Peppery Shade
Connecticut
The New Wave Connecticut wears an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler; a mild–medium smoke that pairs classic creamy shade‑leaf sweetness with a pronounced black‑pepper edge and cedar, offered in multiple vitolas and noted for strong value and reviewer scores.
E.P. Carrillo’s New Wave Connecticut refuses to be mere background: a smooth, light‑tan Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper sits over Nicaraguan binder and filler and produces copious, creamy smoke with a sweet aromatic prelight. What gives it bite is a steady black‑pepper note—often more insistent on the retrohale—supported by cedar and intermittent raisin or honey sweetness. Larger gauges tend to develop coffee and nougat tones, mid‑sizes trade sweetness for nutty, lightly earthy notes, and strength lands in the mild–medium lane (creeping closer to medium in the bigger formats). Construction generally earns praise—ample smoke and balanced flavor—though burn lines and draw tightness can vary by sample. The line stands out for giving Connecticut‑shade fans a clear personality and strong value.
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E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Divinos (Prerelease)
halfwheel's prerelease tasting of the Divinos lays out the blend and specs and walks through the cigar's early behavior: silky Connecticut cream, raisin sweetness, cedar, with a persistent black‑pepper note most pronounced on the retrohale. The review praises construction and scores the sizes highly while noting price and production details.
Redux: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Divinos
The halfwheel redux revisits the Divinos after time on humidors, reaffirming the line's cream‑and‑spice profile and calling out stronger aromatics and stable flavor progression across smokes. The piece compares original impressions to aged samples and emphasizes the New Wave's balance of sweetness and pepper for the Connecticut category.
Personal Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Divinos - Developing Palates - Cigar, Beer and Spirit Reviews and Ratings
Developing Palates performs a play‑by‑play of the Divinos' progression, tracking flavors from hay/cedar and black pepper into woodier, musty notes and a vegetal/char final third while recording a medium strength. The review also notes factory (Tabacalera La Alianza) and delivers tasting detail useful to readers assessing construction and transitions.
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