StillWell Star cigars will launch exclusively at Smokingpipes.com and its brick-and-mortar store Low Country Pipe & Cigar, on Friday, November 5th. This is the first — and perhaps only — time that Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will host a nationwide release at a single physical store.
The in-person launch party will take place Friday, November 5th from 3:00 p.m. EDT to close at Low Country Pipe & Cigar in Little River, South Carolina. This will be a ticketed event, and the $50 price of admission includes an event ticket as well as a sampler pack of four core-line Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust cigars. For more information about the event or to secure your ticket, contact Shane Ireland or Tim Vanderpool:
Shane Ireland
Vice President, Director of Smokingpipes.com
[email protected]
(888) 366-0345 Ext. 103
Tim Vanderpool
Retail Store Manager, Low Country Pipe & Cigar
[email protected]
(800) 514-7473
This in-store event will be the first opportunity to secure StillWell Star cigars, and it will likely be several more weeks before the line sees full national distribution.
About Low Country Pipe & Cigar
Low Country Pipe & Cigar is the brick & mortar storefront for Smokingpipes.com, the largest online retailer of pipes and pipe tobacco in the world, and its sister company Cornell & Diehl manufactures the luxury pipe tobacco Saka uses to produce each StillWell Star cigar. Without their partnership, the StillWell Star line would not exist. To honor this collaboration, we’ve granted Smokingpipes.com and Low Country the privilege of being the first to offer SWS to their
customers.
Low Country Pipe & Cigar
2 Highway 90 East, Little River, South Carolina 29566
Phone: (800) 514-7473
Hours of Operation: 10am-7pm Monday – Saturday
http://www.lowcountrypipeandcigar.com/
Online Launch at Smokingpipes.com
Alongside the in-store event, StillWell Star cigars will be available at Smokingpipes.com starting Friday, November 5th. As the largest online retailer of pipes and pipe tobacco in the world, Smokingpipes.com is prepared to handle online orders with exceptional customer service and a fast, secure, and easy-to-use online shopping experience. We suggest subscribing to their newsletter to ensure you receive notifications about the upcoming launch:
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The StillWell Star Cigars Story
Our Master Ligador, Steve Saka, while known as one of the world’s foremost cigar experts, has also been a pipe smoker for over three decades. For many years he has casually crafted handmade cigars incorporating some of his favorite pipe tobaccos for his own personal enjoyment. While he would typically use English-style blends, he would also mix it up with a few Aromatics, Orientals, and other savory tobacco components. While he enjoys his pipe smoking, cigars remain his first love and this project allowed him to combine the flavors and aromas available to pipe smokers into his beloved puros.
When he explained this practice to Jeremy Reeves, the head blender of the famed pipe tobacco manufacturer Cornell & Diehl and a devout cigar smoker himself, everyone’s imaginations soared at the possibilities. Earnest work began to create a unique, refined smoking experience combining our shared passions.
Cigars incorporating pipe tobaccos into their mix are not new, but almost universally they are unbearably sweet, utilize marginal pipe and cigar tobaccos, and are rather simple, heavy handed blends that afford the smoker little sophistication or balance. In short, they’re not the type of cigars that Saka smokes.
StillWell Star Cigars are handcrafted by Joya de Nicaragua, S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua and Master blended by Sr. Steve Saka & Mr. Jeremy Reeves.
StillWell Star is a totally different approach.
All of the cigar and pipe tobaccos used are among the finest available, no expenses spared. The pipe-tobacco blends used in StillWell Star are all meticulously crafted in small batches by Reeves, comprising only the best tobaccos and techniques. And each of the cigar ligas was carefully tailored by Saka to specifically showcase and enhance the nuances that each of the pipe blends add to the cigar.
The end result is a truly mesmerizing smoking experience. Four unique cigars each with its own personality, deftly blended to afford the smoker the nuances of the flavors and aromas of the pipe blends, yet work in concert with the black cigar tobaccos. Balance, measured, refined and elegant are all hallmarks of StillWell Star.
StillWell Star Blends
The StillWell Star is being released in four frontmarks each with a unique blend:
The base blend of each is described as:
- Capa: Grade A Ecuador Habano – High Priming
- Capote: San Andreas Negro
- Tripa: Various — Each blend is different
- Forteleza: Mild-Medium to Medium-Full
In addition to the base blend, each has select pipe tobaccos added to define the frontmark.
- Aromatic No. 1: The finest of aromatic Black Cavendish, Golden Virginia and Burley pipe tobaccos added to a mild, Nicaraguan puro to provide a delightfully smooth and room pleasing smoking experience. Each cigar is delicately finished with a cabeza dulce. Expressed in a 6 x 52 vitola it comes packaged in 13-count boxes. Strength: Mild-Medium
- English No. 27: A quintessential mix of Burley and Turkish leaf with a generous portion of Cypriot Latakia pressed cake paired with Nicaraguan cigar tobaccos. Rich and decadent, this is a Latakia-Lover’s puro worthy of being smoked in an English Manor House. Expressed in a 6 x 52 vitola it comes packaged in 13-count boxes. Strength: Medium-Full
- Bayou No. 32: A combination of Bright and Red Virginia leaf with the most select St. James Parish Perique pipe tobacco added to a medium-bodied Nicaraguan puro. It rewards the smoker with a classic yet entrancing, any time of the day relaxing experience. Expressed in a 6 x 52 vitola it comes packaged in 13-count boxes. Strength: Medium Plus
- Navy No. 1056: A crumble cake of stoved Red and Golden Virginias with a touch of “Naval Rations” combined with Orientals and Latakia expertly blended with dark aircured black cigar leaf, this puro rewards the smoker with a unique, aromatic indulgence. Expressed in a 6 x 52 vitola it comes packaged in 13-count boxes. Strength: Medium
Each of these expressions provides the cigar smoker with a distinct experience. The pipe tobaccos exhibit themselves in every puff, yet they work in harmony with the richness of the cigars’ blends. An experienced pipe smoker can clearly discern the flavors typically associated with the classic style of each pipe blend, while the cigar smoker can enjoy these nuances in their preferred smoking format.
About Cornell & Diehl
Since 1990, Cornell & Diehl has provided enthusiasts with some of the finest, handcrafted, boutique pipe tobacco on the market. Prioritizing quality over quantity, the blending house uses only a select few grades of tobacco, specially sourced for their inherent qualities, and focuses production to small, limited runs to ensure the quality of each batch. In addition to C&D’s core lines, the manufacturer also produces all the pipe tobacco blends for the celebrated G.L. Pease brand, as well as those for BriarWorks, Two Friends, Drucquer & Sons, and many others.
Located in Longs, SC, Cornell & Diehl operates out of a 30,000 sq ft facility, using traditional machinery and only the finest ingredients available.
Notice: Cornell & Diehl is the supplier of the pipe leaf required, but is not receiving any additional royalties from the sale of StillWell Star. Their participation in this first-of-its-kind project is entirely out of their own passion and commitment to creating unparalleled smoking experiences.
About Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, LLC
Founded in 2015, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) has quickly become the premier craft manufacturer of ultra-premium handmade cigars. Founded by cigar and industry expert Steve Saka, a former Executive Consultant to JR Cigar and President and CEO of Drew Estate, with the singular focus to create only “Puros Sin Compromiso” – Cigars Without Compromise. Included within their portfolio are Sobremesa, Mi Querida, Todos Las Dias, Sin Compromiso, Umbagog and Muestra de Saka. DTT is the only company ever to be named the “Company of the Year” for four consecutive years by Halfwheel. For more information, please visit: www.dunbartoncigars.com.