Posts Tagged ‘illusione’

Cigar Review: Nosotros

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Tomas is back with a review and he has this to say, This past April, I (and a few of my very good friends) attended the Texas Cigar Festival held at Serious Cigars in Houston. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Dion Giolito was there. We had a nice chat, took some photos and picked his brain about what it was that inspired the joint effort between him and Jonathan Drew. Curiously enough, Dion was originally collaborating with JDN in an effort to expand his product line. While that was in process Drew Estate subsequently took over the distribution rights for JDN and due to circumstances beyond his control, Dion’s original plan came to an abrupt halt… That was his initial meeting with Jonathan Drew. Shortly thereafter, the death of a mutual friend brought them together again at the funeral. It was then that Jonathan invited Dion to come visit his facilities in Nicaragua.

An Interview with Dion Giolito

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Dion from illusione was nice enough to sit down with us and answer some questions as we recover from an upper respitory illness that has prevented us from smoking. I can’t thank him enough for taking the time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions. As you know we here at acigarsmoker.com are big fans of his cigars. From the original illusione line, Cruzado, Cuchilos Cubanos, Epernay and the new Nosotros.

For those interested in following Dion on twitter he can be found via @vudu9

Cigar Review: illusione 88

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I recently received a care package from Bonita Smoke Shop down in Florida and one of the cigars I got was the illusione 88. I was surprised to see that I have yet to review this cigar here on the site when I have easily smoked over 100 of them.

Cigar: illusione 88
Size: 5 x 52
Wrapper: Rosado Oscuro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium

Cigar Review: illusione ~mk~

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Last week I got to hang out at De La Concha in New York City with some friends and I picked up a few sticks for review. Some of those sticks were the illusione mk which is also known as the Teaching Machine. For fans of the line, the first thing you notice is the band being gold and white like the ECCJ instead of the usual black and white. This is where Twitter is handy as Dion Giolito is on there and when asked why the difference in color he stated, “It was a slightly different blend than the illusione B&W bands. Needed more tooling/attention due to the smaller ring, hence different band.”

So then how does the illusione mk rate? There is only one way to find out come on inside and read more…

Cigar Review: illusione ~mj12~

When the illusione brand really began to take off people around me wanted a larger ring size. I guess it wasn’t just my friends as Dion released the illusione mj12 to please the masses that think bigger is better. Like all cigars on the illusione white label line the numbers have some sort of meaning. [...]

Sunday Links

I started writing my top 10 list for 2009 which could grow to the top 15 cigars. As I write the list I realize that I have smoked a lot of expensive cigars this year and for the most part price does matter. Call me a cigar snob or whatever you want, but more often [...]

Cigar Review: Nosotros

Over at the Cigar Inn event last weekend I ran into Tony from smokescore.com and he gifted me with some cigars, one of which was the Nosotros by Illusione which isn’t available yet. Rumor has it these cigars won’t come out til late in the first quarter of 2010 so I was floored to receive [...]

Cigar Review: Cuchillos Cubanos

Convenience, flavor and value merge. Cuchillos Cubanos is a 60/40 blend of long and medium filler tobacco in efficient European sizes and packaging. Cuchillos Cubanos delivers rich and hearty cigar flavor without the large cigar format. All cigars are hand-made, double binded and finished with a silky grade A coverleaf.  Made for an “on-the-go” lifestyle [...]

Cigar Review: Illusione Epernay

It’s contest time! (contest closed) Leave a comment at the end of the review to win a 5 pack of Illusione Epernay smokes. This is a quick contest. The winner will be announced on Sunday July 19th. According to the Illusione website the Epernay debuted through the ECCJ 15th limited release. From that blend the [...]

Cigar Review: Illusione HL (Holy Lance)

Continuing my trend into lancero cigars I went into the humidor today and selected the Illusione HL by Dion Giolito. Will this lancero score big or will be it a dud? In my growing quest to jump into the lancero phase I bring this review to you, my readers. Cigar: Illusione Origin: Nicaragua Size: HL [...]

Review: Illusione 68 (Bombone)

Yesterday I was hanging out with some friends at the Elks in NJ smoking some cigars, slamming back a few drinks when someone brought up I watch the Tour De France. Well I got a lot of abuse for watching the “Tour De Fag”. Say what you want about the French, but the countryside is [...]

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