Nicaraguan Puro

Perez-Carrillo Encore

Peppery citrus into cedar, cream and earth

Perez-Carrillo Encore logo

Casa Carrillo Cigars

About Perez-Carrillo Encore

Encore is Ernesto Perez‑Carrillo’s Nicaraguan‑leaf puro, blended and finished in the Dominican Republic and placed in the medium‑full strength band. Core vitolas like the Majestic (Cigar Aficionado’s 2018 Cigar of the Year, 96) showcase peppery citrus openings that evolve into cedar, cream and earthy midsections. The line’s limited editions explore box‑pressing and tobacco treatments such as tercios aging.

  • Made in Dominican Republic

Key Details

Made By

Casa Carrillo Cigars

Made In

Dominican Republic

First Introduced

2018

Known For

Perez-Carrillo Encore

Official Website

casacarrillocigars.com

Box‑Pressed Puro

Perez-Carrillo Encore

Encore is a Nicaraguan‑leaf puro blended by Ernesto Perez‑Carrillo and finished in the Dominican Republic; presented as medium‑full, the line opens with pepper and citrus before moving into cedar, cream and earthy, roasted‑nut notes across its pressed vitolas.

Encore is Perez‑Carrillo’s Nicaraguan puro exercise finished at Casa Carrillo/Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. The blend draws from Estelí, Condega and Jalapa primings and is most often presented in box‑pressed formats, which tighten mouthfeel and emphasize surface oils. Smokes typically open with a bright peppery note and citrus zest that give way to dry cedar, aged oak and roasted‑nut earth; cream and sweet hay soften the spice into a velvety finish while retrohales bring baking spice and pepper early. The pressed construction makes the smoke feel muscular and disciplined, and the line includes core production sizes alongside limited and TAA variants that explore press styles and vitola‑specific treatments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Encore is presented as an all‑Nicaraguan leaf expression on Casa Carrillo’s product page, with wrapper, binder and filler sourced from Nicaragua and finished in the Dominican Republic; the brand lists the line as medium‑full in strength.