E.P. Carillo
E.P. Carrillo cigars are created by veteran cigar maker Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, with a portfolio ranging from the award-winning Pledge, Encore, and La Historia collections to the large-ring INCH series. The blends use tobaccos from Nicaragua, Ecuador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and the United States across distinctly different wrapper and strength profiles.
Shop E.P. Carrillo Pledge, Encore, La Historia, INCH Natural, INCH Maduro, INCH Nicaragua, and other available cigars at Cigars N Cigars. Compare wrappers, tobacco origins, strengths, and sizes across the current selection.
E.P. Carrillo Cigars: Blends, Tobacco and Vitolas
The E.P. Carrillo portfolio includes substantially different tobacco compositions rather than variations of a single core blend. La Historia combines Mexican San Andrés wrapper tobacco with Ecuadorian and Nicaraguan tobaccos, Encore is built entirely around Nicaraguan tobacco, and Pledge uses a Connecticut Habano wrapper in a richer Dominican-made blend.
The INCH collection adds another point of comparison by concentrating on large ring gauges. INCH Natural uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, INCH Maduro changes to Connecticut Broadleaf, and INCH Nicaragua moves the series to an all-Nicaraguan expression.
Popular E.P. Carrillo Cigar Blends
E.P. Carrillo Pledge
Pledge is one of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's best-known blends and occupies the richer side of the portfolio. Current Cigars N Cigars selections include Prequel, Sojourn, and Apogee, all produced in the Dominican Republic with a Connecticut Habano wrapper. Pledge Prequel earned the No. 1 position in Cigar Aficionado's 2020 Cigar of the Year rankings.
E.P. Carrillo Encore
Encore is a Nicaraguan puro using Nicaraguan wrapper, binder, and filler tobaccos while being produced in the Dominican Republic. The blend falls in the medium-to-full range. Encore Majestic measures 5 3/8 x 52 and was named Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 Cigar of 2018.
E.P. Carrillo La Historia
La Historia is a medium-to-full-strength Dominican-made blend distinguished by its Mexican San Andrés wrapper. The interior blend incorporates Ecuadorian and Nicaraguan tobaccos. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes El Senador, Doña Elena, and E-III, providing Robusto, Toro, and larger formats within the same cigar family.
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural
INCH Natural is built around large ring gauges and an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. Current sizes include No. 60, No. 62, No. 64, and the substantial 7 x 70 No. 70. The progression allows smokers to compare increasingly large cigar dimensions while remaining within the same INCH Natural blend.
E.P. Carrillo INCH Maduro
INCH Maduro maintains the large-ring concept of the INCH series but changes the wrapper to Connecticut Broadleaf. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes No. 60, No. 62, No. 64, and No. 70 formats. This makes Natural and Maduro particularly useful for comparing wrapper styles while keeping cigar dimensions closely matched.
E.P. Carrillo INCH Nicaragua
INCH Nicaragua takes the large-ring INCH format in a Nicaraguan direction. Unlike INCH Natural and Maduro, which are produced in the Dominican Republic, INCH Nicaragua is made in Nicaragua and uses a Nicaraguan wrapper. Current inventory includes No. 60, No. 62, and No. 64 sizes.
E.P. Carrillo Pledge vs. Encore vs. La Historia
Pledge, Encore, and La Historia provide three distinctly different expressions of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's blending style. Pledge uses Connecticut Habano wrapper tobacco, Encore is built entirely around Nicaraguan tobacco, and La Historia uses Mexican San Andrés over a multi-origin interior blend. All fall toward the richer side of the E.P. Carrillo portfolio, but their tobacco compositions are substantially different.
INCH Natural vs. Maduro vs. Nicaragua
The INCH series makes wrapper and origin comparisons straightforward. INCH Natural uses Ecuadorian Sumatra, INCH Maduro uses Connecticut Broadleaf, and INCH Nicaragua uses Nicaraguan wrapper tobacco and is produced in Nicaragua. The series is centered on ring gauges of 60 and larger, including 62, 64, and 70-ring formats depending on the blend.
E.P. Carrillo Robusto, Toro and Large Ring Cigars
E.P. Carrillo cigars span traditional Robusto, Toro, Churchill, and Torpedo formats along with the oversized ring gauges that define the INCH collection. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory ranges from the 5 x 50 Pledge Prequel to INCH cigars reaching 7 x 70. Comparing blend, wrapper, strength, and cigar dimensions provides the clearest way to navigate the portfolio.