EO Premium 601 Serie is a brand of hand-made premium cigar

Cigar

A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...

 owned by EO Brands/United Tobacco.

History and Background

The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia

Pepin Garcia

Don José "Pepin" Garcia is currently the CEO of El Rey de los Habanos, Inc, a cigar company in Miami, also known as Don Pepín Cigars. He is a noted cigar maker living in Miami, Florida...

 as well as the co-founders of United Tobacco Erik Espinosa & Eddie Ortega all 601 cigars are manufactured at the Tabacalera Cubana factory in the Estelí

Estelí

Estelí, officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the third largest city in Nicaragua, an active commercial center in the north and is known as "the Diamond of the Segovias."...

, Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

. The brand was introduced in August 2006.

United Tobacco's latest creation, Cubao is also manufactured by Don 'Pepin' Garcia in Esteli, Nicaragua.

Honors/Awards/Ratings

• The 601 Connecticut Robusto received an 88 rating in the February, 2007, issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine.

• The 601 Habano (red label) Robusto received a 90 rating in the October 2007 issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine.

"Good oils & deep color make this a beautiful cigar. Rich coffee bean & licorice notes are balanced by a wheaty finish. A medium to full bodied smoke."

• The 601 Oscuro Habano (green label) La Punta received a 91 rating in the Sept./Oct. issue of Cigar Snob magazine.

"Delvers bold, rich flavors of dark coffee, mocha & spice. Balances out well for such full body."

• The 601 Maduro (blue label) was given Robb Reports 'Best of the best' for 2008. It also received a 91 rating in Cigar Aficionado's Cigar Insider publication.

Description

This brand is available in four ranges of five vitolas each and one range of four. All ranges come in boxes of 20.

601 Connecticut

A medium to full-bodied smoke, the filler and binder are Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

n tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

 and the wrapper is Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

an-grown Connecticut-seed tobacco. The band has gold printing on a black background.

Models/Vitolas

Frontmark	Vitola	Length, in.	Ring Gauge
Esplendido	Churchill	7	49
Rabito	grand corona	6.5	46
Torpedo	figurado	6.5	52
Toro	toro	6	50
Robusto	robusto	5	50

601 Habano

A full-bodied smoke, the filler and binder are Nicaraguan tobaccos and the wrapper is the Nicaraguan Habano.
The band has gold printing on a red background.

This line is often erroneously called "maduro" by various dealers.

Models/Vitolas

Frontmark	Vitola	Length, in.	Ring Gauge
Esplendido	Churchill	7	49
Rabito	grand corona	6.5	46
Torpedo	figurado	a

601 Box-pressed Maduro

Released in late March 2007, this is the first box-pressed cigar and the first maduro ever made by Pepin Garcia. It is a full-bodied smoke, the filler and binder are aged Nicaraguan tobaccos and the wrapper is Nicaraguan Maduro. The band has gold printing on a blue background.

Models/Vitolas

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601 Habano Oscuro

Released in August 2007, this is the strongest of the 601 series. The filler and binder use Nicaraguan leaf and the wrapper is Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro. The band has a green background with gold printing, similar to the others in this series. This extension consists of five vitolas and they come in 20 count boxes, except for the Corona, which is packed in 40 ct. boxes.

Models/Vitolas

Frontmark	Vitola	Length, in.	Ring Gauge
Trabuco	grand corona	6.125	58
La Fuerza	robusto	5.5	54
La Punto	figurado/perfecto	5.5	52
Tronco	robusto	5	52
Corona	corona	5	42