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    4.5
  • Body
    4.5
  • Flavor
    4.5
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Privada Cigar Club Skeletor

Privada Cigar ClubToro (nearly Churchill) (6" × 47)

91%4.5 / 5 stars
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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 Collaboration: Jalapa + Tampa Aged 2 years Rare AJ Fernandez San Andrés Maduro wrapper Nearly Churchill toro vitola Highlights Cross-continental production story Mexican San Andrés leaf with Jalapa core Balanced dark and savory smoke Exclusively finished for Privada
Size

6 x 47

Vitola

Toro (nearly Churchill)

Wrapper

Maduro

Binder

Nicaragua (Jalapa)

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"Great construction, dark silky, oily wrapper. Uniform Ash, love the way the wrapper covers the foot. Great flavor smooth!" — CP

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  • CP

    Verified purchase
    5/5

    Great construction, dark silky, oily wrapper. Uniform Ash, love the way the wrapper covers the foot. Great flavor smooth!

    Apr 13, 2026

  • Deutsch

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    5/5

    Great flavor. Great draw. Great strength.

    Jan 15, 2026

  • Dean

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    5/5

    Tight draw, but well worth the work. I am a maduro connoisseur…. This is a top 5 for me. Hell yea!

    Dec 23, 2025

  • D.

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    3/5

    Good but the draw was tight.

    Dec 19, 2025

  • Quadfather

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    5/5

    Fantastic! One for the record books and buying even more!

    Dec 4, 2025

  • Bigzig77

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    5/5

    Holy crap this is a good stick! Going into my top 5. Bold but complex and refined. Finish is coffee, espresso, and a hint of cedar. Box worthy blend.

    Nov 29, 2025

  • Nick

    Verified purchase
    5/5

    One of the best cigars I have smoked out of the Privada line. My lounge Vanguard here in Branford had a bunch and sold out rather quickly so I decided to do the next best thing and order when you had that amazing BOGO sale. Keep up the great work and keep on with the aging. Love what you do.

    Nov 21, 2025

  • Thulr

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    4/5

    I've only smoked one of these so far, but the notes I picked up that day were a strong cedar wood with an overtone of black pepper. I usually find Maduros disappointing, as most of those I've tried were relatively mild in flavor, tasting mostly of damp, black soil with hints of pepper. The Skeletor was NOT one of these. The flavor is rich and enlivening, yet mellow and smooth.

    Oct 12, 2025

  • Jesse

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    5/5

    Fantastic Cigar. Highly recommend this one

    Oct 12, 2025

  • Hugh

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    4/5

    Great full bodied stick

    Sep 25, 2025

  • William

    Verified purchase
    4/5

    Good. Diffinately worth ordering more

    Sep 24, 2025

Cigar info

Brand
Privada Cigar Club
Vitola
Toro (nearly Churchill)
Factory
Tampeno Cigars, Jalapa (finished IN Tampa) – Aged 2 Years
MSRP
$12.00
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