Review: Illusione ~ULTRA~ OP No.4

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At the IPCPR show in Las Vegas last July, Illusione showed off a new line of cigars based off of one of their most popular releases to date. The ~ULTRA~ line, named after the 2006 MKULTRA, started with the new version of the Corona, ~ULTRA ~ MKULTRA, which was shipped to a few retailers right [...]

Review: Illusione ~ULTRA~ MKULTRA

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Today we will be taking a look at a cigar from Dion Giolito and his brand Illusione, the MKULTRA! In 2006 when Dion was reworking some of the blends for his national brand Illusione there was a cigar called the MK, a 5 1/8 X 42 cigar dubbed, “the teaching machine”, and there was a much [...]

IPCPR 2011: Illusione

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And it was a big year for Dion. Back in February, Dion Giolito dropped quite a bombshell indicating that he would be launching a Maduro version of his core line of cigars. But Dion wasn’t done, he wasn’t even close. New packaging on Cruzado, return of a folklored cigar, an extension to Epernay, and that [...]

Weekly News (July 11, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: And here we are. One week out from the IPCPR trade show and things are reaching their peak. Last week saw a host of new product announcements and this week is likely to be no different. Later this week a massive post outlining what to expect at IPCPR should be up, I’d estimate [...]