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 […]
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 […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, EP Carrillo will add a fourth size to its Pledge line – the Lonsdale Limitada. The company confirmed the new size on its website. The E.P. Carrillo Pledge Lonsdale Limitada is a 6 1/2 x 43 box-pressed vitola. Cigar Aficionado reports the production will be […]
The ten year anniversary of the E.P. Carrillo INCH line is this year. This summer the company is introducing a new blend under the line called INCH Nicaragua, and it is giving the other two blends in the line a new modern look. The E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural and Maduro lines will receive a new […]
E.P. Carrillo has a new cigar under its INCH line known as INCH Nicaragua. It is not only an all-Nicaraguan E.P. Carrillo cigar, but its an E.P. Carrillo cigar being made in Nicaragua at the Plasencia factory. The company posted an announcement on its website and provided details to Cigar Aficionado. The INCH Nicaragua marks […]
E.P. Carrillo has announced it is adding a 5 x 50 Robusto size to its Encore line known as El Futuro. El Futuro is the fifth regular production line, and the first regular production line extension since Encore’s launch in 2018. The tobacco used for the Encore was aged and cured in something called tercios. […]
E.P. Carrillo has announced its E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2022 release. It’s the second Short Run release since the series returned in 2016 after a five-year hiatus. The E.P. Short Run Retro 2022 is a maduro cigar. The company told Cigar Aficionado the blend features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, an Ecuadorian binder, and a […]
“The E.P. Carrillo got a lot of accolades over the past few months – and with good reason. This is a fantastic offering by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.” Wrapper: Connecticut Havana Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: Tabacalera La Alianza Prequel: 5 x 50 Price: $10.75 Sponsor: No Samples Provided for Initial […]
This week, some information came out about a joint project between E.P. Carrillo and RoMa Craft Tobac. The project is the first of RoMa Craft Tobac’s Quinquagenario project, a series of planned limited edition cigars to commemorate the 50th birthdays of co-owners Skip Martin (2022) and Michael Rosales (2026) as well as Nica Sueno factory […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It also might be a blend […]
