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Review: E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla D’ Oro

Today we’re looking at the E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla D’ Oro, the latest in the line of Federal Cigar Anniversary cigars. Back in February we wrote about the upcoming release. The cigar is based on the 2012 Short Run blend though the filler for the Medalla D’Oro is said to contain a little [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Smokin’ Joe’s Lounge Exclusive

On February 20, Smokin’ Joe’s in Alcoa, Tenn. announced that it had just received the initial shipment of a new E.P. Carrillo Lounge Exclusive made just for them, the first E.P. Carrillo branded lounge in the world. The store added the E.P. Carrillo lounge in late fall of 2012, outfitting it with leather massage recliners, [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2012

In late November 2012, E.P. Carrillo released the third edition of its annual limited release, the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2012. The 6 1/2 x 56 Toro Gordo was not widely publicized prior to its release, a slight departure from the company’s norm regarding releases, but some form of the cigar was expected given the [...]

Redux: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Divinos

Back in March of 2011, E.P. Carrillo put his entry into the ever-fluid marketplace that is Connecticut-wrapped cigars, the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut. While it was originally released in three vitolas, a fourth has since been added. Here is what I said in my original review back in March of 2011: E.P. Carrillo absolutely nailed this [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo INCH No. 64 Natural (Prerelease)

To borrow a line from Dave Niehaus, the former announcer for the Seattle Mariners, it just continues. Except in this case, it’s not the Mariners’ magical season of 1995, it’s the growing trend of large ring gauge cigars. The new E.P. Carrillo INCH line joins the super size cigar party with a trio of vitolas all [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar Co. 15th Anniversary (Prerelease)

The E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar 15th Anniversary cigar is the third of four releases by various manufacturers to celebrate Atlantic’s 15th year of business. Here are the first three cigars that have been released so far: Viaje Exclusivo Atlantic Cigar Co. 15th Anniversary Lancero — 7 1/2 x 40 My Father Atlantic Cigar Co. 15th [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo NWC Short Run 2012 Invictos (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In June of 2010, the relatively new E.P. Carrillo released the first in what has become an annual tradition for the company, the Short Run. Each year, E.P. Carrillo produces the same 3 sizes in close to the same numbers, but with different blends. The 2010 version used [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a limited store release, the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4, a Federal Cigar anniversary exclusive! A couple months back Rick Gadway, owner of Federal Cigar in New Hampshire, told me about a E.P. Carrillo cigar he had coming down the pike, he explained that it would [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011 “Dark Rituals” (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… If you are not familiar with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., he is the man behind El Credito Cigar Company and most importantly La Gloria Cuban cigars. La Gloria Cubana has experienced many years at the top of the cigar world. Ernesto has always been known for putting out remarkable [...]

Redux: E.P. Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009

Today we will be looking at the , a cigar I reviewed way back in August of 2009. This turned out to be one of those cigars people loved or hated for various reasons, but I loved the cigar back then, mostly due to the incredible balance and complex, albeit fairly light, flavors. Here is what [...]