Unlike the rest of the Epernay line which is packagedas above, the Le Voyage will be packaged in coffin At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced a line extension to its popular Epernay line. The Illusione Epernay Le Voyage adds a massive 9 1/4 x 49 “A” size vitola into the line. This […]
Cigar Preview: Illusione Cruzado Marelas Supremas
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2013 Preview, Illusione, IPCPR 2013
One of the announcements made by Illusione Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show was a line extension to the Illusione Cruzado line. The Illusione Cruzado adds a toro-sized vitola measuring 6 1/4 x 52. This becomes the seventh vitola released in this format. This cigar has now begun to surface at some retailers nationwide. […]
News: Illusione MKULTRA to Return for Another Run
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments Illusione, IPCPR 2013, News
Illusione MKUltra At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Illusione MKULTRA, the corona size of Illusione’s Ultra line was made available for another limited production run. This is the same cigar that was released (also in a limited production run) back in 2011. The MKULTRA was the first size released of Illusione’s Ultra line. Back in 2006, there […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Rothchildes
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Illusione, Nice to Have, Review
Illusione Rothchildes The Illusione Rothchildes is the latest release by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. If you consider the Illusione Ultra the last core line to be released, this marks the first new release by Illusione since late in 2011. At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione opted to focus on their existing product and not […]
Cigar Prevlew: Illusione Rothchildes
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2013 Preview, Illusione
Illusione Cigars has announced on their web-site a new line of cigars. The cigar is called the Illusione Rothchildes. The cigar will be a maduro cigar and as the name indicates – will be available in a single vitola. That vitola will be a 4 1/2 x 50 Rothchild. The cigar is described on […]
2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #3: Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana (Part 28 of Epic Encounters 2012)
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Cigar of the Year, Epic Encounters, Illusione
#3: Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana Today we look at the first spot on the 2012 Cigar of the Year “podium”. Our selection for #3 cigar on the 2012 Cigar of the Countdown is the Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana. This is the first maduro cigar in the Singulare series, and in our opinion this is the […]
Cigar Preview: La Grande Classe by Dion Giolito
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2013 Preview, Illusione, La Grande Classe
Illusione Cigars’ founder Dion Giolito has launched a new line of cigars called La Grand Classe. This will be a retail exclusive line of cigars that will be sold at F U M A R E cigars. This is the Reno, Nevada based retail shop that is owned by Giolito. The line is being positioned […]
Feature Story: Illusione at IPCPR 2012
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Illusione Ultra OP No. 9 One of the big questions I got from many folks from the IPCPR Trade Show was: “what was new from Illusione?”. Illusione brand founder, Dion Giolito made a decision to not unveil anything new at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. Giolito chose to focus on his recently released brands, the […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Singulare 2011 Vimana
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Illusione, Nice to Have, Review
Illusione Singulare 2011 The Illusione Singulare 2011 has been a cigar release that has been long awaited by cigar enthusiasts and Illusione fans. In today’s assessment we take a look at the Illusione Singulare 2011. Overall, I found this to be an excellent cigar, and a nice addition to the Singulare series. Here is some […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana (Illusione Singulare 2012 Maduro)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, Illusione, Memorable, Review
Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana (Maduro) The Illusione Singulare 2011 and 2012 are long-awaited additions to the Illusione Singulare series. The Singulare series was introduced two years ago. It uses the limited release concept of one size and one blend. It is a true limited concept because once the cigars are gone, they are gone. Illusione […]