Thursday, November 19, 2020

Dunbarton T&T Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor in Review "Screw 'em if They Kvetch"

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Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
BLENDER: Raul Disla

FORMAT: Toro
ORIGIN: Nicaraguan American Cigars SA, Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: www.dunbartoncigars.com

NOTES: 
Pepper | Roasted orange | Mesquite

Robust and spirited, w/ notes that skim along the top perhaps lessening some depth. Pepper-forward, crisply. Cracked black & green peppercorn, accompanying produce-section stuffs. Jalapeno. Toasted well & with a balancing roasted orange citrus-sweetness. Sneaky bright but also roundness is retained, anchored. Some sharp edges, however. A darkly sweet mesquite structure lifts | separates. 

Un-evolving, save for a fresh dose of black pepper in the final act. Savory musk overtone to undertones. A fresh pulled espresso & molasses/maple syrup rests on leathery dark-thin top-soil underbelly. Nuances do set-in via lanolin bod. Salty like my ten-year-old when I beat him at Mario Kart that one time. About as complex as he is, too -- although he is in a Talented & Gifted program.

Built sturdily but cap does loosen a tick. Requires puffing on the muchly-side of moderate, but draw is smooth & even. Dense ash. Burn-line is even but does threaten to lag time-to-time in small spots (see frequent puffs). Nothing egregious, simply burns coolly, slowly. Emits a pungent beefy-spicy aroma to alert everyone that you're smoking. Screw 'em if they kvetch. A profile sans compromise. 

TASTE: B+
DRAW: A-
BURN: B
BUILD: A-

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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