Privada Cigar Club Seattle Grunge Box

Seattle Grunge Box A member named Ken emailed us out of the blue. He’s been a loyal Privada member for years and asked if we would make a cigar to honor his late brother, Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. Of course we said yes. Over time that idea turned into something bigger. We built a small Seattle Grunge themed collection meant to honor the music and the city that created it. The cigars in this box were selected from aged inventory sitting in Privada coolers and vaults for years. Each cigar was chosen because it fit the mood and character of the bands that inspired them. Inside the Box Nutshell Inspired by Alice in Chains Size: 7x50 Vitola: Churchill Factory: Tabacalera Domingo Gadea Age: 8 Years Dense, rich, and dessert driven with notes of amaretto, chocolate, warm spice, and espresso. This cigar feels heavy handed but balanced, the kind of smoke that slows everything down. Built with Jalapa tobacco and aged patiently until the rough edges disappeared. Nirvana Inspired by Nirvana Size: 6x50 Vitola: Toro Factory: Las Villas Blend: Guillermo Peña for Privada Age: 5 Years The rawest cigar in the set. Floral and grassy at first before moving into toasted grain, black pepper, cocoa, and bittersweet earth. Honest and straightforward with a dry savory backbone and long finish. Soundgarden Inspired by Soundgarden Size: 6x50 Vitola: Toro Factory: DAHOT, Danlí Honduras Age: 6 Years Dark and brooding. Cedar, baking spice, mineral earth, chocolate, and leather all show up here. Slow burning and layered with a long finish. This cigar spent five years aging inside Privada coolers after its original factory aging. The Needle Inspired by Seattle itself Size: 7x38 Vitola: Lancero Factory: El Aladino, Honduras Age: 5 Years Made years ago for Privada Cigar Club at El Aladino in Honduras and aged inside the Privada vault for five years. Produced under the legendary JRE Tobacco Company led by Justo Eiroa, this lancero delivers focused notes of cedar, black pepper, citrus rind, and dry earth with the kind of precision only a properly aged thin ring gauge cigar can provide. Seattle Grunge is not a random sampler. Every cigar was picked because it carried the feeling of the music that inspired it. Moody, honest, dark, and memorable. This is one of the most personal collections we’ve ever released.