2015 Awards: Factory of the Year
There are some that look forward to this award even more than our top 25 list, and I understand why. Factory of the Year isn’t…
Illusione H-Town Lancero
At the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show I was told a plan had been hatched. The plan: Illusione had agreed to be the latest entry…
Illusione H-Town Lancero Coming in January (Update)
It’s a Steve Jobs moment. The late Apple founder was known for his ability to present products that you didn’t know you wanted and now…
Illusione Ships ~33~
There’s a rarity for fans of the ninfa vitola, a new cigar is headed to stores. Illusione has shipped its new Illusione ~33~, a 6…
Illusione Fume D’Amour Juniperos
While Illusione’s portfolio is certainly sizable and could take up a fair amount of space in most retail humidors, Dion Giolito isn’t known for just…
IPCPR 2015: Illusione
There are definitively singular booths containing multiple exhibitors that are easy to identify than the Casa Fernández/Foundation/Illusione space, but all three companies are there and…
Illusione Designates Ninfa as ~33~
Earlier this year, Dion Giolito announced that he would be discontinuing the Illusione ~23~ culebra and replacing it with a to-be-announced ninfa. That cigar will…
Illusione Discontinues ~23~ Culebra, Ninfa Coming at IPCPR 2015
If you want an Illusione culebra, you better hurry. Dion Giolito of Illusione informed halfwheel that the Illusione ~23~ culebra has been discontinued. Furthermore, the company…
Illusione ~eccj~ 20th
In 2008, Illusione released an exclusive cigar to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the European Cigar Cult Journal magazine, which has since been changed to Cigar…
Illusione ~eccj 20~ Ships
Nearly a week ago, retailers across the country began taking delivery of the latest cigar from Illusione, the ~eccj~ 20. It’s a follow-up to the…
Illusione Pactum
Take a somewhat reclusive cigar manufacturer and retailer who has never been fond of events or excess promotion and put him together with a retailer…