EPC Cigar Company Archives

Flavor Odyssey – EPC Pledge & Pinot Noir

March 15, 2021

On this week's episode, we continue our journey into fruity flavor components by pairing a Pinot Noir with the number one cigar of the year the EPC Pledge. Will this pairing be a pot of gold at the end of the r... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – With Guest Ernesto Perez-Carrillo

Eric Guttormson

March 2, 2021

Smoke Night Live

Friday March 5th Ernesto Perez-Carrillo one of the most successful and well known master blenders joins the show to discuss his incredibly successful year with the release of Pledge the number one Cigar of the ... Read More...

EPC Cigar Company – IPCPR 2019

Jordan Guttormson

July 24, 2019

IPCPR 2019

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and José Blanco (who is no longer with EPC) discuss the latest offerings from EPC Cigar Company with Cigar Dojo at IPCPR 2019. Both products aim to celebrate the company's milestone 10th ... Read More...

EPC Begins Shipping 2019 TAA Exclusive

Eric Guttormson

June 19, 2019

Press Releases

Carrillo Cigar Co. will begin shipping its 2019 TAA Exclusive this week, which is the La Historia TAA 656, measuring 6 inches long by 56 ring gauge. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, one of a select few members of the... Read More...

E.P. Carrillo Encore Celestial cigar review

88%Herbal Essence

Perez-Carrillo Encore Celestial

Jack Heyer

February 15, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, or E.P. Carrillo, dreamed of becoming a jazz drummer in his youth; he moved to New York at age 25 to pursue this dream. Encore, being a musical reference, makes sense in that regard, but... Read More...

86%Death by Chocolate

E.P. Carrillo Elencos Don Rubino

velorok

April 13, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Much and more has been made regarding the FDA’s recent rules and how these could/would negatively affect the cigar industry. These new rules would supposedly make it very expensive and difficult to introduce ne... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE with guest Ernesto P Carillo & Fernando Zacarias

Eric Guttormson

March 12, 2018

Smoke Night Live

A special Thursday edition of Smoke Night LIVE airs March 9th 2018 at 9PM eastern time. Episode 138 of SNL will feature special guests Ernesto Perez Carillo one of the most legendary figures in the cigar indust... Read More...

88%Pastoral

E.P. Carrillo Dusk

Steve Stevens

April 14, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2017

Fate has a peculiar way of uprooting the plans of mere mortals. For example, Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo, Jr. did not set out to pioneer the popularity of highly-rated “boutique” blends. Nor did he set out to become... Read More...

E.P. Carrillo – IPCPR 2016

Jordan Guttormson

September 3, 2016

IPCPR 2016

E.P. Carrillo had a semi-large booth, using an open layout, where attendees could easily navigate the dizzying list of new cigars at the booth. Of course, they had a central focus on "the cigar" (every booth ha... Read More...

88%A Rich History

E.P. Carrillo La Historia

Ben Reed

May 24, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Ernesto Carrillo created the E.P. Carrillo Cigar Company back in 2009. With the help of his children, Ernesto left General Cigar to "recreate" his own legacy - a privilege he had formerly sold, following the gr... Read More...

86%Hit & Miss

E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2016

Jordan Guttormson

May 9, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2016

Every year, beginning in 2010, EPC Cigar Co. has introduced a new offering from its Short Run series. Now, on its seventh iteration, they've altered the concept behind the series and introduced a whole new desi... Read More...

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