The EP Carrillo Triumph Trilogy sampler throws a tobacco party in your humidor with three Nicaraguan puros wearing fancy Ecuadorian Habano wrappers. Ranging from 5" to 7", these assorted shapes give you robusto's punch, toro's stamina, and lancero's elegance - like three brothers with different personalities sharing the same premium cigar DNA.
First Third: Cedar and cashew nuts dominate the opening act, with a creamy smoke texture that clings to the palate. The triple cap construction shows its worth - zero wrapper unraveling despite that sharp lancero cut.
Middle Third: Dark chocolate bitterness kicks in around the 1" burn mark, accompanied by baking spices that tingle the nostrils. Nicaraguan fillers from Estelí valley flex their muscles here - earthy but not muddy.
Final Stretch: Molasses sweetness emerges to balance the intensity, though some testers noted a slight pepper kick in the retrohale. The toro size maintained steady ash for 1.5", while the lancero required more frequent ashing to prevent heat buildup.
The Ecuadorian Habano wrappers glow like polished mahogany, showing minimal veins across all three samples. Draw resistance varied slightly - lancero needed deeper cuts than the torpedo-shaped robusto. All cigars burned evenly without canoeing, though the narrow lancero demanded slower pacing to avoid harshness.
