting Notes
- apple skin
- leather
- cocoa-laced oak
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