E. P. Carillo Triumph – Gift Set of 3 Cigars

The Perez-Carrillo Triumph is a carefully curated and crafted trio of award winning cigars. The Triumph includes the three best cigars Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has ever made. They are: La Historia E-III, Encore Majestic, and Pledge Prequel. The Pledge Prequel is Cigar Aficionados highest ever rated Cigar of the Year, having received a score of 98.

A HISTORIA 

The Story or History, in our case is that of the family Perez-Carrillo and specifically the women that have been the inspiration to the Master himself. Each of us have that story of a person in the family that has been your inspiration. For Ernesto it is his mother and daughter depicted on the band, one in the tobacco fields of Cuba and the other in Ernesto’s home of Miami, FL. Size: E-III: 6 7/8 X 54.

ENCORE MAJESTIC

After the critically acclaimed La Historia, Ernesto had to do it again and Encore was the only way. The second part to a series of cigars, Encore is the master’s way of having another great performance for all to enjoy. We each have an encore in us and rise to that challenge when requested, just like the master Ernesto Perez-Carrillo.

PLEDGE PREQUAL

“I will never stop working with the best tobaccos and bringing new and innovative blends to you.” – Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. From the same legendary brand that brought you La Historia and Encore, E. P. Carrillo Cigars proudly presents Pledge – a Bold Expression from the master himself and the highest rated Cigar Aficionado Cigar of the Year for 2020, gaining a 98 point rating and becoming an instant classic Size: Prequel: 5 X 50

About E.Po Carillo Cigars

The roots of the Perez-Carrillo family are in Cuba, where Ernesto Sr. was born in 1904. He began learning about tobacco and cigars early in his childhood from his father who rolled and sold penny cigars in the streets of Havana. After working as a tobacco buyer for many years, Ernesto Sr. launched the family cigar dynasty in 1948 when he purchased El Credito, a small cigar factory in Havana. The Perez-Carrillo family became well-respected in Cuba, and Ernesto Sr. was elected to the Senate in 1954 and 1958.

But, as the Cuban Revolution took hold and Castro gained control of Cuba, the Perez-Carrillo family’s life changed forever. Ernesto Sr. was arrested several times for his political beliefs, and the government confiscated the family’s properties including the beloved El Credito factory. Fearing for their safety, the family fled to Miami, but not before leaving Ernesto with a lasting impression of his homeland. During a Cigar Aficionado interview taken in the early 1990’s, young Ernesto (Jr.) recalled the events around the time of the Cuban Revolution, “I remember when Castro came into Havana. I looked up in the sky and saw warplanes. Tanks were in the streets. It was a wild scene. I was only six at the time. I didn’t think it was the end of the world, but there was a sense of insecurity.”

Ernesto Sr. expected the move to be temporary. The Master Blender and cigar maker envisioned moving his family back to Cuba once the political climate settled. While he waited, he took every odd job he could find to support his family. As it became increasingly clear that returning to Cuba was not to be, Ernesto Sr. focused on making Miami his home, eventually realizing that the talents for which he was known in Cuba were the key to the family’s future in their new home. So he returned to what he did best: making cigars. Nine years passed, but finally Ernesto Sr. was able to purchase a cigar factory in Little Havana, fittingly naming it El Credito.

But his son and namesake, Ernesto, had a passion for jazz; not cigars. He had always dreamed of being a jazz drummer, and when he turned 25 he even moved to New York City to try his luck with some of the great musicians and bands at the time. Hustling from audition to audition, gig after gig, Ernesto was determined to make it as a drummer. But after failing to catch on with the famed Stan Getz and his band, he finally returned to Miami, and began his journey toward cigar immortality.

Working alongside his father, Ernesto made cigars for the locals in Little Havana. It wasn’t until his father contemplated selling El Credito in 1976 that young Ernesto realized that this was his calling in life. He convinced his father not to sell, and for the next four years, he shadowed his father to see how a master created a cigar. When his father passed away in 1980, a 29-year old Ernesto took over the reins of El Credito, but was not prepared for the financial difficulties that ensued. Bills piled up and demand for cigars cratered, but Ernesto’s friends in the Miami cigar trade carried him through these tough times, confident that this promising craftsman would eventually succeed. And succeed he would.

Today, Ernesto gives credit to his father for teaching him most of what he knows about cigars. As young as 4 years old, he would spend countless hours with his father in the tobacco fields in Cuba’s prime growing region, the Vuelta Abajo. It was in Cuba where Ernesto began to appreciate the art of growing tobacco. The most valuable lessons Ernesto learned from his father were from the examples he set in his everyday life – dedication to work, humility, patience and respect. These are the same principles behind each cigar created by Master Blender Ernesto Perez-Carrillo.