Broadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to full
Red Meat Lovers: flavour profile and cigars like it
Red Meat Lovers is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, earth and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel Bold by Nish Patel and Padron Black PB-97 Natural.
What does Red Meat Lovers taste like?
- pepper and spice
- earth and leather
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania tobacco |
| Strength | Medium-full to full as published by kaplowitz.blogspot.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, distributor and maker |
| Blender | Steve Saka |
| Factory | Nicaraguan American Cigars, S.A. (NACSA), Estelí |
| Sizes | Spicy Beef Stick Parejo 6×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Brooks Whittington (es.halfwheel.com): 90 points, Spicy Beef Stick, 6 x 48 (2026)In our words: Spice stayed prominent without overwhelming the blend. The review reported clear third-by-third changes.
- Kaplowitz Media (kaplowitz.blogspot.com), Spicy Beef Stick, 6 x 48 (2026-10-02)In our words: The critic described pepper, coffee and leather. The final grade was A-minus.
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 Red Meat Lovers
The line. A 300-bundle March 2026 event release preceded national distribution. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Steve Saka established the family-held company in 2015. dunbartoncigars.com
Cigars like Red Meat Lovers
- Rocky Patel Bold by Nish PatelClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Padron Black PB-97 NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Padrón Thousand Series MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio Boondock SaintOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Red Meat Lovers as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- dunbartoncigars.com/marca/red-meat-lovers
- cigar-coop.com/2026/04/dunbarton-tobacco-trust-red-meat-lovers-spicy-beef-stick-gets-national-release-at-pca-2026-cigar.html
- es.halfwheel.com/red-meat-lovers-spicy-beef-stick/480997
- neptunecigar.com/cigars/red-meat-lovers-by-dunbarton-spicy-beef-stick-6--48
- kaplowitz.blogspot.com