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Amendola Family Cigar Co. Illusione Cigars distribution agreement

Amendola to be Distributed by Illusione Cigars

March 1, 2021

Amendola Family Cigar Co. today announced that the company's cigars will be distributed by Illusione Cigars throughout the U.S. and internationally. Amendola was founded in 2017 by Jeffrey Amendola after bec... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – With Dion Giolito

Eric Guttormson

June 29, 2020

A Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, July 1st, Illusione's Dion Giolito joins Robby and Randy as they begin their journey into the Corojo wrapper. Not many folks know how to blend a Corojo wrapped cigar better than Dion so we will get h... Read More...

Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary d'Aosta No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Epernay 10th Anniversary d’Aosta

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

It was in 2009 that Illusione Cigars first debuted the famed Epernay blend, being a milder spinoff of a 2008 limited-edition cigar known as ~eccj~. Ten years following, the brand is perhaps the most beloved sel... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Illusione Haut 10 & Imperial Brown Ale by Founders

Eric Guttormson

November 12, 2019

A Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, November 13th, it's episode 9 of "A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey," this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter I. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Illusione Haut 10 an... Read More...

Illusione Cigars – IPCPR 2019

Jordan Guttormson

July 24, 2019

IPCPR 2019

While Illusione is not typically known to display cigars at the IPCPR trade show, Cigar Dojo sat down with company owner, Dion Giolito, to discuss what consumers could expect from the brand throughout the year.... Read More...

90%Peace

Illusione OneOff Robustos

Jordan Guttormson

April 10, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Illusione's latest offering—OneOff—arrived in 2018 with a peculiar look, one that was quick to pique the interest of loyalists to the Illusione brand. This is because the cigar is not quite an Illusione origina... Read More...

Illusione OneOff No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2018 – OneOff

Jordan Guttormson

January 6, 2019

COTY 2018

Rumblings of Illusione's atypically designed OneOff cigar began cropping up in the second half of 2017, with imagery of the cigar casually appearing on the brand's official website. Details were soon to follow,... Read More...

89%Leather Face

Illusione Garagiste Short Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

June 6, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

With a complete absence of new product from Illusione at IPCPR 2017, the company's Garagiste from 2016 remains the newest regular-production line. 2016 was an uncharacteristic showing for Illusione and company ... Read More...

Cigar Dojo 2016 Exceptional Cigar Awards

Exceptional Cigar Awards 2016

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2017

Blog

At Cigar Dojo, our year-end Cigar of the Year list takes a unique approach, limiting the results to include only cigars that are regularly available (no limited editions, etc.) and in the $12 price range. This ... Read More...

96%Majestic

Illusione Haut 10

Steve Stevens

November 25, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

In the world of cigars, a bit of innate restlessness can sometimes produce groundbreaking achievements. A little over a dozen years ago, in the clean and crisp alpine air surrounding the Nevada city of Reno, Di... Read More...

Illusione – IPCPR 2016

Jordan Guttormson

August 12, 2016

IPCPR 2016

Arguably the two coolest booths at IPCPR 2016 were Caldwell and Illusione, with the latter taking the top spot for most members of the Cigar Dojo crew. The booth was basically its own entity, moving away from t... Read More...

94%Dion's Chef-d'oeuvre

Illusione ~eccj~ 20th

Jordan Guttormson

February 15, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2016

It was early 2015 that Illusione released their anticipated followup to 2008's ~eccj~ cigar—dubbed the ~eccj~ 20th. And as with most Illusione releases, you'll need to do a little digging to find the meaning be... Read More...

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