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EP Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 – Cigar Review

Posted by acigarsmoker on October 19th, 2011
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Ive been a fan of EP Carrillo since their cigars first landed on the market. Even though the 2009 Limited Edition was met with mixed reviews on-line I was a fan and it only grew with each product I smoked. The Elenacos, Maduro, New Wave Connecticut, Short Run 2010 and Short Run 2011 as well as the Limited Edition 2010.

Each year EP Carrillo release a cigar in one size but in a different blend each year and this year is the fullest body of the 3 Limited Edition cigars released to date. This years release is limited to 2,000 boxes all of which were pre-sold at IPCPR. Ernesto Perez Carrillo was the original creator of La Gloria Cubana and now runs his own company based in Miami and are an advertiser on this site. The above reviews were written before that, and todays review is based on a couple of cigars I picked up at Cigar Inn in New York City.

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EP Carrillo Maduro – Cigar Review

Posted by acigarsmoker on July 27th, 2011
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In the winter of 2009 Ernest Perez Carillo entered the cigar market once again after his famed career with La Gloria Cubana. The 2009 Innaugral Edition was met with mixed reviews from the cigar community and since then it’s been one stellar review after another as E.P. Carrillo reestablished himself as one of the best in the business.

The Core Maduro joins the Natural which was released earlier this year. Those along with the New Wave Connecticut are the only cigars from the company in regular production, but the other cigars have been met with much fanfare. The Elencos is produced in limited numbers as is the Short Run. The latter changes blends from year to year while the former doesn’t have enough of the components to produce year round. Also due later this year is the Limited Edition 2011.

In the creation of the Maduro line…

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E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2011 – Cigar Review

Posted by acigarsmoker on June 27th, 2011
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One of my favorite cigars last year was the Short Run from EP Carillo. Like many limited editions they tend to disappear and you are left wanting more. Well, the time of the year has come for the 2011 Short Run to be released and I picked this up from Buckhead Cigar. Since the inaugural release in 2009 I have become a huge fan of this company.

The Short Run 2011 has been released in 3 sizes. They are Bombones (4 7/8 x 50); Canonazos (5 7/8 x 52) and Inmensos (6 1/4 x 60). I believe they retail from $6.00 and up. This year’s version uses a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper compared to the Sumatra last year.

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Event Recap: Primo Cigar Shop, Santa Fe, NM

Posted by acigarsmoker on May 20th, 2011
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This past week I took a flight out of New York to escape for a while with some friends in the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico. A place I’ve been to once before that had me eager to return. With the mountains in every direction and low humidity I was able to kick back and relax while taking part in the re-branding/re-opening of Primo Cigar Shop. The shop which is open daily from 11-7 features a walk in humidor full of the top brands and a large selection of pipes and pipe tobacco is truly heaven on earth when the surroundings are taken into consideration.

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Sunday Links

Posted by acigarsmoker on April 10th, 2011
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Social Media is a powerful tool, but it is one that is easily abused due to the “muscles” one tends to develop behind the computer. Such is the case with people on Twitter and Facebook. It’s sad when a person doesn’t see the harm they are doing to a community when they decide to question support of a product or cause in a public forum. The same can be said when a person hides behind multiple accounts taking shots at people because of their own social inadequacies. At the end of the day we need to support one another because of strength in numbers, especially with growing legislation against us. I know some people rather stir the pot but at the end of the day does it really do anything to help the community?

The Sunday Links after the jump

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E.P. Carrillo Elencos Series – Cigar Review

Posted by acigarsmoker on April 1st, 2011
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In late 2009 Ernesto Perez-Carrillo returned to the cigar marketplace, and in a short period of time his cigars have become a staple in many humidors. As the man who created La Gloria Cubana not many people knew the name E.P. Carrillo, now less then a year an a half since his return, casual smokers and aficionados know it well.

