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 […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars showcased a new limited edition cigar under its La Aurora 107 brand. The cigar is known as the La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006. The name Cosecha means “harvest” and that is appropriate to the La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006. That is because the tobaccos used in […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars launched a limited edition offshoot of its Rocky Patel Platinum line. The cigar is appropriately titled the Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition. The Rocky Patel Platinum Limited Edition features a Habano wrapper. This differs from the regular production Platinum line which uses a Habano Oscuro […]
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 […]
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 […]
2015 was the first IPCPR for Steve Saka’s new company Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust (DTT). Without taking any samples of his first release Sobremesa into the trade show, Saka exceeded expectations selling much more product than he anticipated. Even this year, with more product, and samples on hand, Saka seemed a little cautious on whether he […]
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 the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched three new value-priced brands. One of these new brands is a two blend offering known as La Estrella Cubana – translating to “Cuban Star”. The La Estrella Cubana Habano features a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Honduran binder, and all Nicaraguan filler. Meanwhile the La Estrella Cubana Connecticut […]
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. […]
