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Two Perez-Carrillo Cigars to Launch in Europe

September 23, 2014

The EPC Cigar Co. first broke into the European cigar market two years ago, and now company owner Ernesto Perez-Carrillo wants to show his appreciation to retailers there in the best way possible: …

EPC Previews New Encore Cigar In Santiago

February 26, 2018

The Encore cigar line from EPC Cigar Co., first shown in 2016, is finally coming to cigar stores.

The Big Smoke Hits Miami Beach

March 19, 2018

The second annual Big Smoke Miami was held last Friday night at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

ProCigar Holds 11th Festival In Dominican Republic

February 27, 2018

Hundreds of enthusiasts take over Santiago to celebrate Dominican cigars during the 2018 ProCigar Festival.

Big Smoke Saturday Seminars: Brand Builders

November 17, 2010

Building a successful brand is the key part of any product strategy, especially in ultra-competitive business markets like the cigar industry. After all, profits aren't made by factories, but by …

ProCigar Festival: Ernesto and an Earthquake

February 18, 2015

If you're looking for a draw-testing machine at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's Tabacalera La Alianza factory in the Dominican Republic, you're wasting your time. "If you need a draw tester, than you …

The Classics

December 1, 2017

Cigars that rated 95 points or higher in Cigar Aficionado blind reviews.

EP Carrillo Short Run Ships, Europe-Only Cigars Now in U.S.

March 8, 2015

The 2015 Short Run, a small-batch cigar series from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's EPC Cigar Co., is making its way to cigar stores now, weeks after the company released two formerly European-exclusive …

2017 Big Smoke Las Vegas Evenings

November 20, 2017

Now in its 22nd year, Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke Las Vegas spanned the course of two days and two nights, starting with a Friday night celebration full of food, spirits, camaraderie, and of course, …

Visiting a Cigar Master in the Dominican Republic

February 15, 2010

I spent Monday afternoon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, with one of the true masters of the cigar business, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. You know him from his years at La Gloria Cubana, first in Miami, …

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