Year of the Rat 2026 Cigar (5.5 x 46)

In the mid-2000s, the Drew Estate team set out to create the perfect smoke, a pursuit that led them to create dozens of intricate blends. They released a limited production cigar under the name Liga Privada No. 9 in 2007 and continued experimenting with and refining new blends, eventually launching the T52 series just two years later. Like the No. 9, the T52 combined seven distinct and well-aged tobaccos hand-rolled by the best torcedores inside their La Gran Fabrica in Nicaragua. Within each Liga Privada blend, you'll find hand-selected tobaccos of limited availability, slowly aged through an 18-to-36-month fermentation process that brings out maximum flavor and depth in every cigar.

When originally released, this cigar's title referred not to the rat's place in the Chinese zodiac but to a piece of ice hockey history, when, as legend says, former Florida Panthers forward Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the Miami Arena locker room with his hockey stick before the Panthers' 1995 home opener, then scored two goals against the Calgary Flames with the same stick that night. The Liga Privada Year of the Rat 2026 features a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper with a Brazilian Mata Fina binder and fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua. This blend provides a full-bodied smoke with notes of pepper, earth, baking spice, and a natural sweetness in a Corona Gorda vitola. A signature fantail cap finishes each cigar with a nice flair.