On February 6th, 2019, David Lafferty was named the future Vice President of Sales at Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT). Lafferty spent eleven years employed with Drew Estate in a sales position. He began his career as the New England Sales Representative to be promoted to the East Coast Regional Sales Manager and then again, he worked his way up to become the Director of National Accounts prior to his departing in May 2018. Lafferty […]
One thing Steve Saka enjoys almost as much as cigars is fishing which is how this cigar got its name. It shares the name of a lake on the New Hampshire and Maine border and is consider one of the most pristine lakes in the country. The correct pronounciation puts the stress on the second syllable (um-BAY-gog) and is said to come from an Indian word that means, shallow water. The cigar is the […]
In Spanish, Mi Querida translates to My Mistress. For many of us, cigars are the other woman. Let’s face it, sometimes we sneak out for a cigar or stop by the local lounge telling our wives we are working late. All because of our love for premium cigars aka the other woman. Mi Querida wasn’t the original name for this cigar either as Steve Saka originally had plans to release the project as Todos Las Dias. However, a […]
On Saturday, Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust joined us on The Cigar Authority show to talk about some of his new brands and the current state of the tobacco industry. During his time on the show, we all got to share one of his new broadleaf blends, Mi Querida (translates to My Mistress in Spanish). A cigar, he says, should please fans of his previous work. What am I smoking? Cigar Review: Mi Querida […]
As we know, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust has plans to release a new vitola in the Sobremesa line at IPCPR in Las Vegas. Those plans were made official with a letter to retailers today. According to the email the Elegante en Cedros will be a cedar sleeved 7 x 50 parejo that comes packaged in 13 count boxes. The blend will be a tweaked version of the El Americano and Cervantes Fino. According to Saka, […]
While information came out earlier this week about Steve Saka’s return to the cigar industry, The Cigar Authority was able to find information from the Tobacco Retailers Almanac regarding Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Named after the town the company does business in, Dumbarton Tobacco & Trust is set to showcase at least three brands at the upcoming trade show. According to the almanac this is what we know. Sobremesa: Sobremesa, “over the table” has no precise […]