Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is the boutique cigar company Steve Saka, former CEO of Drew Estate, founded in 2015 and named after the town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Its cigars are rolled in Nicaragua, at Joya de Nicaragua (Sin Compromiso) and Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (Mi Querida Triqui Traca, Red Meat Lovers). The lines we list run from medium to full body, with typical notes of chocolate, cocoa, earth and spice; Red Meat Lovers leans toasty, roasted and savoury. Start with Sin Compromiso, a medium-to-full blend under a Mexican San Andrés wrapper with rich chocolate and spice. For more weight, try Mi Querida Triqui Traca, a Broadleaf Maduro with cocoa and black pepper, or Red Meat Lovers, which Saka blended to pair with beef.
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Cigars
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Cigars is a boutique company founded by master blender Steve Saka, built on an uncompromising philosophy of crafting “cigars without compromise”.
Handmade primarily in Nicaragua, standout lines like Sobremesa, Mi Querida, Mi Querida Triqui Traca, Sin Compromiso, Muestra de Saka, and Todos Las Dias deliver deeply complex, full-flavored profiles with notes of earth, cocoa, coffee, spice, and refined sweetness.
Discerning smokers reach for Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust when they want meticulously blended cigars that prioritize flavor, balance, and character over mass production.
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Cigars
Frequently asked questions about Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Cigars
Who makes Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust cigars, and where are they made?
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust was founded in 2015 by Steve Saka, formerly CEO of Drew Estate, and is named after the town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire. The cigars are made in Nicaragua. halfwheel lists Joya de Nicaragua as the factory for Sin Compromiso, and Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. as the factory for Mi Querida Triqui Traca and Red Meat Lovers.
How strong are Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust cigars?
It depends on the line. Of the cigars Oxford Cigar Company lists, Sin Compromiso is medium to full (tagged medium bodied), while Mi Querida Triqui Traca and Red Meat Lovers are tagged full bodied and wear Connecticut Broadleaf wrappers. Steve Saka has said Triqui Traca's strength comes across in a 'denser, heavier, chewier' way rather than as a pepper bomb. Pick by the blend rather than treating the whole brand as one strength.
Which Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust cigar should I try first, and how do the lines differ?
Sin Compromiso is an easy first pick. It is a medium-to-full cigar with a Mexican San Andres wrapper, an Ecuadorian Habano binder and Nicaraguan filler, and its typical notes are chocolate, earth and pepper. Mi Querida Triqui Traca is a stronger take on Mi Querida: a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder, with Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero in the filler. Expect black pepper, sweetness and dark chocolate. Red Meat Lovers puts Connecticut Broadleaf over a San Andres binder with Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania filler. Saka blended it to go with beef, and it tends toward toasty, roasted-wood, cocoa and savoury notes.
Where can I buy Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust cigars online?
Oxford Cigar Company carries a selection of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Cigars on its Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Cigars category page: https://oxfordcigarcompany.com/dunbarton-tobacco-and-trust-cigars/. Free US shipping on orders $50+.