Description
Partagas Valle Verde
Size: Robusto (5″ × 50), Toro (6″ × 52), Double Corona (7½″ × 54), Belicoso (6½″ × 52, limited edition)
Vitola: Parejo (plus box‑pressed Belicoso)
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés (from Valle Verde, Veracruz)
Binder: Cameroon (2015)
Fillers: Mexican San Andrés, Nicaraguan Jalapa, Estelí Ligero
Strength/Body: Medium to medium‑full
Flavor Notes:
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Cocoa, coffee, cedar wood
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Baker’s spice evolving into caramel sweetness
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Earth meets black pepper burst
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Dry barnyard depth
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Toasted nuts and grain cereal complexity
Pairing Notes: Aged rum, single‑malt Scotch, cappuccino, porter beer
Manufacturer: General Cigar Company’s Partagas line under Forged Cigar Company, rolled at HATSA in Honduras
Privada Storytelling
Green Valley Reimagined
Partagas Valle Verde marks a departure from tradition—a collaboration that brought Veracruz’s San Andrés wrapper into Partagas lineage for the first time. Named for the verdant San Andrés region, it delivers layered complexity at an everyday price. It’s a bridge between flagship heritage and boutique sensibility, offering refined spice, creamy sweetness, and grounded earth in a harmonious medium‑full package.
Flavor Journey
First third: Opens with cocoa and cedar as coffee and barnyard earth emerge; early pepper brightness on retrohale
Second third: Mocha‑cereal notes deepen the draw; baking spice and caramel begin to sweeten the core
Final third: Pepper returns with nuts and grain; strength builds to medium‑full with long toasted finish
Why It Belongs in Privada
Valle Verde proves that complexity need not be premium priced. It blends multi‑region tobacco with maturity and clarity, rewarding focus without excess. It’s a tribute to craft, heritage and everyday excellence—embodying Privada’s ethos of purposeful, flavorful smoke with approachable strength.