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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Do you know what an inch is? No, I am not talking about giving an inch and taking a foot. I am talking about an inch in cigar talk – that would be a 64 ring gauge. That’s right, 64 equals an inch. There is a lot of 60s out there these days and I Read more about E.P. Carrillo Inch C-99 No.60 – Cigar Review[…]
E.P. Carrillo – La Historia 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. Today I chose the E.P. CarrillLa Historia 6 7/8 X 54 E-III vitola. The La Historia is a boxed pressed cigar, constructed from Nicaraguan filler Read more about E.P. Carrillo – La Historia Cigar Review[…]