Description
Size: 6 × 54 (tapered 11/18 format)
Vitola: 11/18 (Tapered Toro)
Wrapper: Honduran Maduro (Corojo)
Binder: Honduran
Fillers: Honduran (Jamastrán & Trojes Valleys)
Flavor Notes: Espresso, dark cocoa, black pepper, molasses, cedar, roasted nuts, leather, and sweet spice
Pairing Notes: Bourbon, dark roast coffee, aged rum, or chocolate porter
Manufacturer: CLE Cigar Co. / Christian Eiroa (El Aladino Factory, Danlí, Honduras)
Privada Storytelling
The CLE Maduro 11/18 represents a darker, richer side of Christian Eiroa’s celebrated Corojo lineage. Rolled in the brand’s signature 11/18 vitola — a format that swells at the center before tapering at both ends — this cigar is a study in balance and intensity.
The Maduro version showcases Eiroa’s Honduran-grown Corojo leaf taken to deeper fermentation, bringing out chocolate, espresso, and molasses tones while maintaining the distinctive spice and structure that define his work. This is the same Eiroa precision, simply turned down a darker street — elegant, confident, and unapologetically full-bodied.
It’s a cigar that speaks with the voice of Honduran terroir: volcanic soil, mountain air, and patient aging. In every puff, it reflects Christian’s mastery — a craftsman who knows how to turn strength into symphony.
Flavor Journey
The first third opens with espresso, cedar, and black pepper. As the cigar warms, molasses and roasted nuts rise through thick, creamy smoke. Midway, dark cocoa and sweet spice dominate, balanced by hints of leather and oak. The final third reveals a finish of espresso crema and gentle sweetness — a perfectly tuned crescendo that leaves a clean, resonant aftertaste.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Privada is about honoring precision and passion, and few cigars represent those values better than the CLE Maduro 11/18. Every leaf, every curve, every taper is a reflection of Honduran craftsmanship at its finest. This cigar belongs in Privada because it transforms classic Corojo intensity into something deeper and more soulful — a maduro that refuses to hide behind sweetness, instead revealing maturity through strength.
Production Notes
-
100% Honduran puro using Maduro-fermented Corojo wrapper.
-
Rolled in CLE’s exclusive 11/18 vitola for dynamic flavor transitions.
-
Handmade at El Aladino Factory under Christian Eiroa’s supervision.
-
Aged for balance and smoothness before release.
Highlights
-
Full-bodied, complex Honduran puro.
-
Unique 11/18 shape enhances burn and progression.
-
Deep Maduro fermentation for richness and balance.
-
Expression of Eiroa’s signature Corojo in its boldest form.
