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 […]
Illusione Ultra OP No. 9 The Illusione Ultra series was launched in 2011. The Ultra had been released in small limited quantities in the past in the mk vitola. Last year, Illusione founder Dion Giolito decided to modify the blend for that vitola and release it as a new line in the Illusione portfolio. While […]
Illusione Domenicos Extra – gold foiled wrapped Illusione Cigars’ founder, Dion Giolito created the Cruzado blend back in 2008. It is a blend variation of the original Illusione core line. Both the Illusione core line and the Cruzado are Nicaraguan puros that utilize Nicaraguan Corojo and Nicaraguan Criollo tobaccos. From my understanding of […]
The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
This Illusione MKUltra now has some new siblings A few weeks ago, we recapped an interview that Kiss My Ash Radio did with Illusione Cigars’ founder Dion Giolito. In that interview, Giolito discusses plans for the 2012 involving the Singulare and Ultra lines. In that interview, he mentioned there were line extensions coming for the […]
Dion Giolito, founder of Illusione Cigars was a guest on the 3/10/12 Kiss My Ash Radio show and gave some insights into the status of two projects – the Singulare and Ultra lines. Giolito mentioned back-orders in tobacco were much of the reason for the delays of the 2011 Illusione Singulare. For 2012, the Singulare […]
The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown is in the history books. There were 30 cigars that were listed as Epic Encounters. As I mentioned when this list began, perhaps the hardest part was choosing which cigars would make the list, and what didn’t. Below I have listed ten honorable mentions. Some will say now […]
Illusione Ultra MK At the 2011 IPCPR Retail Trade Show, there were two cigar blends that were being showcased by Illusione Cigars. The first was the new maduro line being added to Illusione’s core line. The second was the release of the new Illusione Ultra. While the Ultra had garnered a lot of attention, this […]
#14 Illusione Maduro This epic encounter brings us to a brand of cigars that makes its first appearance on the Cigar of the Year countdown. For this encounter, a popular line of cigars gets a new wrapper, and a whole new taste. Coming in at #14 is the Illusione Maduro. The Illusione Maduro line is […]
Whether it has been his original core line, or the new maduro extensions to the core line, I’ve always liked how Illusione cigars have had flavor nuances between the vitola sizes. I compare it to macaroni – the same ingredients go into the macaroni, but put that macaroni in a different size, it has a […]
