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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, [...]

News: Federal Cigar Celebrating 92nd Anniversary with E.P. Carrillo

Federal Cigar in southeast New Hampshire has announced an upcoming limited edition release that will celebrate the store’s 92nd anniversary. The Federal Cigar 92nd Anniversary EPC Medalla D’ Oro is slated to be released in early March and will be limited to 500 ten-count boxes that will sell for $85 each. Rick Gadway, owner of Federal [...]

News: Crowned Heads Adding J.D. Howard Reserve

Crowned Heads is preparing to launch a third line of cigars, dubbed the J.D. Howard Reserve, they they expect to have ready for the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show in July. Slated to be a five-vitola release, it will use a blend consisting of a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper, Ecuadoran Sumatra binder and filler from Nicaragua. [...]

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 [...]

News: Crowned Heads to Release Limited Edition ‘Mule Kick’

Following up on a tweet sent on August 30th, Crowned Heads has announced plans for a new limited edition cigar that they are calling the ‘Mule Kick’ to be released in early November. Details of this new release were first discussed in this interview on RobbyRasReviews/CigarChat. According to an article by David Savona, the line [...]

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: Headley Grange Estupendos (Prerelease)

Way back in February of this year murmurs started flying about the followup to Crowned Heads’ popular debut, Four Kicks. Jon Huber announced the cigar, which was then known as “Project HG”  in an email and gave a few details about the release—which he also announced would be available for the first time at the [...]

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 [...]

Press Release: Atlantic Cigar Company Announces E.P. Carrillo Atlantic 15th Anniversary

June 1, 2012 — Atlantic Cigar Company is proud to announce the third of four cigars slated to celebrate our 15th Anniversary. The Spring release is from none other then master cigar maker Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The limited, small batch release of the E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar Company 15th Anniversary cigar was created and rolled at [...]