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EP CARRILLO 

For four generations, Carrillo Cigars have been created to deliver the unforgettable experience that comes with unwavering attention to detail.

Carrillo Cigars have always been about innovative and ground breaking ideas. Today, their cigar lines each have a unique and distinct set of characteristics that define each Series – and the type of experience the cigars embody. The Series themselves are each based on a greater concept which reflect an aspect of the family’s cigar-making heritage and the authentic pride with which each cigar is made.

ALIADOS EPC 

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has crafted a special release for 2022. A new chapter in this brands storied past, this years offering is draped in a flawless wrapper Sumatra wrapper from Ecuador that has been aged for nearly 5 years. The final result is significantly complex yet balanced with a finish that lasts nearly as long as its legacy.

Length: 6"
Ring Gauge: 54
Strength: Medium

Packaging: 1 Single
Vitola: Torpedo
Smoking Time: 55 Minutes

Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic

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EP CARRILLO 

For four generations, Carrillo Cigars have been created to deliver the unforgettable experience that comes with unwavering attention to detail.

Carrillo Cigars have always been about innovative and ground breaking ideas. Today, their cigar lines each have a unique and distinct set of characteristics that define each Series – and the type of experience the cigars embody. The Series themselves are each based on a greater concept which reflect an aspect of the family’s cigar-making heritage and the authentic pride with which each cigar is made.

ALIADOS EPC 

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has crafted a special release for 2022. A new chapter in this brands storied past, this years offering is draped in a flawless wrapper Sumatra wrapper from Ecuador that has been aged for nearly 5 years. The final result is significantly complex yet balanced with a finish that lasts nearly as long as its legacy.

Drew Estate Liga Privada No9 Flying Pig

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Rich, complex and full bodied without being harsh, this amazing vitola is best described in one word: satisfying. When you light a Liga Privada No. 9, you are smoking a puro that was intended and expected to be smoked by us. Aged a full year, no expense has been spared or shortcut taken in its creation as we expect cigar perfection with every puff.

Capa: Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks
Capote: Plantation-Grown Brazilian Mata Fina
Tripa: Select Honduran and Nicaraguan Cuban Seed
Strength: Medium – Full

Drew Estate Liga Privada No9 Toro Especial

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Cigar Journal Rating 91

Translated to English, “Liga Privada” means “private blend.” It is the perfect name, as this cigar was originally crafted not for resale, but for the personal humidors of Drew Estate. Dozens of intricate blends were created, but No. 9 was flawless in both flavour and character. Seven different tobaccos from seven distinct vegas are included. The wrapper is hand fermented for 18+ months & no sweat is allowed. Only four pairs within the Drew Estate factory are certified to produce these cigars & each pair is allowed to craft only 250 cigars per day. The cigars are then aged for a full year before being offered for sale.

Rich, complex and full bodied without being harsh, this amazing vitola is best described in one word: satisfying. Lush, earthy and espresso like with an incredibly dense body.

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks
Binder: Plantation Grown Brazilian Mata Fina
Filler: Select Honduran and Nicaraguan Cuban Seed
Strength: Full

Drew Estate Liga Privada T52 Belicoso Finos

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Liga Privada T52 Belicoso Finos is a sophisticated product, meticulously blended for two years and crafted by Drew Estate's superior torcedors. It offers an impeccable flavor, construction, and character that yield a distinct experience of oaky and cedary woodiness, hints of raisins, red wine, cracked black pepper, sweet spice, and a concluding molasses note.

Drew Estate Liga Privada T52 Robusto

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Meticulously blended over a period of two years with notes of black pepper and spice, it is our choice when desiring a stronger, more robust smoke. Like its predecessor, it is a complex marriage of seven distinct aged tobaccos handcrafted by only our absolute best torcedors. Each cigar is guaranteed to be flawless in construction, flavor and character…without exception.

The Liga Privada T52 story is about leaf, and the pursuit across continents to find it. Add in two gambling spirits willing to roll the dice & wait, patiently, for the magic to be revealed.

Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro Robusto

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In early 2009 Drew Estate asked their torcedores to smoke less Liga Privada cigars because they were leaving too few to be exported. This request was met with the disappointment you would expect, but rather than being disgruntled they responded by blending their own signature liga. Incorporating many of the same rare tobaccos, but of different vintages and primings, the cigar they created was no mere replacement. Rather it is an exceptional smoking experience of uncompromising quality and flavour that deserves to be smoked by all.

Lush, smooth and creamy with a natural inherent sweetness, these cigars are refined and balanced with excellent depth.   

Wrapper: Otapan Negro Último Corte                                 
Binder: T52 Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Habano     
Filler: Select Brazilian Mata Fina and Nicaraguan Cuban Seed 
Strength: Medium Full

Ring Gauge: 54
Length: 5 Inches

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Voted #5 by Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 Cigars of 2022

OLIVA

The Oliva Cigar story began in the late 1800s, when Melanio Oliva started growing cigar tobacco in Cuba. His heirs carried on the family tradition in the fields, but it was his grandson Gilberto Oliva Sr. who began making cigars. 

Nicaraguan tobacco helped Oliva survive. The cigar that brought it to the attention of connoisseurs debuted in 2006: Oliva Serie V. Made by a small group of rollers and blended for strength and style, the Serie V line was an immediate hit. In 2012, to pay tribute to the first man in the family to grow cigar tobacco, Oliva added the Melanio version, which is distinguished from the original by its Sumatra-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador. The No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2014, Oliva Serie V Melanio Figuarado has rich, big notes of leather framed by a range of coffee, caramel and woody intonations. It’s a classic smoke.

SERIE V 

Serie V is a complex blend of Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos. Blended with specially fermented Jalapa Valley ligero, and finished with a high priming Sun Grown Wrapper. 

This flavourful blend exhibits complex tobacco with rich coffee and dark chocolate tones. A subtle and well balanced spice is present throughout.

Length: 7"

Ring Gauge: 52
Strength: Medium - Full
Packaging: 1 Single Cigar

Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua

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The Cigar

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The Oliva Serie V is a complex blend of Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos, blended with specially fermented Jalapa valley ligero, and finished with a high priming Habano Sun Grown wrapper. The cigar is blended to deliver a full bodied taste while maintaining unparalleled smoothness.
This flavourful blend exhibits complexity that is subtle, smooth and well balanced throughout this monumental gem from Oliva. 

Over the last couple of years we have been increasingly asked to increase our range of
elegant Lanceros, so we are pleased to announce the new vitola in the Serie V line up is a 7 x 38 Lancero.

Serie V Natural is a complex blend of Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos. Blended with
specially fermented Jalapa Valley ligero, and finished with a high priming Habano Sun Grown Wrapper.

These cigars are blended to deliver full body taste while maintaining an unparalleled
smoothness. This flavourful blend exhibits complex tobacco with rich coffee and dark
chocolate tones. A subtle and well balanced spice is present throughout.

Wrapper: Habano Sun Grown
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Jalapa Valley Ligero

*It’s not as if the Oliva Serie V Melanio needed improvement. With its Sumatra-seed wrapper and bold blend of Nicaraguan tobacco, the cigar was already a complex smoke that was both critically and commercially successful. This didn’t stop Oliva from taking it to the next level, which it did when it came out with the same cigar in a maduro version. Changing the Sumatra wrapper to a dark leaf of Mexican San Andrés turned an already extraordinary cigar into an absolute blockbuster.

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Churchill is powered by its core of Nicaraguan tobacco but the Mexican cover leaf adds a new dimension resulting in a complete work of balance and substance.

The cigar is made in Nicaragua at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory and shows a luxurious procession of rich, regal character starting with notes of German chocolate cake that segue into a smoke of baking spices, malted chocolate and lively, cedary accents. Polished and precise, the large Churchill is a bit of a commitment, but we urge you to take that time.

Since purchasing the company in 2016, Belgian owner J. Cortès has proven to be a worthy, respectful steward of the brand, maintaining the high standards that continue to put Oliva on the Top 25 list year after year.

*Cigar Aficinado