Ernesto Perez-Carrillo is the master blender who made La Gloria Cubana a national phenomenon, sold into General Cigar in 1999, spent a decade in the corporate system, then relaunched family independence as Casa Carrillo in 2009. Pledge, Encore, and INCH-era success restored his name at the top of critic lists; daughter Lissette's Kristoff extends the bloodline as a separate marca. Production centers on Tabacalera La Alianza in Santiago.
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