LCA October 2024
Welcome to the Privada Wraith Series. Privada Wraiths are the stuff of legend. Cigar folklore. With this series we summon the spirits of legendary blends, of cigars long lost to the past, recreating each to offer them new life. These are cigars that rocked the industry and changed blending as we know it today. The most iconic of these blends have not been made this way - the original way - in a long time. The Privada Wraith Series travels back to the original factories to source everything necessary to recreate these celebrated cigars. Every effort is made to ensure that each Wraith manifestation is as close as possible to what was originally released. Each year the cigar is different. Most years, the tobaccos, factories and original name of the cigar is omitted to maintain respect for the brands for whom the blends were originally produced. When you encounter a Wraith, you'll know you are enjoying a part of cigar history that changed the game forever.
This year, we’ve unearthed a revered Connecticut blend born during a time when the cigar world was obsessed with maduros in the early 2010s. The factory behind this 6x54 box-pressed toro revealed hardly any details—the Connecticut Shade wrapper comes from a specific, highly coveted farm, and the blend includes tobaccos from several countries…no factory wants to risk signaling to the original brand owner the revival of their prized blend. Indulge in box-pressed bliss this October, as we bring you a legend from the past, reimagined for today.