As the originator of the famed La Gloria Cubana brand, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo successfully returns to the stage as a master cigar maker with his eponymous E.P. Carrillo line. The small-batch, boutique brand includes Cigar Aficionado’s 96-rated ‘#1 Cigar of the Year’ for 2018, E.P. Carrillo Encore. The medium to full-bodied profile of all-Nicaraguan tobaccos includes a lustrous reddish-brown wrapper leaf and is handcrafted in the Dominican Republic. Woody, sweet, and zesty, E.P. Carrillo Encore delivers a touch of citrus and dried fruit with notes of caramel and cedar on the finish.