Steak Pairing

Red Meat Lovers

Full‑Strength Broadleaf Power

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

About Red Meat Lovers

Red Meat Lovers is Dunbarton’s Connecticut Broadleaf maduro designed to stand up to red meat and stout pours. The recipe pairs a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with a San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan plus U.S. fillers and sits in the full‑strength lane. Offerings include trunk‑pressed vitolas—Porterhouse, Ribeye, Filet Mignon—alongside a flat‑capped parejo “Beef Stick” and bolder limited variants such as the Fritanga.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Full
  • Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)
  • Earth, black pepper, oak, nuts, sweet

Key Details

Made By

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Made In

Nicaragua

First Introduced

2019

Strength

Full

Wrapper Focus

Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)

Known For

Red Meat Lovers

Official Website

dunbartoncigars.com

Meaty Maduro

Red Meat Lovers

Red Meat Lovers is a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro blended to pair with red meat: a U.S. Broadleaf wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder with Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania fillers. The line is full‑strength and offered chiefly in trunk‑pressed formats plus a flat‑capped parejo “Beef Stick” and a bolder “Fritanga” variant.

Sizes

  • "Porterhouse" (6.0" x 60)
  • "Ribeye" (6.0" x 52)
  • "Beef Stick" (6.0" x 48)
  • "Filet Mignon" (5.0" x 54)
  • "Fritanga" (6.0" x 52)

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)

Binder

San Andrés (Mexico)

Filler

Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania fillers

Red Meat Lovers wears its intent plainly: a dense, oily Broadleaf capa over a San Andrés binder and a Nicaraguan/Pennsylvania tripa designed to stand up to hearty food and strong spirits. The cigars favor trunk‑pressed formats to concentrate smoke and flavor—earth and oak form the backbone, black pepper and savory spice run through the midsection, and a restrained creamy or molasses‑lean sweetness keeps the profile from flattening. Texture is chewy and substantial; cold draws can show leathery, bitter‑chocolate notes and the overall strength sits firmly in the full lane. It’s a purpose‑built maduro for diners and diners‑of‑taste.

Frequently Asked Questions

Red Meat Lovers uses a Connecticut Broadleaf (U.S.) wrapper over a San Andrés (Mexico) negro oscuro binder with a filler mix drawn from Nicaragua and the U.S. (Pennsylvania). The recipe is constructed to deliver a dense, savory maduro profile.