Description
ÜBERMUT BY GERMAN ENGINEERED CIGAR
Size: 6 x 46
Vitola: Corona Gorda
Wrapper: Aganorsa Nicaragua
Binder: Aganorsa Nicaragua
Fillers: Aganorsa Nicaragua
Flavor Notes: Milk chocolate, caramel, roasted peanuts, salted peanuts, red pepper, black pepper, cedar, grilled steak, apricot jam, amaretto, almond, cayenne
Pairing Notes: Snickers Ice Cream Bar, amaretto, aged Nicaraguan rum, Oktoberfest Märzen, amber lager, salted roasted peanuts, milk chocolate with almonds, medium rare ribeye with flaky sea salt
Manufacturer: Tabacos Tropical, Nicaragua
Privada Storytelling
Some cigars remind you why digging through old collections is still worth doing.
Übermut is one of them.
The name means bold confidence in German, but this cigar was not originally blended specifically for German Engineered Cigars. It was discovered inside Privada's collection of more than three million cigars resting in our aging coolers and selected for this collaboration using the Privada Method.
The blend itself was created years ago by one of the true masters of the cigar industry. Because of legal concerns, we cannot disclose who blended it, but this exact blend was specifically requested years ago and somehow eventually found its way into our collection.
Then it sat.
Eight years ago, these cigars were tucked away in the coolers. For a long time we hesitated to release them because the draw was firmer than what we thought our members would enjoy.
That turned out to be part of what makes the cigar so interesting.
A firmer draw slows everything down. The burn becomes more deliberate. The tobacco has time to reveal itself gradually instead of throwing everything at you at once.
After eight years, the flavor is dense, layered, and remarkably developed.
This is the kind of cigar that reminds us why Privada exists. You are not likely to walk into a store and find an eight year aged all Aganorsa Nicaraguan puro from an earlier era of Tabacos Tropical sitting on the shelf.
Sometimes the best cigars are the ones that were almost forgotten.
Flavor Journey
The first third opens immediately with milk chocolate, caramel, roasted peanuts, salted peanuts, red pepper, cedar, and thick creamy smoke. On the retrohale, black pepper appears alongside a savory grilled steak character that gives the sweetness much more depth.
In the second third, the core remains intact. Chocolate, caramel, peanuts, salt, cedar, and cream continue while a brighter fruit sweetness begins developing underneath. Apricot jam starts working its way through the nuttiness as black pepper continues framing the profile.
The final third takes that fruit in another direction. The apricot character transforms toward amaretto while almond becomes increasingly pronounced. Red pepper develops into warming cayenne while chocolate, cedar, and dense creamy smoke remain present through the finish.
The draw stays on the firmer side, but this is a cigar built to be smoked slowly.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Übermut represents one of the most important parts of what Privada does.
We search through cigars that have been resting outside the normal retail cycle and give exceptional tobacco another opportunity to be experienced.
This is an all Aganorsa Nicaraguan puro rolled at Tabacos Tropical before Aganorsa moved production elsewhere. Then it spent eight years aging in our coolers.
You cannot recreate that with a new production run.
The factory changes. Tobacco changes. People move. Blends disappear.
What remains are the cigars that were already made.
Übermut is a chance to smoke one of those moments.
Production Notes
Übermut was produced at Tabacos Tropical in Nicaragua in a 6 x 46 Corona Gorda format.
The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro using Aganorsa tobacco for the wrapper, binder, and filler.
According to the tasting card, these cigars were rolled before Aganorsa moved production elsewhere and were placed into Privada's aging coolers approximately eight years ago.
The cigar also features a black Übermut foot band containing an embedded RFID chip that connects to German Engineered Cigars and the story surrounding the collaboration.
Its slightly firmer draw is intentional to the experience, encouraging a slower smoking pace while allowing the aged tobacco to develop gradually throughout the cigar.
Highlights
Aged eight years
6 x 46 Corona Gorda
All Aganorsa Nicaraguan puro
Aganorsa wrapper, binder, and filler
Rolled at Tabacos Tropical in Nicaragua
Produced before Aganorsa moved production elsewhere
Milk chocolate, caramel, peanut, pepper, and amaretto driven profile
Selected from Privada's aging collection using the Privada Method
Collaboration with German Engineered Cigars
RFID enabled foot band linking to the story behind the project
