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News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso Debut

Here’s number three for today, ridiculous, isn’t it? I’ve smoked the Sin Compromiso in two sizes in pre-release versions and it’s spectacular, truly without compromise. On the torpedo especially I was able to detect the wood used in the drying barns, very unusual for me personally, and it was verified by Steve. This is a special cigar to be highly anticipated!

 

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) is debuting it’s much awaited Sin Compromiso series of ultrapremium
handmade cigars at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers 86th Annual Convention in Las
Vegas, NV, on July 13th, 2018.

“Sin Compromiso is the result of over three years’ of experimental black tobacco harvests in Mexico, Ecuador and
Nicaragua and the culmination of my experiences as a cigar blender,” states the founder and Master Ligador,
Steve Saka. “The marquee’s name translates to ‘no compromise’ and that is the exact approach I took when
creating this cigar. This blend is a direct reflection of all the skills I have learned and developed over the last
twenty plus years and I am genuinely excited to share it with my fellow cigar smokers.”

To which he adds, “Sin Compromiso is a truly unique, complex cigar that is simultaneously smooth, yet strong. It
delivers a captivating and entrancing smoke for the experienced palate with flavors that are constantly swirling
and changing from puff to puff. At its core is an inherent sweetness paired with a savory spiciness, but hidden
within its layers are notes of cocao, espresso, loam and even a hint of smoky chicory root. I spent over three
years meticulously crafting and tweaking this blend and I can say without reservation it is personally my very best
liga ever bar none. I have never experienced such an intriguing and satisfying smoke.”

Initially offered in 5 sizes: Selección No. 2 Torpedo (6×52), Selección No. 5 Parejo (6×54), Selección No. 7 Parejo
(7×56), Selección “Intrépido” (5.63 x 46) and the Selección “Espada Estoque” (7×44). The MSRP will range from
$15.95 to $18.45 USD per puro.

Each cigar is gently soft pressed, sleeved in Spanish Cedar and packed in beautifully crafted 13-ct matte
lacquered boxes. Available at only our very best Select Purveyors and very limited in supply.

The anticipated ship date to those Select Purveyors who pre-order is late August 2018.

About Steve Saka
Regarded as a cigar expert throughout the industry, he is credited as

being an experienced cigar blender and
maker, a prolific author regarding cigars and black tobaccos, a forefather within the online media segment and a
dynamic tobacco industry executive. In 2000, he worked directly for Lew Rothman, the former owner of JR Cigar,
as an executive consultant for four years and he subsequently served as the President, then CEO of Drew Estate
from 2005 through 2013. In 2015, he established the family held Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust to craft and
distribute traditional handmade puros. For more information, please visit: www.dunbartoncigars.com.

®Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Sin Compromiso are registered trademarks of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
and/or affiliated companies.

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News: Todos Las Dias Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” at 2018 IPCPR Tradeshow

Big news day, here’s the second of today. It seems Steve’s screw up is a bonus for fans of the Todos las Dias, bringing a “more strong” ver

sion to the market in the lonsdale vitola! 

 

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust® (DTT) will be showcasing a single vitola line extension to it’s fullbodied
Todos Las Dias (TLD) brand that is even bolder. It will be made available at the International Premium
Cigar and Pipe Retailers 86th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, on July 13th, 2018.

The TLD Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” is a 6.00 x 46 parejo with a pig tail finished head and packed in 10ct boxes
with a red “Mas Fuerte” label applied. The MSRP is $11.95 per cigar and $119.50 per box.

Steve Saka, the founder and master ligador of DTT, shared, “The Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” is the result of
some confusion between myself and the factory. When originally blending the TLD liga there were two finished
core blends comprised of the same tobaccos, but with different proportions. Ultimately, I selected the one I felt
worked best in the original formats to be released and relegated the other to my blending diary. When it came
time to add the Thick Lonsdale to the line, I inadvertently gave them the recipe for the stronger iteration. In their
defense, the factory asked me to verify t

he blend twice, but I managed to still muck it up and authorized them to
produce 200 boxes as instructed. I didn’t actually realize my mistake until I was smoking the post production
cigars for quality control purposes. Right away I knew something was askew.”

“My initial reaction was to destroy the cigars, but as I continued to smoked them I came to realize that this
variation of the liga was perfect for this unique 6×46 format. So in the end, I decided my mistake was a blessing
and have opted to add this tweaked vitola to the lineup for our connoisseur customers to enjoy.”

