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Perez-Carrillo Encore Black
Encore Black pairs a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper with a Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan fillers (Condega, Estelí, Jalapa), is positioned in the medium‑full lane, and highlights dark cocoa, toasted oak/cedar, earth and black pepper with occasional cream and sweetness.
Encore Black turns the Encore formula toward Connecticut Broadleaf: a dark Broadleaf wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder and three‑region Nicaraguan filler. The leaf receives extended fermentation and aging to deepen sweetness and richness, and releases have favored pressed formats—including an oval/box‑pressed Robusto and the Bulwarks Perfecto—that accentuate the wrapper’s power. Flavor leans dark: cocoa and toasted oak up front, earth and mineral notes through the middle, and a steady pepper bite on the retrohale with intermittent cream and Broadleaf sweetness to round the edges. Texture can be slightly gritty or leathery at moments, giving the cigar a chewy, tannic backbone that the pressed formats only emphasize.
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Team Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Encore Black
A multi‑taster team review that documents pre‑light impressions, construction, and a third‑by‑third flavor progression emphasizing oak, earth, pepper and cream, and notes the box‑pressed form.
Casa Carrillo Announces New Encore Black Size - CigarsLover Magazine
This announcement covers the addition of the 6 × 58 Bulwarks Perfecto to the Encore Black line, outlining how the larger, figurado format is intended to stretch the Connecticut Broadleaf expression. The piece also lists fermentation and aging claims, blend notes, and MSRP details that explain why the Bulwarks aims to deliver a fuller, slower‑burning take on the original Robusto.
Perez-Carrillo Encore Black Bulwarks Debuting Next Week
halfwheel’s report outlines the Encore Black Bulwarks debut, reiterating the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, San Andrés binder and three‑region Nicaraguan filler. The piece emphasizes the format’s intent—to widen the flavor canvas and slow the burn—and provides launch timing and pricing context.
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