Casa Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Brillantes Cigar - Box of 20

Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 50
Strength: Mild to Medium

Packaging: Box of 20
Vitola: Robusto
Smoking Time: 45 Minutes

Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Nicaragua

E. P CARRILLO 

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 - 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.

Ernesto Sr. expected the move to be temporary, but it soon became clear that returning to Cuba was not to be, Ernesto Sr. focused on making Miami his home. Returning 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.

His son and namesake Ernesto (Who originally had a passion for chasing a dream in Jazz music and not cigars) worked alongside his father, Ernesto to make 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 him 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

Today, Ernesto gives credit to his father for teaching him most of what he knows about cigars. 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.

NEW WAVE CONNECTICUT

Connecticut wrapped cigars have been here for ages but only Ernesto can take a Connecticut and turn it on its head. New Wave Connecticut is not the typical run of the mill cigar, it is anything but that!

Designed to be rich and flavourful with a kick of spice, this connecticut will surely be enjoyed by all that smoke it.

It is rich and full of flavour - the Ecuadorian wrapper and binder on all Nicaraguan fillers make this cigar the perfect mild to medium cigar for the smoker's rotation.

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Rich and complex in flavour with hints of spice and sweetness this well balanced cigar will easily please the senses.

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92 / 100 

"More flavorful than it looks, this lightly colored robusto offers plenty of nutty, woody and spicy character all buttressed by notes of marshmallow, graham cracker and light chocolate..."