#16 2024 Cigar of the Year

#16 2024 Cigar of the Year: E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance

SPECIFICATIONS

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Ecuadorian
Filler U.S. (Two Undisclosed Tobaccos), Nicaraguan, Dominican
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Casa Carrillo
Toro: 6 x 54 (Box Pressed)
Price: $20.00

Sponsor: No
Samples Provided for Initial Review: No
Review: E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance (2023)
Appearances on Countdown (By Year/Company): 10 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)

The Details

Coming in at #16 on the 2024 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown is the E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance.

Pledge of Allegiance is the first limited-edition installment of E.P. Carrillo’s Perez-Carrillo series. The name is derived from the third and fourth installments of the Perez-Carrilo line, the Pledge and Allegiance, respectively. The idea for the name came from EPC Chief Operating Officer Selim Hanono. While the name is a mashup of the Pledge and Allegiance names, the blend is entirely different as it emphasizes incorporating U.S.-grown American tobacco. Given the cigar’s name and the use of American tobacco, the Pledge of Allegiance was targeted to be an annual release just in time for the 4th of July.

As mentioned, the Pledge of Allegiance brand focuses on U.S.-grown American tobacco. The cigar features a U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. There are also two different (undisclosed) American tobaccos in the filler. The filler is rounded off with Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco. In addition, the blend utilizes an Ecuadorian binder. The 2023 edition was produced in one size – a 6 x 54 box-pressed Toro. Production comes from Casa Carrillo in the Dominican Republic.

E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance delivered plenty of complexity and excellent flavors, including earth, coffee, berry, mineral, chocolate, cedar, and pepper. Once again, this year’s Countdown trend has been medium-strength, medium-bodied cigars, and that’s what we get with the Pledge of Allegiance.

E.P. Carrillo is another company with an impressive track record in the history of the Cigar Coop Countdown. This is the tenth time that E.P. Carrillo has landed at least one cigar on the Countdown.


 

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