Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) announced it will begin shipping the anticipated Sobremesa
Solita “Red” on February 25th, 2025, to select retailers.
Sobremesa Solita “Red” is a limited production, 6.25 x 46 parejo packed in the semi-boite nature dress box that is synonymous with the brand. Steve Saka, owner of DTT, says the blend is a stronger varietal of the original seven tobacco core recipe featuring a dark rosado Grade 1 Ecuador Habano capa, a San Andres Negro capote and a combination of four Nicaraguan and a Seedleaf Pennsylvanian tripas. In 2015 the core line was introduced to the marketplace as simply Sobremesa, but was rebranded as Sobremesa Solita in 2024 to provide clearer differentiation from its milder Connecticut Shade sister blend, Sobremesa Brulée.
“Sobremesa Solita has a very special place in my heart,” states Steve Saka. “Not only was it our debut release which has helped to solidify our small family company over the last decade, but I still love the depth and richness of this very intricate blend. The fact that the brand continues to grow in a market that often seeks only the ‘new new’ is a testament to its worth. Although you are not supposed to have favorite children, the thick Lonsdale Cervantes Fino was always my personal favorite. Anyone that knows me, knows that I love to tinker with blends so about three years ago I began tweaking this vitola’s liga to make what was great to be what I consider perfect.”
“Quickly I found myself more frequently smoking this richer version which forced me to make the hard decision to cease production of the very popular Cervantes Fino understanding the risk of replacing it. Ultimately, I really had no choice because the ethos of Dunbarton is that consumers always be afforded access to the same exact cigars I personally smoke. Whether it be a Mi Querida, Sin Compromiso or whatever, the cigars we sell are the very same cigars that I consider worthy of my dollars and time. Many makers have special blends they keep for their own private pleasure, but my commitment has always been to offer only what I consider the best of a particular genre, and to my palate the Red is superior to my beloved Cervantes Fino. It retains all the nuances of Dutch pressed cocoa, Indian Ceylon cinnamon, anise with a sweet clover honey finish, just heavier in body with more depth. Now whether the market will agree only time will tell, but I knew I had to share this revised liga regardless of the commercial implications,” concludes Saka.
Sobremesa Solita “Red” will be ringed with the classic Crown band, but in a red colorway to clearly designate the difference from the core Solita blend. It is being offered in thirteen-count dress boxes and is priced at a MSRP of $17.95 per cigar and $233.50 per box. The “Red” will be made available to qualified purveyors and its initial production will be very limited.
