Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Adding Umbagog Bronzeback at PCA 2024

During next week’s 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will be showing off a new incarnation of its Umbagog line that was created as an homage to the Henry Clay cigars from the 1980s and 1990s.

The Umbagog Bronzeback is a 5 x 48 Rothschild that uses a slightly different Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, the same one that was used for the classic Henry Clay cigar. Like the original Umbagog blend, the Bronzeback includes Nicaraguan tobacco in both the binder and filler; however, the Medium/#1 Dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper on the regular Umbagog blend has been replaced with a “2LS” Connecticut broadleaf wrapper for the newest version of the line.

Bronzeback has an MSRP of $9.75 each and will be sold in 10-count bundles.

“’2LS’ is a designation for the leaves typically situated between the 1/3 to 1/2 mark on the stalk, they sit beneath what is called the ‘Mediums,’” wrote Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust founder, in a post on his Facebook page. “This section of the plant produces wrapper with a different hue and flavor profile…rather than be that those classic sweet, earthy and cocoa notes exhibited by broadleaf, the 2LS leaves typically give the smoker a slightly less sweet, but significantly more peppery smoking experience.”

Umbagog debuted in early 2017 and is named after Saka’s favorite fishing lake, Umbagog Lake State Park in New Hampshire. As is the case with all of the Umbagog cigars so far, the Bronzeback is rolled at Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) in Estelí.

According to Saka, the Umbagog Bronzeback will be sold during the 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show taking March 23-25 in Las Vegas, and bundles are scheduled to begin shipping to retailers in April.