Longtime readers of this site will recognize Federal Cigar as the New Hampshire-based chain of stores has been home to a plethora of limited releases from some of the most popular cigar brands over the last few years. One of those brands has been E.P. Carrillo. While there have been other releases for the store, E.P. Carrillo and Federal have created a series of sorts, modeled after the iconic Bolívar Gold Medal. It started two years ago with the E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla D’ Oro, a modified version of the 2012 Short Run release that looks very familiar to the Gold Medal, foil and all. Since then, there have been two additional releases, including the Medalla d’Platino. As the name implies, the second version of the cigar uses a platinum-color foil as opposed to gold. As for the cigar itself, it measures 6 1/2 x 44, the same as the original 92nd anniversary release, but this time the modified internal Short Run 2012 blend is wrapped in an Ecuadorian corojo 99. E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla d’Oro (6 1/2 x 44) — March 2013 — 500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars) E.P. Carrillo Medalla d’Platino (6 ...
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