Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Begins Shipping Polpetta

After a bit of a delay, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has begun shipping its Polpetta line, which debuted in late 2019 as an event-only cigar but is now part of the company’s regular production portfolio.

The cigar is a 4 x 48 vitola that uses a mixed filler cigar, meaning it has a wrapper and binder like a typical cigar, but the filler is smaller cuts of tobacco instead of the long fillers that are used for a typical cigar. For Polpetta, the company uses the broadleaf cuts from the Mi Querida, Mi Querida Triqui Traca, Umbagog and Red Meat Lovers lines, along with two long-leaf fillers. A Mexican San Andrés binder and Connecticut broadleaf wrapper round out the blend, with the line produced at the Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) factory in Nicaragua.

“The Polpetta is a unique elevation of the sandwich-style cigar – one executed with only the finest ingredients and with an acute attention to detail,” wrote the company about the cigar. “It burns cool, is deftly rolled, provides a proper draw and even holds an ash while also delivering a flavorful, rich and robust smoking experience.”

“These cigars were NOT delayed because they were not ready, they have been in our warehouse for about 3 months, we were just too overwhelmed trying to get RML (Red Meat Lovers), Krakatoa, Wagashi and seemingly another billion drops out the door my team asked if we could delay fulfillment until now – my team is the best, so if they say they needed more time to take care of the customers right, then I just had to delay the cash flow,” said Steve Saka, founder of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, in a Facebook post announcing that the cigars had begun shipping.

Polpetta comes with an MSRP of $7.30 per cigar, which the company says makes Polpetta its most budget-friendly release to date.

Update — Shortly after this article was published, a representative from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust informed halfwheel that the MSRP of the Polpetta is $7.30, a change from the previously announced and reported price of $7.25. The article has been updated accordingly.