E.P. Carrillo Announces New Wave Reserva and Cabinet as European Exclusives
At the recent Inter-tabac trade show in Dortmund, Germany, E.P. Carrillo released a pair of cigar lines that will be available exclusively to the European market: New Wave Reserva and Cabinet, though they won’t stay there for long as they are reportedly headed to the U.S. retailers by the end of the year.
The E.P. Carrillo New Wave Reserva uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Connecticut broadleaf binder and a filler blend from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic to create a medium-bodied profile. Expected at retail by the end of September, it is being offered in four sizes, a robusto (5 x 50), toro (6 x 52), Supremo (5 1/8 x 56) and Inmensos (6 x 60). MSRP is set to be between $6.65 and $8.60 per cigar, with each size coming in 24-count boxes.
The E.P. Carrillo Cabinet uses the same Nicaraguan corojo 99 wrapper found on the INCH C-99, along with a binder from the Dominican Republic and filler from Nicaragua. It too will come in four sizes, a robusto (5 x 50), toro (6 x 52), Supremos Extra (5 7/8 x 56) , and a wide toro (6 x 60). Single stick MSRPs range from $6.30 to $8.30, with each size coming in 25-count boxes. It is expected to be on European retailers’ shelves in October.
Both cigars are made at the company’s Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and are being limited to an initial shipment of 200 boxes, according to a report on Cigar Aficionado.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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