San Andrés wrapper · Strength not published · Limited release
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso: flavour profile and cigars like it
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. It has a San Andrés wrapper and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. 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 La Palina 125 Años and Gurkha Revenant Maduro.

What does Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | San Andrés Negro “Cultivo Tonto” |
|---|---|
| Binder | Hybridized Ecuador Habano “Thin Ligero” |
| Filler | Independent plantation-grown Nicaraguan tobacco and Pennsylvania Seedleaf |
| Strength | No published rating |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust; Steve Saka |
| Factory | Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A., Estelí |
| Sizes | Paladin de Saka 7×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 92 points, 7 x 52 box-pressed (2022)In our words: Coffee led the review, with cedar, earth, chocolate, and pepper.
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 Sin Compromiso
The line. Paladin is a limited Sin Compromiso expression aged one year. dunbartoncigars.com
The brand. Steve Saka founded Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and serves as its ligador. Sobremesa was the company’s first 2015 cigar. Sin Compromiso later became a core Dunbarton line. Brûlée Blue and Wagashi are distinct Sobremesa Brûlée variants. dunbartoncigars.com
Cigars like Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso
- La Palina 125 AñosClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua.
- Gurkha Revenant MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family.
- Byron 1850Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium
- Silencio BlueAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium
- Te-Amo World Selection SeriesOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.