Our #15 Cigar of the Year is the newest offering from E.P. Carrillo’s big ring line, INCH. The catch is this cigar isn’t being produced at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua.
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo INCH Nicaragua No. 70 Introduced at PCA 2023
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At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trad Show, E.P. Carrillo introduced a fourth size to its INCH Nicaragua line in the form of 7 x 70 known as the No. 70. The INCH Nicaragua line was introduced in 2022. Not only does the cigar feature 100% Nicaraguan tobacco, but it was the first E.P. […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Looks to Consumers for Escapade by E.P. Carrillo Project
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Last year E.P. Carrillo turned to its consumers to select a blend that would become the limited edition E.P. Carrillo Platinum Bash. This year, E.P. Carrillo its turning to its consumers once again – but this time it’s soliciting input from them on the development of a new project known as Escapade by E.P. Carrillo. […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance Limited Edition Announced
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First, there was E.P. Carrillo’s Pledge, then there was E.P. Carrillo’s Allegiance. Now the two concepts are coming together into a limited edition cigar themed for U.S. Independence Day called the E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance. The company made the announcement in a video published on its YouTube page. The Pledge of Allegiance blend […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #12: Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao – YouTube Edit
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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 Perez-Carrillo – with […]
Agile Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Pledge Apogee
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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 […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Platinum Bash Scheduled for April Release
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Back at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo introduced a limited cigar sampler of three unreleased cigar blends known as the Platinum Bash. The release was meant to commemorate E.P. Carrillo founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr‘s 70th birthday. The idea behind the concept is consumers would be able to select which one […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Tweaks Bands on Perez-Carrillo Series
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E.P. Carrillo has announced it is changing the secondary bands on its Perez-Carrillo Series. The new secondary names will now identify the name of the blend. Previously the secondary band read “PEREZ-CARRILLO.” The change to these bands will be across the four blends in the Perez-Carrillo Series: La Historia, Encore, Pledge, and the soon-to-be-released Allegiance. […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2022 Extended Play
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In 2021, E.P. Carrillo announced it was bringing back a small batch series known as the Short Run. The series was launched in 2010 and through 2016, it became a staple of the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. While it was never clear why the series was discontinued, one can infer several factors caused this: a restructuring […]
The Smoking Syndicate: EP Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Short Play
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After a five-year hiatus, EP Carrillo has brought back the Short Run. The Short Run was a small batch run using a different wrapper each year except for two years in which they used Ecuadorian Sumatra. The 2021 Short Run is brought back using a retro theme as it uses the original bands from the […]