E.P. Carrillo

Since launching E.P. Carrillo in 2009, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. has introduced a plethora of blends, most under his eponymous company’s portfolio, along with a fair…

Since it debuted in 2012, E.P. Carrillo Cigar Co.’s original INCH line has added a number of different line extensions, including the INCH Maduro, INCH Colorado, INCH…

For the past several years, one of the first clumps of stories about new cigars each year has the same three letters attached to it:…

Earlier this year, E.P. Carrillo announced the newest addition to its Perez-Carrillo Series: Pledge. Following the La Historia and Encore brands—which were introduced in 2014 and…

For the first half of its existence, every year would see E.P. Carrillo release an annual limited edition. That started with its first cigar—Edicion Inaugural…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…