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Est. 2026

E.P. Carrillo Cardinal 52

E.P. CARRILLO
Cardinal 52
ROBUSTO
90

Cigarbench score

90 / 100

5 reviews on record.

Reviews

5

on record

Price

$3.24

Average, per stick.
An unsourced average, not a live quote.

average

Elevation · actual size
5″52 RG

5″ × 52 robusto · Ecuador, Sumatra wrapper · Nicaragua binder and filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperEcuador, Sumatra
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
OriginDominican Republic
ColourColorado
StrengthMedium-Full

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

5 Vegas Series A Artisan5″ × 52 · Costa Rica · medium-full · 22 reviews5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.0038% less · 89Pinar del Rio Habano Sun Grown Robusto (original blend)5″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · Habano · medium-full · 26 reviews5″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · medium-full$2.9210% less · 88Cigars International CI Legends Series Don Pepin Garcia - Yellow5.7″ × 54 · Corojo · Nicaragua · medium-full · 26 reviews5.7″ × 54 · Nicaragua · medium-full$1.6051% less · 88Ave Maria (Core line) Crusader5″ × 52 · Ecuador · Habano · medium-full · 25 reviews5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$3.230% less · 88La Aurora 1495 Series Robusto5″ × 50 · Ecuador · Sumatra · medium-full · 29 reviews5″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · medium-full$2.3527% less · 87

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 5 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

creamnamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
spicenamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
butternamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
leathernamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
peppernamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
sweetnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
bitternamed in 1 of 5 reviews20%
breadnamed in 1 of 5 reviews20%

IV · The rest of the E.P. Carrillo house

Edicion Limitada 2011 Dark Rituals6.5″ × 56 · Brazil · mediumPledge Prequel5″ × 50 · Connecticut · Habano · medium-full$12.10Pledge Sojourn6″ × 52 · Connecticut · Habano · medium-full$13.00La Historia El Senador5.375″ × 52 · Mexico · medium-full$12.75Core Line (Discontinued) Club 52 Maduro5.875″ × 52 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium$4.75

The score blends 5 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.