Earlier this week we review the EP Carrillo New Wave Connecticut which is now beginning to ship to retailers along with today’s review; E.P. Carrillo Elencos. According to E.P. Carrillo, “The E.P. Carrillo Elencos Series will have the same exact blend as the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2010 Elencos, which was ranked Cigar Aficionado’s #8 Cigar of the Year and rated a 94.”. The cigar will be available is 3 sizes, Don Rubino: 5 1/4 x 50 ($9.50 MSRP), Elites: 6 x 54 ($12.00 MSRP) and Acto Mayor: Torpedo 6 1/4 x 52 ($12.50 MSRP)

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E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Edition – Cigar Review

Posted by acigarsmoker on March 30th, 2011
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In late 2009 Ernesto Perez-Carrillo returned to the cigar marketplace, and in a short period of time his cigars have become a staple in many humidors. As the man who created La Gloria Cubana not many people knew the name E.P. Carrillo, now less then a year an a half since his return, casual smokers and aficionados know it well.

According to E.P. Carrillo,

The E.P. Carrillo, “New Wave Connecticut Edition is covered with a beautiful Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. This cigar breaks the mold of your typical Connecticut – the smoke is creamy with hints of spice that develop to show rich nutty and sweet flavors.” The cigar will be available in four sizes, Stellas 5 1/8 x 42 ($4.50); Brillantes 5 x 50 ($5.25); Divinos 6 x 52 ($6.25) and Gran Via 7 x 49 ($7.00). All prices are MSRP, please allow for variations due to tobacco taxes.

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Top 15 Cigars of 2010

Posted by acigarsmoker on December 31st, 2010
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Every year many cigar smokers look forward to the yearly release of Top Cigars from Cigar Aficionado. In fact I know one person from New Jersey who usually uses that list to make a large purchase of boxes as put out by that magazine. Love them or hate them manufacturers want to get on that list. However, the last few years I have not agreed with many cigars that make the list. While the Casa Magna is a great stick was it really deserving of cigar of the year?

The criteria to make out list is simple, it had to be released in 2010.

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Sunday Links

Posted by acigarsmoker on December 19th, 2010
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Well after spending the better part of Sunday morning and early afternoon trying to install a plugin called User Photo I have put it to rest. The end of the year is approaching us and many changes are in store for the cigar industry. Earlier this week we broke the news about a merger happening between Miami Cigar & Company with La Aurora Cigars. As a partnership one has to assume some of the La Aurora catalog will have a reduction in price.

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Sunday Links

Posted by acigarsmoker on October 31st, 2010
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After a lengthy hiatus the Sunday links have returned. First a little self promotion it’s been a pretty active week and I got my 15 minutes of fame. In the latest issue of Cigar Snob I am mentioned in the story about the 107 Lancero. I was then mentioned by David Savona of Cigar Aficionado in his latest online story on big ring cigars.

Without further adieu, The Sunday Links….

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Sunday Links

Posted by acigarsmoker on August 15th, 2010
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Some people have asked me why I think IPCPR was so empy this year. To be honest I am not sure if it was empty or not since this was my first IPCPR. However, if I had to venture a guess the answer would be in thre parts.

1. The new releases were made public a while ago, and there was really nothing major coming out this year. CAO’s La Traviata Maduro has been around the net for a while now. Camacho only had a revamped Room 101…

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Saturday News: IPCPR Version 2.

Posted by acigarsmoker on August 14th, 2010
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Despite a lot of the new releases coming out a little early like the Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary and the CAO La Traviata Maduro there were a few surprises to the IPCPR that I didn’t know about. Now this doesn’t mean that they were a surprise to all but they did manage to catch me off guard.

EP Carrillo – I went out with a few of my fellow bloggers for lunch. Upon walking in I noticed Ernesto and his family sitting and having lunch. After a quick hello so has not to disturb their lunch I sat down in the back of the restaurant and enjoyed some Aligator. During the course of our meal Ernesto had the waiter come over and buy us a round of drinks which was totally classy.

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Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run

Posted by acigarsmoker on June 11th, 2010
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I was a fan of the Inaugural Edition of the EP Carrillo and when I heard the Short Run was coming out I had to get my hands on it. I really like what Mr. Carrillo is doing with his line of cigars and even though I hate limited run cigars from the standpoint of, if I love them I am damn pissed that they will soon be gone. However with this cigar they will be released yearly in limited numbers of 108,000 sticks produced.

For the full review come on inside and read more.

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