BREAKING
CIGARS

Broadleaf wrapper · Full · Limited release

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn: flavour profile and cigars like it

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper and filler from Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Umbagog.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn cigar
Single cigar pictured. Photo: cigar-coop.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Broadleaf No. 1 Dark
BinderMexican San Andrés Negro
FillerNicaraguan, Honduran, and Dominican
StrengthFull as published by coronacigar.com
BodyMedium-to-full through two thirds
Made inNicaragua
Made byBrand owner and blender: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Manufacturer: Nicaragua American Cigar S.A.
FactoryNicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA)
SizesDiadema Deluxe 6.25×60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigar-coop.com: 88 points, Diadema Deluxe 6 1/4 x 60 (2024)In our words: The reviewer found earth dominant, with coffee, cedar, and red pepper. Complexity disappointed at the price.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn

The line. Charity-auction winners requested Unicorn productions. Dunbarton announced a limited PCA 2023 run. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Steve Saka established Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust in 2015. Dunbarton says its marcas are crafted at Joya de Nicaragua and NACSA. dunbartoncigars.com

Cigars like Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn

  1. Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight CommanderClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust UmbagogAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Warped CortoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. La Palina 125 AñosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
  5. Espinosa Laranja Reserva EscuroOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less earth and leather, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

Sources