Sidekick 5 x 50
About this cigar
The E.P. Carrillo Sidekick 5 x 50 is a cigar, 127 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador Sumatra-Seed, binder Nicaragua and filler Nicaragua. Strength: medium to full; smoking time about 81 minutes. Noted flavors: cocoa, spice, leather and coffee.
Born from the collaboration between E.P. Carrillo and Oliva Cigar Co., the Sidekick 5 x 50 is a 127 mm cigar with a 50 ring gauge whose Ecuadorian Sumatra-Seed wrapper encloses a Nicaraguan binder and filler. Medium to full in strength, it offers notes of cocoa, spice, leather and coffee, appealing to aficionados seeking character.
Specifications
- Brand
- E.P. Carrillo
- Vitola
- Sidekick 5 x 50
- Length
- 127 mm · 5″
- Ring gauge
- 50 · 19.8 mm
- Wrapper
- Ecuador Sumatra-Seed
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado
- Binder
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
- Factory
- Oliva Cigar Co.
- Smoking time
- About 81 min
Official price
Retail price set or approved by the country's authorities (customs, monopoly), based on their public price list.
E.P. Carrillo
Dominican Republic / Nicaragua, Founded in 2009, 263 cigarsFounded by Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo Jr., former owner of La Gloria Cubana, and his children. The Santiago house produces sophisticated cigars, including La Historia, ranked No. 2 in the world by Cigar Aficionado in 2014.
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