This past week Illusione Cigars received a grandfather determination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on seven sizes from its “Original Document” line. The five products are individual vitolas: Illusione 2 Illusione 4/2g Illusione 68 Illusione 88 Illusione 888 Illusione cg4 Illusione f9 Under the Deeming Regulations, products that were commercially marketed on […]
Illusione Cigars has unveiled a new website. However, this is not just a fresh coat of paint or simply implementing an all-new new design. The website introduces a fresh approach to how Illusione interacts with its clientele, including its brick and mortar retailers. The front end of the website is geared to consumers. This brings a more […]
The Illusione Garagiste is a new offering that made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The Garagiste was part of a major product expansion by Dion Giolito’s Illusione brand. In terms of the cigar name, it has ties to the wine industry. A Garagiste refers to a group of winemakers who are somewhat considered […]
It was a little over six years ago when word that the Nosotros, the collaboration between Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate and Dion Giolito of Illusione Cigars would be no more. The project which was considered to be a dream collaboration by many would come to an end fourteen months after its announcement. If you […]
Cigares Prive, a line of cigars by Illusione that was designed to be shop exclusives for various retailers will now be available to all retailers. The line was showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The name Cigares Prive stands for “Private Cigars”. Several of Illusione’s shop exclusive cigars were put under the Cigares Prive […]
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced a major expansion to its portfolio. One of the new offerings unveiled at the show was a new line called the Illusione Garagiste. The name Garagiste refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region, producing “garage wines” who somewhat are considered renegades. […]
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced its Cruzado line was getting an makeover. The new revamped Cruzado line remains a Nicaraguan puro, but now features a streamlined set of sizes, and new packaging. The Illusione Cruzado is a Nicaraguan puro featuring a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 Rosado wrapper over Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo […]
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced a major expansion to its portfolio. One of the new offerings is called Haut 10 – a new cigar to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Illusione brand. Haut 10 is described as a mild-bodied, complex cigar. The blend itself is said to be […]
The Illusione Singulare, the company’s annual limited edition line is now become a regular production offering. Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars owner Dion Giolito announced he was bringing back three previously released offerings in the Singulare line and introducing a fourth offering. The four offerings will now be on-going releases. The […]
Just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Dion Giolito announced a major expansion of his Illusione Cigars portfolio. Part of this expansion would incorporate several limited edition lines as regular production lines. One such line is a favorite among Illusione fans, the Illusione ~eccj~. The regular production line brings back the two sizes made of […]
