Sobremesa Brulee Wagashi Prensado

Sobremesa Brulee Wagashi Prensado

There’s a new 6 x 50 toro version of the Sobremesa Brûlée Blue. It’s called the Sobremesa Brûlée Wagashi. Steve Saka, founder of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, said that Wagashi is a tweaked version of the standard Brûlée Blue, which debuted in a 6 1/4 x 46 grand corona vitola in 2020. The Wagashi uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés negro binder and fillers from Nicaragua. Unlike the original cigar, Wagashi is trunk-pressed.

This is not the first time there’s been a Brûlée Blue in a toro vitola, though it is the first time the cigar measures 6 x 50. Follow debates about whether the Brûlée Blue has a sweetened cap—Saka says it does not—Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust released the Brûlée Blue STFU!!! Sampler, which contained five 6 x 52 toros ranging from a regular Brûlée Blue to one with a double sweetened cap.

Wagashi is a category of Japanese dessert; the best-known example in the Western world is probably mochi.

“I​ ​have​ ​been​ ​tinkering​ ​with​ ​a​ ​larger​ ​format​ ​of​ ​my​ ​Sobremesa​ ​Brulée Blue​ ​liga​ ​for​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​of​ ​years​ ​on​ ​and​ ​off,”​ ​said Steve Saka, founder of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, in a press release when the cigar was announced in April.​ ​“My​ ​original​ ​intent​ ​was​ ​to craft​ ​a​ ​’Big​ ​Blue,’​ ​but​ when​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​arose​ ​to​ ​create​ ​something special​ ​for​ ​Dojo,​ it​ ​refocused​ ​my​ ​efforts,​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Brulée​ ​blend​ ​is​ ​one of​ ​Sensei’s​ favorites.​ ​Trunk​ ​pressing​ ​this​ ​liga​ ​proved​ ​to​ ​be​ ​quite​ ​a challenge,​ not​ ​only​ ​due​ ​to​ ​bruising​ ​and​ ​splitting​ ​of​ ​the​ ​shade wrappers,​ ​but​ ​how​ ​it​ ​impacted​ ​the​ ​flavor​ ​and​ ​burn.​”