For those who were waiting for Steve Saka to release his first Connecticut Shade cigar, the wait is over. However, for those who were expecting a new-age Connecticut cigar in the mold of the bold cigars Saka is known for, that will not be the case. This week on a Facebook video, Saka announced Sobremesa […]
At the 2019 IPCPRR Trade Show, Steve Saka‘s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will release an offshoot of his Mi Querida line known as the Mi Querida Triqui Traca. Saka made the announcement on a video posted to his Facebook page. The genesis of the Mi Querida Triqui Traca goes back to the Mi Querida Firecracker […]
Earlier this year, Smoke Inn announced the twelfth installment of its MicroBlend Series, the Red Meat Lovers Club cigar. This was a cigar developed by Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. It had been almost three years since Smoke Inn had released a new cigar in this series. The Red Meat Lovers Club cigar […]
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has named industry veteran David Lafferty as its new Vice President of Sales effective March 1st, 2019. The announcement comes just hours after news that Lafferty was departing Nat Sherman International where he served as Executive Director of Sales. The move reunites Lafferty with company founder Steve Saka as the two […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust introduced a new extension to its Todos Las Dias line known as the Todos Las Dias Mas Fuerte Thick Lonsdale. While this cigar introduces a 6 x 46 size into the Todos Las Dias line, it actually is a modification of the original blend. According […]
Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Tuesday January 1, 2019. There will still be regular daily content to enjoy on that day. The countdown resumes on Wednesday January 2nd, 2019. “Very simply, Mi Querida is one heck of a blend and with the Gordita format, I found the blend really shined in the […]
Smoke Inn Cigars has announced the 12th offering of its Microblend Series. This time Smoke Inn is teaming up with Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and South Florida’s Red Meat Lovers Club for a cigar called the “Red Meat Lovers Club.” It’s a project that has allowed Saka to combine his passion for […]
For Episode 68, we bring to you another panel discussion. This time will bring together a leading cigar brand owner and a leading retailer as we welcome Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Dave Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop. On this show, we discuss IPCPR and a host of industry topics. It’s […]
Tonight we bring to you another panel discussion. This time will bring together a leading cigar brand owner and a leading retailer as we welcome Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Dave Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop. On this show, we discuss IPCPR and a host of industry topics. It’s an episode […]
When Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust did their first IPCPR in 2015, the company showed up with no samples of their inaugural cigar, Sobremesa. That didn’t prove to be a problem as the company sold out of the cigar, and it became the hottest cigar that nobody had tried. Since then, it’s […]
