Liga Privada

[Blak Smyth]

I read that the Undercrown is the same blend as the LPs but with less age on them.
Cigars at your price has a pretty good availability on the LPs.
I don't really have any knowledge of the shortage of leaf so I have no comment on that.
I too am an LP whore though

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

I read that the Undercrown is the same blend as the LPs but with less age on them.

Whomever wrote that is mistaken, such is not the case.

What the Undercrown is though, is a cigar that uses some of the same tobaccos as the LPs, but from different primings.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by T.G

Whomever wrote that is mistaken, such is not the case.

What the Undercrown is though, is a cigar that uses some of the same tobaccos as the LPs, but from different primings.

Yah I just read an article from Ca, it is much more in depth than what I read previously. The original article I referenced was pretty early information:

"We have the farmer harvest the tobacco later than is common to increase the starch in the leaf so that when it is air cured, it results in higher levels of natural sugars," said company president Steve Saka. He said this practice means the harvest is delayed by four or more weeks.

The torcedores also "inverted" Undercrown's binder and filler tobaccos, too, using the same leaf in a Liga Privada blend but from different vintages and primings on the plant. For instance, the stalk-cut Connecticut used as a wrapper on the Liga Privada T52 is the binder in the Undercrown blend.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Yah I just read an article from Ca, it is much more in depth than what I read previously. The original article I referenced was pretty early information:

"We have the farmer harvest the tobacco later than is common to increase the starch in the leaf so that when it is air cured, it results in higher levels of natural sugars," said company president Steve Saka. He said this practice means the harvest is delayed by four or more weeks.

The torcedores also "inverted" Undercrown's binder and filler tobaccos, too, using the same leaf in a Liga Privada blend but from different vintages and primings on the plant. For instance, the stalk-cut Connecticut used as a wrapper on the Liga Privada T52 is the binder in the Undercrown blend.

Yes, now that is much closer to what the cigar is.

Whatever the case may be, damn these are awesome and I can't wait to get my hands on some more. Thank you for the scoop on what is actually going on with them.

[neoflex]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

I read that the Undercrown is the same blend as the LPs but with less age on them.

I believe they share some of the same components but I believe the wrapper is a Mexican San Andreas. I was lucky enough to smoke an Undercrown already and it does not have the strength of the 9 or T-52 but has it's own unique flavor. Definitely a medium bodied stick where I would put the 9 and T-52 in the full category. It was very enjoyable with a perfect burn and super white ash. I am hoping these hit the shops soon as I am anxious to revisit it.