Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust® (DTT) is once again amping it up for this years International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers 86th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, on July 13th, 2018.
He will be showcasing a single vitola line extension to the company’s full-bodied Todos Las Dias (TLD) brand that is even bolder than the original. It will contain 100% Nicaraguan filler and do to a slight confusion with the factory, he gave them the stronger blend recipe than the original TLD as he explains:
“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 the 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.”
Steve Saka goes on to note:
“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 TLD Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” is a 6.00 x 46 parejo with a pig tail finished head. The cigars will be packed in 10-count boxes with a red “Mas Fuerte” label applied. Pricing has been set at an MSRP of $11.95 per cigar and $119.50 per box..
The anticipated ship date to those Select Purveyors who order at this 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.
®Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Todos Las Dias are registered trademarks of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and/or affiliated companies.
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For additional information:
www.dunbartoncigars.com
Contact: Steve Saka
Phone: (603) 573-9656
Email: [email protected]