Dunbarton Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 648 (6×48) the vitola recommended by Steve Saka

Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust is not a volume over quality brand. Unfortunately I have seen that more frequent than I would like to admit. I would describe the portfolio as attention to detail, flavor, and experience. Steve Saka, formal employee of Drew Estate cigars, left DE to create his own brand. You might be familiar with some of his work? Ever hear of a cigar called Liga Privada No. 9? Although he didn’t blend the cigar, he basically made it what it is today; the brand, the legend, the whole cigar. the Liga uses a dark, oily Connecticut broadleaf wrapper teeming with flavor- but I digress. Why do I bring up the Liga 9 and all it’s amazing flavor? After leaving Drew, he founded Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, and now has many lines under his belt. One such blend, perhaps my personal favorite, is the Mi Querida Triqui Traca or some might say Mi Querida red.

Much like the No. 9, the Triqui Traca uses a high priming of dark Broadleaf wrapper from the Connecticut River Valley. Using tobacco harvested from the NACSA factory, Steve puts the leaf in the category of Broadleaf No. 1 darks. What does that mean? Essentially, every factory has different terms they use to sort their tobaccos. I can only speculate that No. 1 darks is a category the fabrica uses to organize them, much like there is grade ‘a’, ‘b’, and so on. It is not to wonder why this one is in grade No. 1. The leaf is thick and dark as midnight. Saka’s intention with the brand is the following:

“At its core, it remains our quintessential Mi Querida blend with its earthy, sweet broadleaf notes, but with the incorporation of a couple refinements. The capa has been switched from the traditional Connecticut Broadleaf Mediums to the rarer No. 1 Dark corona leaves plus a unique, high octane ligero grown in the Dominican Republic has also been introduced into the liga. The resulting cigar retains its inherent sweet loam and chocolate characteristics, yet delivers a significantly fuller bodied smoking experience.” Tasting notes on the Dunbarton Mi Querida Triqui Traca are intense richness of earth, dark chocolate, white pepper, barnyard, and bitter espresso.

When I initially brought in Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust I offered the Tiqui Traca in a 6×56 toro, which I felt translated the blend pretty well. However, I had the pleasure of hosting a live show, click the link to watch, with Mr. Saka. Upon asking him what his favorite blends are, he eluded that one of them is the Triqui Traca in 6×48 format. The way the blend translates in that size is his optimum level. Upon smoking that size, I quickly realized he was right! The wrapper-to-filler ratio and the filler dynamic really pops. And honestly, although I do enjoy 56 gauge quite often, the 6×48 or No. 648 is really the only vitola I smoke the Triqui Traca in now! If you heven’t tried it, and if you are a fan of medium to full strength and full-bodied cigars, the Triqui Traca 648 is a must! One of my favorite expressions of Connecticut Broadleaf on the market. It’s more than just a ‘cigar’, it’s quality and experience. It’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust.

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