A few weeks ago, Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn issued a challenge to six cigar media entities to each assemble a sampler of five cigars. The samplers are each available on Smoke Inn’s online store. The challenge also includes a competition to sell the most sampler units called “Battle of the Bands.” Cigar Coop is […]
E.P. Carrillo came into 2020 planning a new release under its most highly acclaimed series, the Perez-Carrillo Series. That cigar would be the E.P. Carrillo Pledge. While the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the release (including shutting down the company’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory), the company is getting ready to roll out the Pledge this summer. […]
For Episode 144, we are honored to welcome another legend to our show, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. This will be a fun episode as we catch up with Ernesto on the happenings at E.P. Carrillo, including the new Pledge cigar set to hit stores this summer. We will also talk plenty of blending and industry talk […]
For Episode 144, we are honored to welcome another legend to our show, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. This will be a fun episode as we catch up with Ernesto on the happenings at E.P. Carrillo, including the new Pledge cigar set to hit stores this summer. Plus we’ll talk plenty of blending and industry talk with […]
This summer, E.P. Carrillo will unveil a third installment to its Perez-Carrillo Family Series called Pledge. The Perez-Carrillo Familiy Series is the most premium line in the E.P. Carrillo portfolio and it contains two of the company’s most highly acclaimed cigars, the E.P. Carrillo Encore and the E.P. Carrillo La Historia. Details on the E.P. […]
In 2019, E.P. Carrillo celebrated its tenth anniversary, and for the first time in three years, the company released a couple of limited editions. Since the company’s inception in 2009, the company became known for two popular limited edition series – the E.P. Carrillo Short Run and the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada. In 2016 the […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
It’s been said that the cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) are the best cigars by the best manufacturers for the best retailers. Now E.P. Carrillo its taking one of its most acclaimed blends and making it a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series. Last week at a virtual meeting held by […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
