Dalay Zigarren’s latest limited release will be available this week, but only stores in Germany will be receiving it.
The Dalay Limitada 2023 is a 6 1/8 x 57 gran belicoso utilizing 100 percent Dominican tobacco, including a corojo wrapper, a Piloto binder and a combination of five different fillers, namely 20/20, criollo 98, H92, Flor de Carbonell and Criollo 98 de Sur tobaccos. According to the company, the total age of all seven tobaccos combined is 50 years, with the oldest tobacco coming from the 2008 harvest.
The release is limited to 7,000 cigars, dividied up into 350 boxes of 20 cigars, with pricing is set at €24 ($25.94) per cigar. The Dalay Limitada 2023 cigars were rolled at the Tabacalera Altagrácia factory in the Dominican Republic, which also produced the first release in the line, the Dalay Limitada Capa Rosado 2014.
According to Dalay Zigarren, boxes of the Dalay Limitada 2023 are scheduled to be shipped to retailers in Germany on Friday, Feb. 23.
Update (Feb. 22, 2024) — Dalay Zigarren issued a correction to its press release about the launch of the cigar; the company originally indicated that the cigars would be available on March 23. However, the launch date is Feb. 23.
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