2022 was probably the biggest trade show in terms of new products for E.P. Carrillo since 2016. There were two significant themes going on at E.P. Carrillo. For many years, E.P. Carrillo’s factory, Tabacalera La Alianza, has produced cigars for other manufacturers. This year the tables are turning as owner Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. has blended […]
Since 2018, E.P. Carrillo has participated in the annual Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series of cigars. After a couple of line extensions in 2019 and 2020 that were done for the TAA, 2021 saw E.P. Carrillo deliver a new blend to the series. It’s a cigar simply dubbed the E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021. […]
As a part of the celebration of E.P. Carrillo founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr‘s 70th birthday, the company has created a three-cigar sampler known as the Platinum Bash. The Platinum Bash will feature three unreleased blends, and consumers will get a chance to select one of the blends as a future E.P. Carrillo limited edition release. […]
On the eve of the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo has announced another cigar being made outside its own factory. The cigar is called the E.P. Carrillo Allegiance, and it’s being made by Oliva Cigar Company. Cigar Aficionado has reported that the Allegiance will be a limited production cigar, with 5,000 […]
For the fifth year in a row, E.P. Carrillo will release an exclusive cigar for Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) retailers. The E.P. Carillo TAA 2022 will be a part of the 2022 TAA Exclusive Series. Last month, the cigar was announced at the TAA’s annual convention. The cigar consists of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper […]
From 2010 to 2016, there were two limited edition cigars from E.P. Carrillo that were staples each year – the Edición Limitada and the Short Run Series. The Edición Limitada was an annual premium release featuring a different blend, while the Short Run Series (until 2016 when it was added to regular production for a […]
On Special Edition 105 we take a journey back to the cigar version of Mount Rushmore. This is the fourth installment of this series. Previously, we have done Drew Estate, Rocky Patel, and Davidoff editions This time Bear and Coop will be looking at their candidates from E.P. Carrillo to fill the four spots on […]
E.P. Carrillo’s fourth exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) has reached member retailers. This one is dubbed simply as the E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021. The E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021 comes in one size – a 6 x 52 soft box-pressed Toro. The blend consists of a Nicaraguan wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a […]
E.P. Carrillo has become the first manufacturer to exhibit two consecutive years as Cigar Aficionado’s (CA) #1 Cigar of the Year, the industry’s most prestigious award – namely because there wasn’t any trade show in 2020. Still E.P. Carrillo has definitely been on fire the past few years. This year the focus was around the […]
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 […]
