I used to love the old LGCs, and I have seen the rating successes of some of the EPC smokes, but not sure if any are better than others or of they all are so-so now. I just don't really hear much chit chat about them, so they either suck or they are great and no one wants to give up the goods.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Dark Rituals - the OR with the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.
Seleccion Oscuro - features a Mexican San Andres Oscuro wrapper
Elencos - the OR with the Brazilian Habano wrapper
I usually smoke a robusto-size vitola. Not a big fan of the larger ring sizes.
Some of the later releases were good but never compared to the O R.
La Historia, Jericho Hill, J.D. Howard Reserve, L.E. 2015 Maduro, Four Kicks, and New Wave Reserva are very good.
These are the rest I've burned. They are all just decent average cigars.
New Wave
Inch Sumatra
Inch Maduro
Dusk Maduro
Dark Rituals
Core Line Habano
Core Line Maduro
Seleccion Oscuro
Cardinal maduro
Cardinal Corojo
4 or 5 different Short-Runs all all La Gloria Cubana lines
https://www.epcarrillo.com/
besides the early Short Runs that DED posted about, the early Elencos, from about the same time period, were also super good...I think the Elites (toro size) were my fave...
they went on hiatus and re-appeared a couple years ago...supposedly the same blend....maybe so, but different years' crops
so they were not the same....disappointing...
some decent and fairly priced offerings from Black Works Studio, Fratello,
a little pricier is the MiCallef stuff
Crowned Heads, as mentioned above, have several lines that I keep on hand: Jericho Hill, Four Kicks, Headley Grange, Las Calaveras
Jericho Hill, Four Kicks & J.D. Howard are not EPC's. They are Crowned Heads.
Ruby wrote:
Quotes at Cigars International for the Crowned Heads Four Kicks cigars.
"Crowned Heads Cigars is a boutique cigar manufacturer that has only been in existence for a short amount of time. However, under the supervision of E.P Carillo this brand has already gathered a following in the premium cigar industry."
"Crafted under the watchful eye of E.P. Carrillo in the Dominican, Four Kicks brings the substance in spades."
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/crowned-heads-four-kicks-cigars/1471111/
