Our annual packaging award list is always an interesting activity for me. All four of us nominate and vote on items and it sheds a...Read More

Regardless of which industry you’re talking about, 10 years in business is certainly nothing to overlook and is definitely cause for celebration. In the cigar...Read More

The same year that E.P. Carrillo debuted as a company, it released the first of what would become an annual creation until 2015. That debut...Read More

The 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show had its share of memorable moments, but one that will always stick out to me was the changes...Read More

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most important trade organizations in the cigar industry: the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). Up...Read More

Go to a concert, and it seems a given that the headliner will perform an encore. If anything, it’s become part of the overall show...Read More

As the song goes, everything old is new again, and such is the case with a new release from E.P. Carrillo. The new line is named Elencos,...Read More

It’s amazing how the world can bring people who have seemingly parted ways back together again, and the cigar world is no exception. The non-Cuban...Read More

At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo essentially blew up its portfolio. Sure, some might suggest it “thoroughly revamped” or “evolved” its...Read More

E.P. Carrillo Cigars released the latest in the Short Run series in April, with the 2016 version just coming in one size: a 6 x...Read More

Earlier this year E.P. Carrillo made a teaser announcement for the 2016 Short Run series and a new size for the INCH line. While those...Read More