Description
Size: 5.5 x 54
Vitola: Robusto
Wrapper: Cameroon (grown in Estelí, Nicaragua)
Binder: Estelí Habano
Fillers: Condega and Estelí Nicaragua
Age: Aged 1 Year
Origin: Nicaragua
Manufacturer: Lanuza Cigar Factory, Estelí
Flavor Notes: Dark raisin, forest floor, black tea, fruit sweetness, cedar, stone fruit, nutmeg, black pepper, mushroom earth, almond, clove, charred oak, brisket smoke, dark chocolate, espresso, toasted pecan
Pairing Notes: Aged rum, raisins, milk chocolate covered fruit
Privada Storytelling
This is the gamble that became a rule.
Raul Lanuza planted Cameroon seed in Estelí and pushed it further than most would even attempt, coaxing a dark, almost black wrapper from soil that typically would not produce it. The result is something that feels familiar in name but completely different in execution.
Rolled box pressed with a pigtail foot, this cigar leans into both tradition and rebellion. It carries Raul’s signature edge while honoring one of Brian’s favorite styles. This is not a factory line extension. This is a custom smoke built for those who understand what happens when a blender bets everything on the leaf.
No band. No walkthrough. Just a finished cigar that stands on its own.
Flavor Journey
The opening starts deep with dark raisin, damp forest floor, and a whisper of black tea. As the cigar develops, sweetness builds into fruit roll up and stone fruit layered over cedar, with nutmeg and soft black pepper framing the profile.
Midway, earth intensifies with mushroom notes and roasted almond, while clove and warm spice move through a structured cedar core. A faint charred oak note begins to appear.
The final third turns rich and savory, bringing brisket like smokiness together with dark chocolate and espresso. Black pepper lingers while toasted pecan rounds out a long, warming finish.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Because this is exactly what Privada is built on.
A blender taking a risk. A leaf grown where it should not work. A result that proves it does. This is not a traditional Cameroon. It is a reinterpretation driven by obsession and execution.
Production Notes
Grown and produced in Estelí using Cameroon seed adapted to Nicaraguan soil. Rolled box pressed with a pigtail foot. Aged one year to allow the darker wrapper and dense profile to settle and integrate.
Highlights
Cameroon seed grown in Nicaragua
Box pressed with pigtail foot
Aged one year for integration
Deep, layered, savory and sweet profile
Custom blend from Raul Lanuza
