Description
Skeletor
Size: 6 x 47
Vitola: Toro (nearly Churchill)
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Maduro (leaf borrowed from AJ Fernandez)
Binder: Nicaragua (Jalapa)
Fillers: Nicaragua (Jalapa)
Flavor Notes: Dark baker’s chocolate, espresso crema, toasted coconut sweetness, cedar plank, cured leather, molasses, cocoa nibs, blackberry, licorice root, coffee grounds, charred oak, smoky leather, clove spice, flinty minerality.
Pairing Notes: Añejo rum, peaty Scotch, French-press coffee, smoked black tea, dark chocolate bark with sea salt, smoked almonds.
Manufacturer: Tampeno Cigars, Jalapa (finished in Tampa) – Aged 2 Years
Privada Storytelling
A dark legend forged in two homes. Skeletor unites Jalapa’s old-world mastery with Tampa’s finishing polish, crafted to exacting Privada specs. Rolled in Tampeno Cigars’ intimate “icehouse” workshop in Jalapa, then rested and finished in Tampa, Skeletor is wrapped in a prized San Andrés Maduro leaf borrowed from AJ Fernandez himself. Its toothy, crystallized wrapper cloaks a Jalapa-grown heart that delivers both raw power and refined elegance. This is Jalapa’s soul with Tampa’s polish, a collaboration born from craft and vision.
Flavor Journey
First Third: Bold entry of espresso crema, dark chocolate, and toasted coconut. Cedar and aged tobacco round out the introduction, with white pepper on the retrohale.
Second Third: Deepens into black tea, licorice root, and pecan, woven with iron-rich earth and molasses. Retrohale builds with cocoa-bitterness and subtle fruit tones.
Final Third: Bold finish of charred oak, smoky leather, and blackberry. Ash holds gray and solid, burning with surgical precision to the nub.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Skeletor is both collaboration and defiance—borrowing from legends while creating something new. It represents Jalapa’s terroir, Tampa’s artistry, and Privada’s relentless pursuit of uniqueness. It belongs because it dares to smoke the dark side.
Production Notes
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Collaboration: Jalapa + Tampa
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Aged 2 years
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Rare AJ Fernandez San Andrés Maduro wrapper
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Nearly Churchill toro vitola
Highlights
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Cross-continental production story
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Mexican San Andrés leaf with Jalapa core
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Balanced dark and savory smoke
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Exclusively finished for Privada
