EPC Cigar Co. Announces Return of Short Run
EPC Cigar Co. has announced the return of its Short Run line, the first time it will be released since 2016.
Making the announcement via
Cigar Aficionado, the company said the line will use an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco in the filler. It will be offered in three sizes, each coming in 24-count boxes:
E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Short Play (5 x 50) $7.50 (Box of 24, $180)
E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Extended Play (6 x 52) $8.50 (Box of 24, $204)
E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Long Play (6 x 60) $9.50 (Box of 24, $228)
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Release Date: April 12, 2021
Number of Cigars Released: 5,000 Boxes of 10 (50,000 Total Cigars)
Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3
I have to say, the presentation is gorgeous, with the 1920’s inspired motif on the box lid opening to reveal 10 cigars, each nestled in their own individual cutout. The wrapper that adorns this cigar is a milk chocolate brown color and feels quite a bit like parchment, with very little tooth or oil present. Both the fantail cap and covered foot are well presented and the cigars are nicely firm when squeezed. The aroma from the wrapper includes notes of sweet almond paste, barnyard and tea leaves and the foot smells strongly of earth and dark chocolate while the cold draw brings flavors of leather tack, gritty earth, pine, generic nuts, espresso beans and slight peppermint.
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Fourteen prominent handmade cigar companies pledged their support for the PCA in a joint statement sent to
Cigar Aficionado on Thursday afternoon. Arturo Fuente, Padrón, Rocky Patel, EPC Cigar Co., J.C. Newman, My Father, Tatuaje, ACE Prime, A.J. Fernandez, Alec Bradley, CLE Cigar Co., Crowned Heads, Espinosa and La Palina wrote comments of support for the organization and its trade show, which is taking place in Las Vegas July 9 through 14.
“PCA brings together the heart and soul of the cigar sector,” said Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, maker of the E.P. Carrillo Pledge Prequel and many other cigars. “It’s family. I have been attending the PCA trade show since 1982 and we are truly excited to be at the show this year.”
Stronger, darker version of the Honduran brand shipping next month Share Photos/General Cigar Co.
The Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur brand turns 40 this year, and General Cigar Co. is celebrating the milestone with the upcoming Excalibur Black, a Honduran cigar set to ship on June 7.
“With Excalibur Black, we are beginning the next chapter of the brand’s 40-year legacy with a feisty, fuller-bodied offering,” said Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager for Excalibur.
Billed as being medium in body, Excalibur Black is stronger than the core Excalibur blend, and consists of a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Ecuador Sumatra binder, and filler of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco.