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 Heading to Retailers
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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 […]
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: United Cigars Announces E.P. Carrillo Pledge Firecracker
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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 […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo and Cigar Specialist International Team Up to Release Super Premium Aura E.P. Carrillo Shēngxiào
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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 Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #10 – Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Torpedo
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YouTube edit of our Facebook Live Roundtable. The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable reconvenes tonight as we smoke Oliva’s Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Torpedo size. A year ago, Oliva stunned the cigar world indicating it was acquiring three Honduran brands from the Reyes family: Cuba Aliados, Puros Indios, and Roly. Just before the […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Heads to Retailers
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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 […]
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 […]
PCA 2022 Report: E.P. Carrillo
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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 […]