Casa Carrillo Expands La Historia Line With Silk
A new cigar from Casa Carrillo is going on sale next week, and this one got its start in a way that’s unusual for the company. Rather than springing from the mind (and palate) of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, this cigar began with his daughter, Lissette, who took notice of the increasing number of female cigar smokers she saw at industry events and in cigar stores. She began talking to them, asking about their smoking preferences, and then started to work on a blend.
“I started creating blends based on three wrappers. Once we decided on Ecuador Habano, my dad and I extensively worked on it together. We went through various blends to reach the final one. It was a true collaboration,” Lissette tells Cigar Aficionado. “I had been involved in blending before, but not at this level.”
Joining her in the work was Lissette’s daughter Skye—the next generation of the Casa Carrillo family.
The result is La Historia Silk, a one-size line with a toro that measures 6 inches long by 52 ring gauge. They are round, not box-pressed like the other La Historia cigars. Under that Ecuador Habano wrapper (which is grown in Quevedo, about three hours north of Guayaquil) there is a binder from Estelí, Nicaragua, and a four-nation blend of fillers: Nicaraguan Estelí, Pennsylvania broadleaf, Dominican La Canela, and Mexican San Andrés. Casa Carrillo says the cigar is medium in body.
The cigar will retail for $16.50, begin shipping next week to American and international retailers and will come in boxes of 10. Silk is going to be made on a regular basis, but in limited batches produced a few times annually. This first shipment will be a relatively small one, 1,500 boxes. More will follow later this year.
Lissette is quick to point out that Silk is not designed strictly for female cigar lovers. “This is a cigar for everyone that’s inspired by women,” she says.
Silk has three bands, including one on the foot that reads “Casa Carrillo,” which is new. Silk is the first cigar from Casa Carrillo to feature this band, part of the company’s continuing rebranding efforts as Casa Carrillo.
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