Every spring since 2010, E.P. Carrillo has released a limited edition project through which they are able to show different blends of tobacco and create unique tastes from their core lines, a project called Short Run. In 2013, the blend incorporated an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper for the first time, as well as a Dominican piloto cubano leaf for the binder. While those components can be found elsewhere in the E.P. Carrillo portfolio, it was a new combination for this annual three vitola release. Here’s what I said about the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto when I reviewed it in June 2013: This might very well be the best cigar I’ve smoked this year – it starts strong, dials itself in quickly, evolves into a distinctly mellower middle third and then reaches new heights in the final third before coming in for an overall smooth landing. There is enough strength, enough complexity and enough transitions to keep demanding cigar smokers more than satisfied and engaged, and all of this in its smallest vitola. Don’t miss the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto – it’s a real winner. While it didn’t show up on halfwheel’s Top 25 Cigars of 2013 list, it ...
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