Dalay Affentanz HELL belicoso

[Don Fernando]

Dalay Affentanz HELL belicoso. The German retailer Dalay is owned and operated by real cigar aficionados. And ones that have the guts to take bold decisions. One of those decisions was to create its own cigar brand. The brand carries the same name as the shop, Dalay. It is sold all over Germany. And in 2017, two limited editions were released under the name ‘affentanz’. That’s German for monkey dance. Another bold decision to use that name. In the current political climate, some might consider that racist.

The Dalay Affentanz Hell is the Connecticut Shade version of the Affentanz. There is only one size available, a 5×52 belicoso with a very sharp head. The filler comes from the Dominican Republic and Brazil. The binder is Dominican. The wrapper is an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade. The cigars have a price tag of €9,50. Ministry of Cigars reviewed the Dalay limited edition 2019 before.

Name: Dalay Affentanz Hell
Country: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera Zauberberg
Size: 5×52
Vitola: Belicoso
Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Shade
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic, Brazil
Price: € 9.50
Cutter: Xikar X2
Lighter: single flame
Smoke conditions: indoors with ventilator
Smoke time: One hour thirty minutes
Sponsored by Dalay

THE REVIEW

The wrapper is light, it has that yellow-brown color of Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade which I find unappealing. The construction feels good, but the cigar looks a bit off with the steep point. The rings are cool, with a funny peeled banana logo and a monkey on the back. The woody aroma is strong.



The cold draw is great. It tastes spicy with licorice and pepper. But there is that faint Connecticut Shade mustiness too. The first puffs are harsh, strong. Coffee, leather, and earthiness are tasted. The leather is the most pronounced flavor. There is also a little grass, plus some sweetness from Brazilian tobacco. The flavors evolve to more wood with leather. But there is some sweetness and even a creamy chocolate flavor. All slightly harsh though, the flavors aren’t rounded. After a third, the flavors get more refined. There is leather, chocolate, nuts, grass, and sweetness. In the final third, the dreaded Connecticut Shade flavor shows up, but it is faint. The flavors remain the same until the end, except for growing pepper.



The draw is great. As is the smoke. The burn is straight. The cigar is medium bodied and medium flavored. The salt and pepper colored ash is firm. The smoke time is one hour and thirty minutes.

Strength: medium
Flavor: medium

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