At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars owner Dion Giolito focused mostly on new line extensions instead of launching new brands. This year, one of the extensions comes to his regular production Fume D’Amour line in the form of a 7 1/2 x 40 lancero known as the Illusione Fume D’Amout Juniperos. Juniperos becomes […]
Cigar News: Illusione Original Documents ~33~
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars owner Dion Giolito focused mostly on new line extensions instead of launching new brands. This year, one of the extensions comes to his regular production “Original Documents” line – introducing a 6 1/2 x 32 Ninfa offering into the line called the ~33~. The ~33~ becomes the […]
Agile Cigar Review: Illusione ~68~ Maduro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Illusione
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Illusione ~eccj~ 20th
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 94-96, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Illusione
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 […]
Cigar News: Cigar Media Association Names Illusione Fume D’Amour Cigar of the Year
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The Illusione Fume D’Amour has been named the Cigar Media Association’s Cigar of the Year. The Illusione Fume D’Amour was a new regular production Nicaraguan puro introduced by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. Translating to “to love smoke”, the Illusione Fume D’Amour made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. It was considered almost a […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Pactum (Part of the Smoke Inn MicroBlend Series)
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Illusione Pactum The Illusione Pactum is the ninth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series. The concept has involved Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run exclusive to its shop. The Pactum represents the first collaboration with Smoke Inn […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #8 Illusione Fume D’Amour
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“I found this to be one of Illusione’s best core lines and one of the better regular production lines released in the cigar industry for 2014.” Coming in at #8 is the Illusione Fume D’Amour. This is a new regular production line made by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. Fume D’Amour was launched at the 2014 IPCPR Trade […]
Cigar News: Illusione Singulare’ EL 2014 Annunaki (Cigar Preview)
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Illusione Cigars is getting ready to ship its fifth installment of their Singulare’ EL line. The Illusione Singulare’ EL 2014 Annunaki will be a Nicaraguan puro in a 5 1/2 x 54 parejo. The announcement of the new Singulare’ was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show when word […]
Cigar News: Illusione PACTUM Becomes Ninth Smoke Inn MicroBlend Release (Cigar Preview)
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The ninth installment of South Florida realizer Smoke Inn’s Microblend SeriesTM will be produced by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. The Illusione PACTUM is scheduled to be launch December 5th at an event at Smoke Inn’s Casa de Montecristo lounge in Boynton Beach, Florida. It will mark the first shop exclusive produced for Smoke Inn by Illusione. A […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Illusione, Review
Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Illusione Cigars showcased a new regular production line called Fume D’Amour. The name Fume D’Amour translates to “smoke of love” The Illusione Fume D’Amour is a Nicaraguan puro being launched in four sizes. A key point about this blend is that it […]