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The E.P. Carrillo Trilogy box set contains three Top 25 cigars, two of which have been Cigar of the Year. From left to right: the Pledge Prequel, Encore Majestic and La Historia E-III.
For those still searching for
Cigar Aficionado’s No. 1 Cigar of 2020 or the other two E.P. Carrillo smokes that have performed splendidly on previous Top 25 lists a special box set has begun shipping this week.
The E.P. Carrillo Trilogy sampler is a flight of three cigars, two of which have been named Cigar of the Year. The box set contains the Pledge Prequel (No. 1 Cigar of 2020), the Encore Majestic (No. 1 Cigar of 2018) and the La Historia E-III (No. 2 Cigar of 2014).
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Since 2004,
Cigar Aficionado has selected its Top 25 Cigars, with one cigar claiming the top spot as the definitive Cigar of the Year. It isn’t easy to stand out in today’s premium cigar industry, with hundreds of well-crafted smokes from numerous countries that use tobacco in ways cigarmakers of yesteryear might not have envisioned. However, year after year,
Cigar Aficionado’s expert panel of taste testers works its way through the lineup. In the end, the panel’s blind ratings analyze everything from shape and roll quality to flavor profile and draw, all of which combine to determine one winner.