In the 1990s, the worldwide cigar boom brought fame and recognition to Cuban-born Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, whose fledgling stick-rolling enterprise El Credito was transplanted from Havana to Miami three decades prior.
By 1999, cigars from El Credito’s La Gloria Cubana range had earned no less than a dozen ratings of 90 or better from Cigar Aficionado before Ernesto sold the company and left it in 2009 to start a new venture, E.P. Carrillo. In short order, his new firm began acquiring its own impressive accolades from CA, including Cigar of the Year in 2018 and 2020.
Today, the six-and-a-half-inch, 54-ring-gauged cigar you see here simultaneously pays homage to E.P. Carrillo’s 15th year in business and the cumulation of cigar-making knowledge that only an industry legend like Ernesto possesses. There’s a 10-year-aged Mexican San Andrés wrapper, a 15-year-aged Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, and a mix of eight five-to-seven-year-aged filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, including a Corojo 99 Ligero from La Canela, DR, as well as a Seco from Jalapa, a Viso from Condego, and a Criollo 98 Ligero from Estelí in Nicaragua. Comprised of these exceptional components, this medium-strength, medium-bodied stick is one of the finest creations of an acknowledged Cuban cigar master.
Conspicuous tastes on offer include creamy oak, earth, black pepper, nuts, sourdough bread, and milk chocolate, all infused with an intriguing mix of baking spices, including cinnamon, anise, and clove. The flavors are full, the smoke is dense, and the draw is nothing short of superb.
For this one-of-a-kind commemoration, E.P. Carrillo has produced only 5,000 boxes of 15 cigars each of this extraordinary release. Don’t miss your chance to own at least one of this prestigious firm’s rarest productions. Pick up a stick or a box today, and indulgently savor this cigar’s sweet, majestic flavors.