EP Carrillo

EP Carrillo Pledge Apogee 6 1/4″ x 58

The EP Carrillo Pledge Apogee, a 6 1/4 x 58 from the Pledge line, Cigar Aficionado’s No. 1 cigar of 2020. A Cuban-seed Connecticut Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos with an Ecuadorian binder: cedar, espresso, black pepper and leather. Full-bodied, with cocoa on the finish.

$14.60

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Built from the leaf up

Size and shape
6 1/4 x 58
Gordo
6¼″58
Awards

No. 11 in the Top 25

Cigar Aficionado, 2022

Strength
Full
Wrapper
Connecticut Habano
Cuban-seed Connecticut Habano
Origin
Dominican Republic
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Tabacalera La Alianza, Dominican Republic
Tasting notes
CedarEspressoBlack PepperLeatherCocoa
Smoke time
~85 min
A bold, full-bodied gordo
Binder & filler
Ecuadorian binder, Nicaraguan filler
Cuban-seed Connecticut blend
Pairs with
Bourbon, Espresso, Porter

How it smokes

First third

Cedar and espresso with black pepper.

Second third

Black pepper thickens, leather moves underneath.

Final third

Espresso returns late with cocoa underneath.

Fast, discreet shipping
Ships within one business day.
Authenticity guaranteed
Sourced direct, inspected, and genuine.
Packed for freshness
Humidity protection keeps it in ideal condition.
Damage replaced
Anything damaged in transit is replaced. Checkout is encrypted.

Description

From Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s E.P. Carrillo, the EP Carrillo Pledge Apogee is a Connecticut-wrapped gordo, handmade in the Dominican Republic. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo built the brand after decades shaping modern premium cigars.

It blends a Connecticut Habano wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Nicaraguan filler at a full body, leading with cream, cedar, blanched almond, and a gentle white-pepper snap. At 6 1/4 by 58, it burns slow and cool, closer to an hour and a half than an hour.

A Habano wrapper is usually the peppery one in a line. Where a Connecticut reads as cream and a maduro as cocoa, Habano brings the black pepper and cedar people mean when they call a cigar spicy.

Pairs well with bourbon, espresso, or porter.

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