Perez-Carrillo La Historia by E.P. Carrillo (Photo Credit: E.P. Carrillo INCH Cigars Facebook page) E.P. Carrillo has announced details around the long awaited Perez-Carrillo La Historia Cigar. This will be the company’s first box-pressed offering under the E.P. Carrillo umbrella. The cigar will be launched at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas with […]
E.P. Carrillo INCH C-99 (Photo Credit E.P. Carrillo Facebook page) E.P. Carrillo will be adding a new blend into its INCH line. Yesterday the company showed photographs on its Facebook page of the new E.P. Carrillo INCH C-99. This cigar features a new blend that includes a Corojo C-99 wrapper. Plans are to launch […]
Re+United The Re+United is a joint collaboration between E.P. Carrillo’s Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and General Cigar Company’s Michael Giannini. As the name indicates, this project marked a reunion for these two industry veterans. Following General Cigar Company’s acquisition of Perez Carrillo’s La Gloria Cubana company, both Perez-Carrillo and Giannini worked together at General. When Perez-Carrillo left […]
E.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014 No. 60 Recently, E.P. Carrillo has released its fifth installment of its annual Short Run series – the E.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014. The Short Run 2014 brings a change to this series in a couple of ways. First, the Short Run 2014 is somewhat of an extension […]
Last week Michael Giannini of General Cigar Company was a guest on CigarChat and indicated he was working on a joint project with another major manufacturer. Yesterday, the details of the project have been unveiled, and the two will release the “Re+United”. This collaboration is expected to hit retailer shelves in March. Details of […]
E.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014 (Photo credit – E.P. Carrillo Facebook page) E.P. Carrillo is currently taking pre-orders for its E.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014 cigar. This cigar will be made available in three sizes, but will differ than the sizes done from previous versions of the Short Run series. In a […]
The E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2013 is the fourth installment of the company’s annual limited series. This is one of two annual limited production releases that are for the most part “one and done”. While the other limited line, the Short Run has typically been released in multiple vitolas, the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada series is […]
“When I look at the (E.P. Carrillo) Medalla D’ Oro, this is a case where the stars in the sky align. This is the right blend coming together – in the right size. To me, the extra ligero, combined with the lonsdale shape elevates the NWC Short Run 2012 blend to a whole new level.” […]
Perez Carrillo (Photo Credit E.P. Carrillo Facebook page) It appears that the Perez Carrillo project by E.P. Carrillo is getting closer to reality. The company posted a picture on their Facebook page of some banding of the Perez Carrillo cigar. The photo caption said “COMING in MAY 2014!!!! “New Release”Perez-Carrillo cigar. Gorgeous band and awesome cigar! More […]
“E.P. Carrillo continues to take things to the next level as the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 is another home run. When it comes to working with Ecuadorian Sumatra wrappers, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo might be the true master in this area.” #9 – E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Coming in at #9 on the 2013 Cigar of […]
