Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brulee Toro

📌 Brand: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
📌 Line: Sobremesa Brûlée
📌 Size: Toro (6" × 52)
📌 Weight: 17.2 g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Sweet Cream – Smooth and silky foundation

• Cedar – Gentle woody core

• Caramel – Dessert-like sweetness throughout the first two thirds

• Toasted Almond – Nutty refinement balancing the profile

First Impressions

The Sobremesa Brûlée Toro wears a flawless golden Ecuador Connecticut wrapper with a soft, silky feel. Pre-light aromas are sweet cream, hay, and cedar. Cold draw brings a hint of caramel and nuttiness, previewing its sweet character.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with cream and caramel sweetness, accented by cedar and light almond. Smooth and approachable.

• Second Third – Caramel intensifies, almonds round out the profile, and a gentle cedar backbone adds balance. Burn and draw are excellent.

• Final Third – Sweetness fades, bitterness creeps in with sharper cedar and earth, slightly disrupting the elegance of the finish.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or, honeyed malt and citrus to enhance the creamy caramel notes.

• Tea – Taiwanese High Mountain Oolong, floral and lightly roasted to complement the sweet, nutty character.

Music Pairing

“Dreams” – Fleetwood Mac,

mellow and layered, like the first two thirds of the cigar.

Final Thoughts

The Dunbarton Sobremesa Brûlée Toro is a sweet, creamy Connecticut with caramel and almond richness, offering refinement and balance. Only in the final third does bitterness creep in, keeping it from absolute perfection.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
Bitterness in the last third disrupted the cigar’s otherwise smooth and sweet experience.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.