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 […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars showcased two new sizes to its Illusione Ultra line – the OP No. 8 and the OP No. 3. The Ultra OP No. 8 adds a 6 3/4 x 48 Churchill-size vitola into line while the OP No. 3 introduced a 4 1/4 x 50 Petite Robusto. The […]
Illusone Cigars is releasing its first Connecticut Shade Cigars. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the company announced it was unveiling versions of its popular Illusione Rothchildes and Illusione Gigantes brands featuring an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Both Illusione Rothchildes CT and Illusione Gigantes CT are the same size as its Nicaraguan puro counterparts. The […]
At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars added a sixth vitola to its Fume D’Amour line. This one was a classic 5 5/8 x 46 Corona Gorda known as the Illusione Fume D’Amour. The name Fume D’Amour means “to love smoke”, the Illusione Fume D’Amour made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
It is perhaps the most significant, but least talked about story at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show – namely the Connecticut Shade releases coming from Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA). TABSA is the factory in Nicaragua owned by Casa Fernandez. This is a factory that has become world-renowned for working with its Aganorsa farm […]
Fans of Dion Gioloto’s Illusione have a lot to look forward to. Coinciding with the ten year anniversary of his company, Giolito is prepared to unveil the largest, most aggressive expansion of his portfolio to date. The expansion includes several new lines, the revamping of other lines, and some line extensions. The new portfolio expansion is expected […]
Illusione Cigars will be making a price adjustment across its portfolio. Illusione founder and owner Dion Giolito informed Cigar Coop, there will be a price increase coming across all of his lines effective 8:00pm PST on July 22nd. Giolito did not disclose specifics on the increase. The increase goes into effect following the last business […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Thursday December 25, 2015. There will still be regular daily content to enjoy on that day. The countdown resumes on Friday December 26th. “Smoking the Illusione ~eccj~ 20th…I was amazed by the unique flavors, complex profile, and terrific construction of this cigar.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan […]
In 2014, Illusione Cigars released its fifth entry into its Singulare line – the Illusione Singulare EL 2014 Anunnaki. The Illusione Singulare line is an annual limited production release of a single blend done in a single size and has been a true one and done cigar. With the exception of the Illusione Singulare EL 2012 […]
