Last year, E.P. Carrillo shocked many people by releasing two projects not produced at its factory: INCH Nicaragua (Plasencia S.A), and Allegiance (Oliva). On the eve of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo announced another shocker. – the company’s Short Run 2023 edition will be produced in Honduras by Oscar Valladares […]
In 2012, E.P. Carrillo would launch a line focused on large ring gauge cigars known as the INCH Series. Large ring gauge cigars are nothing new to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo as he was considered somewhat of a pioneer in this area while he was with La Gloria Cubana.It was back in 2012, the INCH was originally […]
United Cigars’ E.P. Carrillo Pledge Firecracker is now heading to United Firecracker retailers nationwide. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 that features a long fuse stemming from the cap. The series started as a concept created by David Garofalo as an exclusive to his Two Guys Smoke Shop stores as a cigar to […]
Tonight the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles the Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiaco Collection. To help us here, we are joined by a special guest Rountable panelist, Mr. Fred Rewey! The Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao is a ultra-premium collection introduced by E.P. Carrillo late in 2023. It consists of 12 different blends by Ernesto […]
The E.P. Carrillo Platinum Bash, a crowdsourced release by E.P. Carrillo has now commenced shipping to retailers. Platinum Bash is meant to commemorate the 70th birthday of company founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The company originally offered up a three-cigar sampler. The idea behind the concept is consumers would be able to vote for which one of […]
United Cigars has announced a new installment to its Firecracker Series. This June will see E.P. Carrillo become the latest company to partner with United Cigars on a Firecracker series with the popular E.P. Carrillo Pledge becoming the latest in this limited edition series. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 that features a […]
E.P. Carrillo has teamed up with Singapore-based distributor Cigar Specialist International to release the Aura E.P. Carrillo Shēngxiào Limited Edition. It’s a super premium offering that contains a collection of 12 different blends representing the Chinese Zodiac (Shēngxiào). It’s a release primarily geared toward the Asian market, but it won’t be an Asian exclusive. Some […]
The E.P. Carrillo Allegiance, the fourth installment of the Perez-Carillo Family Series, is now heading to stores. Allegiance was launched at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. At the time, the final packaging and banding had not been announced. Last month, the final packaging was shown off as the bands of the […]
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. […]
