E.P. Carillo Pledge Prequel

The E.P. Carillo Pledge Prequel was aptly named Cigar of the Year in 2020 by Cigar Aficionado. The most distinct tobacco in the Pledge is its wrapper, a Cuban-seed varietal grown in Connecticut aptly called Connecticut Habano. On its own, the E.P. Carrillo Pledge Prequel is a delicious smoke that delivers flavor in bold, zesty parcels of spicy oak, licorice, black cherry, and black pepper. Baking spices sing like a holiday chorus, and when you think you’ve tasted all the cigar has to offer, a warm, familiar note of baked apple settles across the palate. That performance alone is what sent the cigar straight to the top of the list. However, when you look at Pledge Prequel as part of a larger body of work, you see that Perez-Carrillo’s trilogy nearly hit the trifecta, as two out of three were named Cigar of the Year, the other barely missing at No. 2. Achievements like this are the confluence of skill, talent, and experience.

Strength: Medium
Shape: Robusto
Size: 5" x 50
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: US Habano
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Nicaragua