Last year saw another slew of releases in the Federal Cigar Anniversary line, one of which was created by E.P. Carrillo. The cigar’s blend was based on the 2012 Short Run series and then tweaked by adding a little more ligero, while the look of the cigar was modeled after the Bólivar Gold Medal. Bringing all that together and we have the E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla D’ Oro. I enjoyed the cigar quite a bit the first go round. Here’s what I had to say about it originally: Some cigars can meander around a gamut of flavors lending an interesting air to them, others might have just a couple of odd notes and bore you to the point of tears. Some might only have a few interesting notes but they mesh so well that the consistency of them are a blessing. I can easily say that the Medalla D’ Oro falls in the the third category. While there weren’t many flavors to speak of, the nuttiness, vanilla and cedar that were consistent throughout were an absolute enjoyment. The deceptive strength of the cigar is something that caught me off guard with the milder body, but it was an ...
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