E.P. Elencos Maduro Last year, E.P. Carrillo released a limited run cigar called the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2010. This cigar was actually ranked #8 on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 10 list for 2010. This cigar quickly became a favorite among cigar enthusiasts. Therefore, it was great news when E.P. Carrillo announced they were moving this […]
#8 E.P. Carrillo Core Line Maduro We have now entered the Elite Eight for the 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown. For this Epic Encounter, we have a second entry by E.P. Carrillo Cigars. E.P. Carrillo has had a busy year launching five new cigar lines. This cigar was one of the year’s highlights. Coming […]
#30 for 2011: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut With 2011 being as good a year for cigars as any, selecting which cigars made the Top 30 was probably as tough as any. With that said, picking #30 was probably the hardest selection I had to make. There were a lot of good cigars that did […]
The month of October was probably one of the more exciting months in the cigar industry. This month marked not only the heart of the Fall release cycle for cigars, but some major releases. Overall, this was a great month to be a cigar enthusiast. Let’s take a look at some of the releases that […]
E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 – “Dark Rituals” 2011 has seen already four releases from E.P. Carrillo. A fifth release is due out this fall and it is a follow-up to last year’s popular Limitada series. This one is titled the E.P. Edicion Limitada 2011. It will be available in a single vitola called “Dark […]
As you might have seen over the past few weeks, I’ve done some Pre-Reviews which allow me to document my experiences with a cigar and provide my thoughts. Some of these were pre-releases are now available generally – and others are simply cigars I’ve had more of a chance to try. In each of these […]
Earlier this year, one of the most exciting pieces of news to break in the cigar industry was the launch of Crowned Heads by former CAO Director of Lifestyle Marketing Jon Huber. It’s been a little quiet in terms of what would be the first release of product from this company. This morning (August 4th), […]
E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 2011 has seen already four releases from E.P. Carrillo. At the 2011 IPCPR, I managed to get a preview of the new 2011 Edicion Limitada 2011. The Limitada 2011 is the follow-up to the highly success E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2010 – a cigar that made Cigar Aficionado’s top ten […]
E.P. Carrillo Core Line Maduro – Club 52 Vitola Back when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. was with La Gloria Cubana, one of my favorite cigars he blended was the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro. That cigar has become one of my favorite “go to” cigars since I became a cigar enthusiast. Earlier this year, when […]
June 2011 was certainly a busy-month in the cigar industry. Many cigar manufacturers and retailers are in the preparation stages for the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. It is usually around this time when cigar manufacturers begin to release information about what they plan to unveil at the show. Independent of IPCPR, there is a ton […]
