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E.P. Carrillo INCH

Wood, pepper and earth across wide vitolas

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Casa Carrillo Cigars

About E.P. Carrillo INCH

INCH is E.P. Carrillo’s big‑ring statement, built around 60–70 ring gauges and offered in Natural, Maduro and a Nicaraguan puro. Strength runs medium to medium‑full depending on the blend; recurring anchors are wood, pepper, earth and cocoa/coffee. The INCH Nicaragua, made by Plasencia, tilts toward earth and pepper, the Maduro leans on USA Broadleaf sweetness, and the Natural spotlights Ecuador Sumatra’s toasted, leathery character.

  • Made in Dominican Republic (original INCH Natural/Maduro releases); Nicaragua (INCH Nica

Key Details

Made By

Casa Carrillo Cigars

Made In

Dominican Republic (original INCH Natural/Maduro releases); Nicaragua (INCH Nica

First Introduced

2012

Known For

Maduro, Natural, Nicaragua

Official Website

epcarrillo.com

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Broadleaf Maduro

Maduro

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The INCH Maduro is a very large‑ring offering wrapped in USA Broadleaf with an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers; positioned Medium‑Full, it delivers sweet, earthy core notes with cedar, cocoa/coffee and a peppery finish across prolonged sessions.

INCH Maduro is built around scale: very large ring gauges dressed in a USA Broadleaf maduro wrapper with an Ecuador binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers, conceived to keep flavor balanced over long burns. Strength sits in the medium‑full lane. Early puffs bring molasses‑like sweetness that gives way to espresso and baking‑chocolate tones while cedar and peppery spice develop through the smoke. Reviewers note steady draws and even burns on the big vitolas; the No.62 in particular received strong praise and high scores. What defines the line is the marriage of a dark Broadleaf wrapper and very large gauges—intended to deliver long, flavorful sessions without flattening into one‑note heaviness.

Big‑Ring Natural

Natural

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INCH Natural is a large‑ring series wrapped in Ecuadorian Sumatra over a Nicaraguan binder with Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers, introduced around 2012 and offered in multiple 60+ ring gauges; it sits in the medium strength lane and moves from pepper and toast into cedar, earth and subtle nuttiness.

The INCH Natural was expressly created to showcase big‑gauge smoking without losing balance. An Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper rides over a Nicaraguan binder and a Dominican/Nicaraguan filler mix that leans on Piloto‑type Dominican primings and Nicaraguan visos, giving the line an earthy, toasted texture. Early draws show pepper, toast and wood that mellow into doughy, nutty and cedar notes through the middle; the finish favors dry wood and restrained spice. Although strength is listed as medium, the sheer volume of smoke from the 60–70 ring gauges reads fuller on the palate. The INCH’s scale and tobacco choices—plus occasional box‑pressed treatments—are what set it apart for smokers who want the presence of a large‑ring cigar without blunt one‑note power.

Nicaraguan Puro

Nicaragua

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INCH Nicaragua is a 100% Nicaraguan puro built from Jalapa, Estelí and Condega tobaccos and produced at Plasencia’s Nicaraguan facility; offered in large ring gauges (notably 60–64), it sits in the Medium‑Full lane and blends earth, cedar, black pepper, roasted nuts and a touch of caramel/milk‑chocolate.

This INCH is a straight Nicaraguan puro: wrapper, binder and filler from Nicaragua, assembled into the one‑inch silhouette that defines the INCH family. The wrapper often reads as a smoother, shade‑grown Jalapa leaf set over a foundation of Estelí and Condega strength, and production at Plasencia’s Nicaraguan facility ties the cigar to tobaccos and techniques built for large‑gauge construction. Flavor starts with dry earth and cedar, moves into baker’s spices and roasted‑nut notes, and brings black pepper and savory wood on the retrohale while a restrained caramel/milk‑chocolate sweetness rounds the profile. The big gauges temper intensity—flavors feel concentrated but well distributed—so the cigar carries weight without becoming sharp or one‑dimensional.

Frequently Asked Questions

INCH is built around very large ring gauges (60–70) so the blend is experienced at volume: more surface area means slower transitions, greater smoke production, and a focus on tobacco texture rather than immediate punch. Within that frame the Natural, Maduro and Nicaragua options offer distinct wrapper driven voices—Sumatra‑toasted notes in the Natural, USA Broadleaf sweetness and cocoa in the Maduro, and a puro‑driven earth/pepper profile in the Nicaragua.