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News: E.P. Carrillo Confirms INCH 7 x 70 and Band for Perez-Carrillo Line

E.P. Carrillo has confirmed that they will be adding a 7 x 70 vitola to their INCH line, which debuted at the 2012 IPCPR convention and trade show. In a video with OverACigar.com filmed at CigarFest, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo announced the release, saying that the INCH has been “very, very popular for us.” Ernesto Perez-Carrillo III [...]

IPCPR 2012: E.P. Carrillo

At one point E.P. Carrillo was expected to not formally debut anything at IPCPR—that changed with the release of the INCH. As always, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. hinted at a few tricks up his sleeves, but he reiterated it’s about time and tobacco. New Booth E.P. Carrillo brought a really nice booth to the show and [...]

Weekly News (July 30, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s the last Weekly News before IPCPR 2012 and it’s a busy one. The halfwheel guide to IPCPR will debut Wednesday morning and our IPCPR coverage continue all throughout the week. There will be plenty more tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday—as there is shockingly, a lot more to announce. In addition to visiting halfwheel, [...]

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 [...]

Weekly News (June 11, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Seems like we are doing this every week. Here’s the lengthy state of halfwheel. We aren’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, after returning from Nicaragua, Brooks and I were both fairly ill for an extender period of time, as such — nothing really got done as far as reviews. Our reviews are not only delivered [...]