LXXI Anniversario 10
Size: 54x 6
Wrapper: Corojo 99
Binder: Negro San Andres Mexico
Filler: Corojo Original, Habano 92, Criollo 98 (From south of Dominican Republic, Rare Tobacco), HVA aged on barrel.
Díaz said that the blend is like the cigar smoker transported himself to another dimension and was talking to gods and were listening to celestial music.
The new limited edition features tobacco from a lesser-known region in the Dominican Republic that has recently resumed growing the crop.
It’s an area that Díaz says produces a stronger tobacco with a creamier smoke due to its elevation and pH levels in the soil. Most notable in the filler is tobacco from San Juan de la Maguana and Las Matas de Farfán, an area southwest of the more common growing areas of Santiago and Mao. This region, located closer to the border with Haiti, is said to offer high pH levels in the soil, which Diaz believes offers both stronger tobacco and creamier smoke.
While the area is not known for producing tobacco, it does have roots with the crop, growing it in the 1970s until high costs and a lack of government funding forced farmers to change to other crops. In 2020, the Dominican government resumed supporting tobacco growing in the area.
Eladio Díaz 71 Aniversario uses an Ecuadorian corojo 99 wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder, and a filler that includes Dominican corojo and habano 92, along with barrel-aged Havana vuelta arriba.
“This is a combination of six different elements. This is one of the best blends designed by me,” said Diaz This is a medium-to-full strength blend that is lightly spicy with notes of cacao and black coffee, sweetness, and wood that delivers a tenuous and clean smoke.