The anticipated ship date to those Select Purveyors who order at thi

s year’s tradeshow is August 2017.

 

About Steve Saka
Regarded as a cigar expert throughout the industry, he is credited as being an experienced cigar blender and
maker, a prolific author regarding cigars and black tobaccos, a forefather within the online media segment and a
dynamic tobacco industry executive. In 2000, he worked directly for Lew Rothman, the former owner of JR Cigar,
as an executive consultant for four years and he subsequently served as the President, then CEO of Drew Estate
from 2005 through 2013. In 2015, he established the family held Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust to craft and
distribute traditional handmade puros. For more information, please visit: www.dunbartoncigars.com.

®Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Todos Las Dias are registered trademarks of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
and/or affiliated companies.

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News: Black Label Trading Co. Announces Ligero Hawaiias

More news from our friends at Oveja Negra. I really need do smoke more of their cigars! I really like the ones I smoke, I just don’t see them enough places.  I must make a conscious effort to grab a few next time I find myself at the Wooden Indian, I know they have some there. Happy Birthday to the guy who sells BLTC in the mid-west, my buddy Calvin Woods! 

 

Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the release of Ligero Hawaiias, an R. Field Wine Co. exclusive; hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.

 

Ligero Hawaii is our second Hawaii exclusive and is a very bold, rich and complex cigar. It’s a great representation of what BLTC strives for, full body and full flavor! The PA broadleaf wrapper adds a great earthy element that pairs perfectly with the Nicaraguan fillers. We will be launching this cigar at an R. Field Wine Co. event at the Prince Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, July 6, 2018,” said James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at FabricaOveja Negra.
Ligero Hawaii will be available at R. Field Wine Co. Honolulu, HI.
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaraguan Habano
Filler: Nicaragua
           
Robusto– 5.25 x 52 (10 Count) MSRP $10.00
               
Black Label Trading Company is redefining the standards for cigar making. With a “less is more” philosophy, Black Label Trad

ing Co. creates hand crafted premium cigars of the utmost quality in small batch, limited q

uantities.

For more information call R.Field Beretania: 808-596-9463
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News: Black Works Studio Announces Sindustry

Here’s a news item from the folks at Fabrica Oveja Negra! Hopefully everything is going OK down in Esteli, news is spotty at best, last I heard some supply shipments recently got through. 

 

Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) is pleased to announce the release of SINDUSTRY: Hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragaua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

SINDUSTRY will be available at select BLK WKS retailers for a limited time. This is the highly anticipated 2nd annual release of Sindustry.

“This vintage of Sindustry is the perfect balance between strength and flavor. It’s big and rich with a wide spectrum of flavors. Sindustry is one of my personal favorite cigars and I’m very excited to about this release hitting retailers,” said James Brown, creator of BLK WKS and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

SINDUSTRY will be shipping in limited quantities to select BLK WKS retailers this week.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Maduro – rabito cap & closed foot

Binder: Nicaraguan Habano

Filler: Nicaragua

Robusto – 5 x 50 (20 count) MSRP $10.00

Toro – 6.25 x 48 (20 count) MSRP $10.50

Lancero – 7 x 38 (16 count) MSRP $10.00

 

BLK WKS cigars are an expression of art showcasing the talent, technique and tobacco behind boutique cigar factory; Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

BLK WKS cigars are available for purchase through Boutiques Unified.  For more information contact info@BlackLabelTrading.com.

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Podcast: CigarCraig Podcast Episode Three

In episode three of the CigarCraig Podcast I talk about my annual Father’s day tradition of smoking a special cigar that was made to benefit the children orphaned by hurricane Mitch in 1998 and it’s origins, and talk for a few minutes with Room 101 brand owner, Matt Booth.

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ra los Niños was a cigar that Christian Eiroa made in his Camacho Factory in 1999 along with several members of the alt.smokers.cigars Usenet group who flew down to Rancho Jamastran at Christian’s invitation in what might have been one of the first consumer factory tours. The resulting cigars sold for between $77 and $87 a box with about $37 per box going directly toward educating children who lost their parents in the aftermath of hurricane Mitch in late 1998. The cigars became available in July of 1999 and something like 2500 boxes were made. I purchased a box as a Father’s Day gift for myself in 2000, and will smoke the last one from that box in 2020.  The second part of the podcast features a post even

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t interview with Matt Booth, who got his start with Christian Eiroa, so it ties together.


That’s all for now, until the next time,

 

CigarCraig

 

 

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