Today has come word that Illusione Cigars has entered into an agreement with Oettinger Davidoff AG to handle the distribution of Illusione Cigars in Europe. “The Davidoff brand and company are an organization that I’ve admired for years. Their world-wide representation and global distribution of premium cigars is unparalleled, and without equal. Illusione Cigars is […]
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Dion Giolito brought back a brand known as OneOff. OneOff is a brand that was created by Andrea Molinari back in 2001. It was a brand that achieved a cult status in the marketplace. Eventually, the brand fell dormant and pretty much disappeared from retail shelves. It […]
The retro-theme of Illusione Cigars booth made it one of my personal favorites at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. While the retro-theme is nothing new for Illusione Cigars, it was very appropriately this year as owner Dion Giolito revived the OneOff brand. It was the featured cigar for Illusione at this year’s IPCPR. OneOff was […]
On Episode 58, we are proud to welcome Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars. Dion joins us for a full show as we get some insights into Dion and his brand, including his latest release, One Off. Plus in our Debonaire Ideal segment we will talk Fireworks. Finally, in our Deliberation Segment we access criteria that […]
On Episode 58, we are proud to welcome Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars. We will get some insights into Dion and his brand, including his latest release, OneOff. Plus in our Debonaire Ideal segment we will talk Fireworks, and in our Deliberation Segment we access criteria that goes into making a cigar purchase. This is […]
Illusione’s OneOff brand is currently arriving at retailers nationwide. Last year, Dion Giolito the founder and owner of Illusione Cigars announced he was bringing the OneOff brand back to market. OneOff was created by Andrea Molinari in 2001. Molinari was a tobacconist who ran a La Casa del Habano in Milan, Italy. After failing to […]
Two new sizes of Illusione’s Haut 10 line have begun to arrive at retailers. The new sizes add a Churchill (6 3/4 x 48) and Gordo (6 x 56) to the line, bringing the total number of Haut 10 vitolas to three. The Haut 10 was a new line introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used for blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
OneOff Cigars appears to be getting back into the spotlight. Dion Giolito, owner of Illusione Cigars told Cigar Aficionado this week that he has acquired the rights to the brand from Cuban Crafters in Miami. It’s a brand that has been long admired by Giolito. The rationale for this acquisition is that the blends of OneOff […]
Dion Giolito’s La Gran Classe is going national. At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced he will now offer the line that was previously exclusive to his FUMARE retail shop in Reno, Nevada nationwide. La Gran Classe was conceived as a small batch project for Giolito’s retail stores. The nationwide release is being offered in the 4 5/8 x […]
