Earlier this year, E.P. Carrillo announced Escapade, a project where the company is turning to its consumers to determine an upcoming limited-release blend. Last week, the company announced the release of the E.P. Carrillo Escapade three-pack. This consists of three blends where consumers will decide what the limited-release blend will be. Escapade is the second […]
On November 16, 2021, legendary blender Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. turned 70 years young. The company celebrated this milestone birthday by releasing a special limited edition cigar. The idea was to go into the blend archives of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and find an unreleased blend that was not released for various reasons (such as limited tobacco). Ernesto […]
Just before the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo announced the fourth installment to its Perez-Carrillo line, the Allegiance. The Allegiance is a cigar that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo blended, but it is being produced from Oliva’s TABOLISA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It was the second project by E.P. Carrillo being produced outside its […]
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 […]
Over the years, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has become synonymous with creating legendary cigars and establishing a factory (Tabacalera La Alianza) that has produced many releases for industry leaders. However, at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA)Trade Show, things were a little different. The two releases that E.P. Carrillo featured were not being done at their own […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
