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Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers: flavour profile and cigars like it

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua, the United States and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Esteban Carreras Hellcat and La Rica Serie 2000.

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

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers cigar
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What does Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers taste like?

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

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Negro Cultivo Tonto; Nicaraguan Capa Camaleón
BinderEcuadorian Habano Rosado; Mexican San Andrés Negro
FillerMichelle: Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania Seedleaf; Tom: Nicaraguan and Dominican
StrengthMedium to full as published by oxfordcigarcompany.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byDunbarton Tobacco & Trust; Steve Saka
FactoryFábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A.; Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA)
SizesParejo with finished DTT-style pigtail 6×48

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

What reviewers say

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 Year of the Pausers

The line. The 2026 release honors Michelle and Tom Pauser. It followed Year of the Duque. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Dunbarton formally debuted in 2015. Its official site names Steve Saka as ligador. Dunbarton owns the brand. Its cigars use distinct independent factories, including Joya de Nicaragua and NACSA. cigardojo.com

Cigars like Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers

  1. Esteban Carreras HellcatClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. La Rica Serie 2000Also fitsWrapper style not published · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  3. Plasencia Cosecha 149Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. Casa 1910 Tierra BlancaAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullSame San Andrés wrapper family, a step stronger.
  5. HVC Edicion Especial 2015One step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.

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

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