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 […]
Illusione 88 Maduro Shortly after the 2011 IPCPR, I had the opportunity to sample the Illusione cg4 Maduro. This was a maduro wrapper version of Illusione’s popular cg4 vitola. In the past year, Illusione founder Dion Giolito has expanded his core line of his popular Illusione Cigar line to include both candela and maduro wrapper […]
Most of the month of August has been spent on IPCPR wrap-up. There were three major news stories that broke at the end of the month. Major Stories First up, the cigar industry lost a legend. Edgar M. Cullman Sr, the longtime chariman, chief executive, and president of General Cigars passed away on August 28th […]
Illusione cg4 Maduro Over the past year, Dion Giolito has expanded his core line of his popular Illusione Cigar line. This included the addition of candela wrappers to the several cigars in his core line and now includes the addition of maduro wrappers. Earlier this year, there was some debate on other manufacturers using candela […]
For Illusione Cigars, the 2011 IPCPR marked the launch of a highly anticipated new extension to his core line – Illusione Maduro blends. Maduro is not something new to Illusione chief Dion Giolito. Last year, he introduced a maduro wrapper on his highly successful Illusione -hl- (lancero). This would prove to be highly successful. […]
