E.P. Carrillo Pledge Sojourn

Welcome to the Tim Rollins channel and my review of Perez-Carrillo Pledge Sojourn.

https://tinytimblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/perez-carrillo-pledge-sojourn-6-x-52.html

(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com and epcarrillo.com websites)
The Pledge describes an evolution of his skills in blending throughout his life and how these skills translate to his promise to cigar lovers, reaching different milestones. In the first release of two sizes, one size focuses on his roots in Cuba, which contributes to tobacco being in his blood, and then the second size moves towards his core years of developing skills that led to his reaching Cigar Hall of Fame status. The evolution of his pledge will continue to be told through future size releases. Ernesto describes his journey to have led him to pledge to his fans, “I will never stop working with the best tobaccos and bringing new and innovative blends to you.” Further, “With each sample of the 6 different blends for Pledge I worked on, I asked myself, is this cigar worthy to follow La Historia and Encore, and I was very pleased when I found the one.” 2020 marks the 50th year that Ernesto has been working in the cigar industry, and to release the Pledge during this special year is a great honor.

After spending over six months testing blends, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo finally found the blend he was looking for. Ernesto shares his excitement for the wrapper of Pledge, “I first became aware of the Connecticut Havana seed wrapper in the early 80s when it was not being extensively used by many manufacturers. This wrapper was relatively unknown in Miami; but when I was finally able to first smoke it, I fell in love with it. I started using it in in some of the blends I was making at that time. More recently, I had only used this wrapper in 2 limited releases at E.P. Carrillo. With Pledge, it now becomes part of our portfolio. I couldn’t be more enthusiastic, as this wrapper and I go way back to my core years in developing my skills as a cigar blender.”

Before moving to production, Ernesto made sure he could procure enough tobacco for three years and after that began production. Due to the social distancing limitations at the factory, production has been limited, so we will be initially distributing the Pledge to a select number of retailers, and then rolling it out for more broader distribution.

The name was chosen from input from consumers who visited the E.P. Carrillo booth at Cigar Aficionado’s 2019 Big Smoke Las Vegas event. E.P. Carrillo says Pledge is meant to be a homage to all cigar smokers.

The E.P. Carrillo Pledge uses a Connecticut Havana-seed wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and all-Nicaraguan filler. Fans of E.P. Carrillo and cigars blended by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. have seen the Connecticut Havana wrapper emerge as a favorite from Ernesto and his factory. Recent uses of this wrapper by Perez-Carrillo Jr. include the Four Kicks Maduro for Crowned Heads and the 2018 E.P. Carrillo TAA Cigar.

Pledge was originally announced in two sizes: Prequel (5 x 50) and Sojourn (6 x 52).

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