Illusione

Illusione is once again embracing the idea of secrecy and mystery for its newest line, the Group of Five. As the band says, whispering tongues are treachery.

While the company has thus far declined to disclose many specifics on the blend of the 5 x 52 limited edition, Illusione has said that the cigar uses a type of tobacco that hasn’t recently been grown in Nicaragua. In addition, the company noted that the tobacco had been “Primed and bale aged” for three years.

For the first time in many years, there’s a new Illusione blend that is being made at Raíces Cubanas in Honduras.

The Super Robusto was the first OneOff vitola to include +53 in its name, a reference to the country code of Cuba when you make a phone call.

This new core line from Illusione marks the first time the company has worked with AJ Fernandez.

Illusione’s second release for the Tobacconists’ Association of America’s Exclusive Series Program features unique corojo hybrid in the filler.

Not only did Illusione add Allegria—a sister brand to OneOff—but it also added two new +53 sizes.

Illusione’s Allegria is a “sister line” to the company’s OneOff brand that debuted 2018 incorporating specific farm lots of corojo 99 and criollo 98 tobaccos from Nicaragua.

Dion Giolito of Illusione was given the opportunity to bring his blending skills to a brand he smoked during college before he was making his own cigars.

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