E.P. Carrillo Elencos cigars are an annual limited-edition release from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, one the biggest names in the world of premium handmade cigars. This boutique-style gem features a finely aged core of Nicaraguan long fillers snuggled inside a Dominican binder, and a zesty, dark, and oily Brazilian Habano wrapper. Medium to full bodied, the cigar provides a nice effortless draw, thick clouds of fragrant smoke, and bold, heady notes of chocolate, earth, leather, white pepper, toasted almonds, and espresso. EP Carrillo Elencos is a sophisticated luxury smoke with fabulous construction and the perfect amount of aging.

E.P. Carrillo Elencos cigars are an annual limited-edition release from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, one the biggest names in the world of premium handmade cigars. This boutique-style gem features a finely aged core of Nicaraguan long fillers snuggled inside a Dominican binder, and a zesty, dark, and oily Brazilian Habano wrapper. Medium to full bodied, the cigar provides a nice effortless draw, thick clouds of fragrant smoke, and bold, heady notes of chocolate, earth, leather, white pepper, toasted almonds, and espresso. EP Carrillo Elencos is a sophisticated luxury smoke with fabulous construction and the perfect amount of aging.

Rated 96 & #1 Best Cigar of 2018. The Encore’s rose-gold band may look familiar, as it’s the same one found on 2014’s La Historia, only in a different color. As the name suggests, this cigar is the "encore" performance to La Historia.

The filler tobaccos deep inside are from Nicaragua’s three primary growing regions - Estelí, Condega and Jalapa - and all of it comes together in the Majestic, a robusto of immaculately detailed flavor that ranges from oak and tea to caramel sweetness with tangy citrus pops of candied orange peel. It’s elegant, refined and nuanced from first puff to last, but is also the culmination of a long career in tobacco and the result of a man who was never afraid to follow his instincts.

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has been making cigars for more than 40 years. He learned his craft by working alongside his father in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, where the family made La Gloria Cubana cigars. Perez-Carrillo developed a reputation for making serious cigars that were appreciated by connoisseurs, and his brand soared in popularity and became an industry mainstay. Today Perez-Carrillo has set out with his son and daughter to make a cigar under his own name in the Dominican Republic. He began with limited-edition smokes, and in 2010 he finally came out with his core line of regular production smokes called E.P. Carrillo.

Rated 91. Richly hued with a golden-brown wrapper. This small cigar has an easy draw that imparts some leather flavor, toastiness and a slight sweetness. Balanced.

Rated 91. Richly hued with a golden-brown wrapper. This small cigar has an easy draw that imparts some leather flavor, toastiness and a slight sweetness. Balanced.

Rated 94 and #4 Best Cigar of 2016. What can someone like Perez-Carrillo give the cigar world that he hasn’t already? The answer is the E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Piramides Royal. It’s dark and imposing, but don’t let that scare you. The blend isn’t as aggressive as one might think. While it’s certainly full of assertive character, it’s nuanced as well. This effect is produced by the creative blending of Mexican wrapper, Ecuadoran binder and Nicaraguan filler. This cigar is not only full of dried-fruit notes and a chocolate-covered raisin sweetness, but is an exercise in restraint and balance.

Rated 94 and #4 Best Cigar of 2016. What can someone like Perez-Carrillo give the cigar world that he hasn’t already? The answer is the E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Piramides Royal. It’s dark and imposing, but don’t let that scare you. The blend isn’t as aggressive as one might think. While it’s certainly full of assertive character, it’s nuanced as well. This effect is produced by the creative blending of Mexican wrapper, Ecuadoran binder and Nicaraguan filler. This cigar is not only full of dried-fruit notes and a chocolate-covered raisin sweetness, but is an exercise in restraint and balance.

In the world of cigars, it's hard to find a man more experienced - or more respected - than Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. He got his start in the cigar business making La Gloria Cubanas in a modest factory located in the heart of Little Havana, Miami's Calle Ocho. The Perez-Carrillos worked two years on this cigar, and it shows in the final product, which is finished with a luxurious, dark leaf of Mexican tobacco grown in the San Andrés Valley.

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has created many great cigars in his 40-plus years in business. His La Historia is his best effort in years.

Rated 95. #2 Cigar of the Year 2014. Superior crafted box-pressed cigar with a smooth dark espresso-bean colored wrapper. The smoke is rich and full with dark chocolate, leather, black pepper, and coffee notes balanced with a creamy lingering finish.

Rated 95. #2 Cigar of the Year 2014. Superior crafted box-pressed cigar with a smooth dark espresso-bean colored wrapper. The smoke is rich and full with dark chocolate, leather, black pepper, and coffee notes balanced with a creamy lingering finish.