Fans of limited edition and hard to find stogies are acutely aware of the name Ernesto Perez Carrillo. Hell, you could say that for these die hard hunters of rare smokes, the man truly needs no introduction. Aside from his established core lines like INCH and Cardinal, his quintessentially boutique brand has released a series […]
When the thought of a prototypical cigar smoker comes to mind, it is often the image of a rotund gentleman in a suit with shrewd business acumen and devil may care disposition. Whether the thinker of the aforementioned thought realizes it or not, they have pretty much conjured the mental image of Sir Winston Churchill, […]
Words like luxurious, opulent, and high end are often associated with the lexicon of cigars. While it is easy to get caught up in the enticing notion that quality necessitates a high price tag, there are cigar brands striving to turn this concept upside down. For these companies, it’s not about the price tag of […]
2014 has officially drawn to a close, with the last 365 days passing in a blurry fog of smoke. It would be easy for me to type away on a keyboard filling page after page with clichéd and tired maxims about the preceding 8765.81 hours that were 2014. What have we learned? Has anything really […]
Cohiba, easily one of the most recognizable brands in the cigar industry, has ventured out of its usual Dominican stomping grounds to give aficionados everywhere something truly unique. Synonymous with quality, luxury and approachable flavors for novices and connoisseurs alike, the classic Dominican Cohiba, affectionately referred to as ‘Red Dot’, is known for its sweet […]
Crowned Heads has been cranking out some truly astonishing cigars this year, with their limited edition cigars getting considerable attention and praise. 2014 has seen not only the release of their latest regular production stick, Jericho Hill, but has also bore witness to a few limited edition cigars, such as Las Calaveras, The Angel’s Anvil […]
Ernesto Perez Carrillo is a man who needs no introduction to cigar aficionados. Even if a cigar enthusiast is only vaguely aware of the name, odds are, they have had a cigar blended by one of the most renowned and accomplished individuals in the cigar industry. Whether it’s La Gloria Cubana or his own E.P. […]
Cigar legend E. P. Carrillo is using 2014 to celebrate a considerable company milestone. While he has been in the business of blending cigars for decades, he is celebrating half of decade of blending cigars worthy to bear his name. Since its inception, the EPC Cigar Co and their lines of cigars have garnered considerable […]
