Cigar atlas · Medium to full
Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua: flavour profile and cigars like it
Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and cedar.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Micallef Migdalia and My Father El Centurion H-2K-CT.
What does Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cedar and wood
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by casacarrillocigars.com |
| Body | Medium-Full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Casa Carrillo |
| Blender | Ernesto Perez-Carrillo |
| Factory | Plasencia Cigars S.A., Nicaragua |
| Sizes | No. 60 5.875×60 · No. 62 5×62 · No. 64 6.125×64 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 88 points, No. 60, 5 7/8 x 60 (2022)In our words: Bread dough, wood and spices appeared. The burn corrected itself.
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com), No. 60, 5 7/8 x 60 (2023)In our words: Natural tobacco and spice dominated. Construction performed well.
- 4.8 out of 5 from 9 customer reviews at Casa Carrillo customers (listing as captured)
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua
The line. INCH Nicaragua launched as the first INCH made outside Carrillo's Santiago factory. casacarrillocigars.com
The brand. See Casa Carrillo master entry.
Cigars like Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua
- Micallef MigdaliaClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- My Father El Centurion H-2K-CTAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Padron Black PB-99 MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Kristoff Corojo LimitadaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullLess cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Bellas ArtesOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.