Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess the Illusione […]
Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced their fourth entry into its Singulare line – the Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix. The Singulare line is an annual limited production release of a single blend done in a single size. Over the past three years, the Singulare has developed into one of the most anticipated […]
Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced the fourth release of their limited production Singulare line. The Illusione Singulare 2013 will be known as Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix. According to a report in the 8/13/13 Cigar Insider, this release is slated for a November, 2013 release. Like […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
