E-Stunner by E.P. Carrillo At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo proved to be one of the busiest booths of the year. Much of the buzz was around the latest line to be launched by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. and his family – the E-Stunner. In a discussion we had with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo III he […]
E.P. Carrillo has unveiled a new cigar called Generosos. The cigar is being initially released to Chicago area retailer Casa de Montecristo (as well as its sister store 8 to 8 cigars). The cigar has launched this month and an initial launch party is scheduled for June 27, 2013 at the Casa de […]
The E.P. Carrillo Inch No. 64 was the largest ring gauge of the Inch line – until the upcoming release of the No. 70 The Inch by E.P. Carrillo will be adding a fourth vitola – a 7 x 70 called the No. 70. Information on this new vitola first surfaced in an interview with […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a rating […]
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 The E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 marks the fourth consecutive year of an annual release in E.P. Carrillo’s Short Run series. The Short Run series is meant to be exactly what the name implies – a limited production run cigar with a different blend each year. For the most […]
E.P. Carrillo Medalla D’ Oro The E.P. Carrillo Medalla D’ Oro is a special retail-exclusive limited edition cigar for Federal Cigar in New Hampshire. The cigar has been released to commemorate Federal Cigar’s 92nd Anniversary. This is not the first time that Federal and E.P. Carrillo have teamed up on a project. In […]
Information on a new cigar being planned for a 2013 release by E.P. Carrillo was mentioned on the 1/26/13 Cigar Dave show. The cigar is simply called “Perez-Carrillo”. This cigar bears the name of company founder, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. There were no specifics around blend information. The report on the Cigar Dave show did mention that […]
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 E.P. Carrillo will be launching their fourth installment of the E.P. Carrillo Short Run series. Information of the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 was mentioned on the 1/26/13 Cigar Dave show. According to the report, there will be three sizes with a production of 1500 cigars per size. The […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
E.P. Carrillo: 2012 Cigar Coop Manufacturer of the Year Our 2012 Year in Review coverage concludes with a look at how the manufacturers did on Cigar Coop for 2012. In Jaunary, 2012 we introduced a numerical scoring system. At first we were very hesitant to make sure a move, and while this is a philosophical […]
