E.P. Carrillo Cigars raises $22,000 at the one month mark to Benefit Els for Autism Foundation®

Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by bostonjimmie

E.P. Carrillo Cigars is excited to announce The Pledge98 campaign, benefitting Els for Autism, has earned nearly $22,000 since beginning December 15th, 2022. The campaign, which runs until January 31, 2023, was designed to raise awareness and funds for the non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of people with autism, and those who care Read more about E.P. Carrillo Cigars raises $22,000 at the one month mark to Benefit Els for Autism Foundation®[…]

Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Announces an Average 5% Price Increase on MSRP

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by bostonjimmie

Starting February 1st, 2023, E.P. Carrillo will be increasing the price of their prized cigars. The company notes that they always strive to balance the value of their cigars to both the retailer and consumer, along with the ever-increasing costs to manufacture their products for everyone. The company has done its best to keep prices Read more about Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Announces an Average 5% Price Increase on MSRP[…]

Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Confidant – Rated 96

The latest offering from E.P. Carrillo is named the Allegiance and it is available on retail shops across the country. I picked one up for this review at my local brick & mortar – Executive Cigar Shop & Lounge in Melbourne, FL. The Allegiance now joins the award winning trio in the Perez-Carrillo Series: Pledge, Read more about Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Confidant – Rated 96[…]

Cigar News: Perez-Carrillo family and E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co. Announce the Allegiance

Posted on November 23, 2022 by bostonjimmie

The Perez-Carrillo family and E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co. are excited to release the fourth line in the Perez-Carrillo Series, following La Historia (2014 #2 Cigar of the Year), Encore (2018 #1 Cigar of the Year), and Pledge (2020 #1 Cigar of the Year). The E.P. Carrillo Allegiance is a cigar bearing the Carrillo name that Read more about Cigar News: Perez-Carrillo family and E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co. Announce the Allegiance[…]

Cigar News: Pledge Lonsdale Limitada Joins the Pledge Line as E.P. Carrillo’s

Posted on October 7, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Described by the company as the “Boldest” Blend to Date”, E.P. Carrillo has introduced the Pledge Lonsdale Limitada to join the line that brought us the #1 Rated Cigar of 2020, as a Limitada. Highlighting a box pressed size of 6 1/2 x 43 and coming in a box count of 20 Cigars, the Pledge Lonsdale Read more about Cigar News: Pledge Lonsdale Limitada Joins the Pledge Line as E.P. Carrillo’s[…]

Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Is Now Shipping INCH Nicaragua

Posted on July 14, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Fresh off a successful PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV – E.P. Carrillo has announced that the INCH Nicaragua is now shipping and will show up in humidors across the country. The INCH Nicaragua is the Quintessential Big Ring Gauge Cigar. Made at Plasencia Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo designed the INCH Read more about Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Is Now Shipping INCH Nicaragua[…]

Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Cigars Launches Allegiance This Fall as The First Perez-Carrillo Line Made Outside of Tabacalera La Alianza

Posted on July 9, 2022 by bostonjimmie

E.P. Carrillo Cigars announced the addition of Allegiance to their portfolio of premium Nicaraguan cigars set to officially launch in October 2022. Allegiance is a highly sought-after blend and will be the first one from the Perez-Carrillo line developed outside the company’s Santiago, DR factory. The 40,000 square-foot factory in Santiago’s Zona Franca is where all E.P. Carrillo Cigars Read more about Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Cigars Launches Allegiance This Fall as The First Perez-Carrillo Line Made Outside of Tabacalera La Alianza[…]

Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo El Futuro Reignites the Encore Line

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by bostonjimmie

The blend that received the 2018 Cigar of the Year, with the Encore Majestic, just took on a new life in 2022. Encore El Futuro is being introduced to the esteemed Encore Line. This well-balanced and aromatic cigar is a true robusto at 5 x 50, priced at $11.90 each and presented in a 10 Read more about Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo El Futuro Reignites the Encore Line[…]

Cigar Review: Perez Carrillo Pledge Sojourn – Rated 95

When it comes to crafting fine cigars, there are some masters in the industry that stand out, Ernesto Perez Carrillo is most certainly one of them. Way back in 2014, at the beginning of Stogie Press, I reviewed the E.P. Carrillo – La Historia, and though we did not add a numerical rating then, it Read more about Cigar Review: Perez Carrillo Pledge Sojourn – Rated 95[…]

Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Elencos Elites – Rated 93

Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by bostonjimmie

For a number of years my favorite E.P. Carrillo cigar has been the La Historia that was released in 2014.In the review I stated “It’s not every day that I smoke a cigar and can honestly say the manufacturer’s description, if it is posted, lives up to what I sense upon my palate.” Now, almost 6 years Read more about Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Elencos Elites – Rated 93[…]

E.P. Carrillo Dusk – Rough Cut Cigar Review

Posted on September 17, 2016 by bostonjimmie

Ernesto Perez Carrillo (E.P. Carrillo) has cranked out some fine cigars over the past number of years, starting with a core line in 2010 and now restructuring the growing portfolio in 2016. This year the company has introduced 8 new lines to their portfolio La Alianza Grand Prize Core Plus Original Rebel Interlude Capa del Read more about E.P. Carrillo Dusk – Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]

Top Cigar Reviews

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bostonjimmie

As we approach this years IPCPR, it is always fun to look back and see what was trending on Stogie Press as far as the Top Cigar Reviews that our readers viewed. These cigar reviews get consistent daily hits leaving me to believe, they are some of the best sought after cigars on the market. People Read more about Top Cigar Reviews[…]

E.P. Carrillo Oscuro Especial – Rough Cut Cigar Review

Posted on June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 by bostonjimmie

Here are the rough cut cigar review notes on the E.P. Carrillo Oscuro. This cigar is available in 6 vitolas, each in 24 count boxes. Dinamicos (Churchill) (6.8″x 49) Especial No.6 (Toro) (6.0″x 52) Nacionales (Corona) (5.5″x 44) Piramides Royal (Torpedo) (6.0″x 52) Robusto Gordo (5.0″x 54) Small Churchill (Robusto) (5.5″x 50) For this review Read more about E.P. Carrillo Oscuro Especial – Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]

Editorial – A humble Thank You from Stogie Press

Posted on July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 by bostonjimmie

Has it been a year already since the inaugural edition of Stogie Press was released? Looking at my calendar as I finish penning the articles for July and preparing for IPCPR 2015 I realize it is. Well I have to say first and foremost, Thank You, to all our readers whether you have subscribed to Read more about Editorial – A humble Thank You from Stogie Press[…]