Maya Selva Cigars has announced a special vintage release of its Flor De Selva No. 15 release. The release contains two sets of ten cigars. Ten of the cigars were rolled in 2022, then aged. The set also contains ten cigars that were rolled in 2012, then aged. The concept is for the consumer to be able to smoke these cigars together and make a determination of how the cigar has held up over time.
The No. 15 size is a 5 1/4 x 54 Belicoso featuring a Honduran Connecticut Shade wrapper, a binder from the Jamastran region of Honduras, and all Honduran fillerss. The company has said it has set aside thousands of cigars from a variety of vitolas and stored them in its warehouse. The company says that each vitola has its own space under carefully controlled conditions of temperature, humidity, and light. The No. 15 size is the first that has been released in this way.
Maya Selva Cigars says the Flor de Selva No. 15 2012-2022 release will be for the U.S. only and is scheduled to ship in September. Pricing is set at $39.50 per cigar.