Category: E.P. Carrillo
Blind Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo | Elencos Elites
“I loved all the warm spices, coco with a slight spiciness in the back of the throat that made me think this would be a great cigar to pair with English Breakfast tea on a cool crisp night. ” -Allison T. (The Yoga Ash)
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Unveils Wabash Cannonball Exclusively for Casa de Montecristo Nashville
Nashville, TN, has seen a dramatic increase in growth over the last few years. In 2018, Nashville was ranked as the 8th fastest growing large city in the United States. Many long-time Nashville residents miss the ‘old Nashville’ that was around before the gentrification and construction throughout the city. It was with this ‘old Nashville’ in mind that Crowned Heads has made the “Wabash Cannonball” exclusively for Casa de Montecristo, Nashville.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Four Kicks No. 7
Crowned Heads Cigars has announced a new vitola in their Four Kicks line, No. 7. This will be an exclusive to Casa de Montecristo’s 28 US retail locations and will go on sale June 24, 2020.
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Blind Cigar Review: Ventura | Archetype Chapter 3 Sacred Scales Robusto
“A cigar I hated to lose in the process of smoking. Great notes of cherry, earth, leather, cocoa, and oak make this a excellent cigar. Great ash that hung on to the cigar for 30 minutes or better. Five or more of these cigar would round out your humidor perfectly.” -Sean F. (fullermaine)
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Mule Kick LE 2020
The original Mule Kick debuted back in 2012 as a limited extension to the Four Kicks line. It used a higher priming Habano wrapper and a slightly tweaked internal blend. Production was limited to 5,000 sticks. That original Mule Kick blend was be re-released in 2017, and then there were subsequent releases in 2018 and 2019 featuring Connecticut Habano maduro and Ecuador Sumatra wrappers respectively.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces TAA Exclusive The Lost Angel 2020
Crowned Heads is describing their latest TAA exclusive cigar, The Lost Angel 2020 by Crowned Heads, as a prequel to The Angels Anvil which was their TAA release for 2014-2019.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Four Kicks Capa Especial
The first cigar ever released from Crowned Heads was the Four Kicks, back in 2011. Jon Huber turned to E.P. Carrillo to make the cigar, and this is where he turns again to make the latest in the line: Four Kicks Capa Especial.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Headley Grange Chamuco LE 2019
The original Headley Grange was inspired by the drum beat on the lead-in to the Led Zeppelin classic “When the Levee Breaks.” The name came from where the track was recorded, a former poorhouse (built in 1795) in East Hampshire, England, named Headley Grange. Last year, Crowned Heads released a limited edition version called “Black Lab LE 2018,” named after the black Labrador Retriever that was hanging around the Headley Grange studio during the recording of Led Zeppelin IV. That blend uses the same fillers as the original Headley Grange, but replaces the wrapper with Connecticut (Habano) maduro. For 2019, Crowned Heads is releasing “Headley Grange Chamuco LE 2019.”
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Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Company Ships Archetype Chapter 3
Back in June of this year, Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) announced the third series in their Archetype line, Archetype Chapter 3. These cigars started shipping today to the United States. Chapter 3 contains two blends, Sacred Scales and Dawn of Destiny. Both new cigars in the series, blended by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, stem from the long-term freindship between Perez-Carrillo and Michael Giannini.
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces CHC Reserve XVIII Full Court Press
Crowned Heads has announced a new limited edition version of its Court Reserve XVIII line. This line extension is called the CHC Reserve XVIII Full Court Press LE 2019 and comes in one vitola, a 5 7/8″ x 52 box-pressed toro. The original Court Reserve XVIII line was released in 2018 and shown off at the IPCPR trade show.
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Cigar News: Alec & Bradley Ships Gatekeeper
Today, Alec and Bradley Rubin announced today that their second cigar, Gatekeeper, is how shipping to tobacconists worldwide. This cigar is a followup to last year’s Blind Faith, which we rated a 92. This new cigar, Gatekeeper, is made at E.P. Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza in Santiago, Dominican Republic. It comes in four vitolas: Corona, Robusto, Toro and Gordo and sells for $8.75 to $12.25 per cigar.
Read More Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Announces Archetype Chapter 3
Ventura Cigars is bringing the Third Chapter of it’s Archetype Series to IPCPR 2019. This Chapter will feature two blends: Sacred Scales and Dawn of Destiny. Archetype Chapter 3 is a collaboration with E.P. Carrillo and rolled at his factory La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. Carrillo and Ventura Cigar General Manager Michael Giannini have been friends for 20 years and have collaborated before.
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