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illusione singulare phantom

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good looking cigar,very light with an even lighter tobacco smell


punched and torched and it's very peppery in the first few puffs with a trace of coffee and sweet tasting tobacco flavor


1/4 in and the pepper has toned down already.
light coffee,a little and sweet tobacco taste and what might be a hint of leather.
great burn and draw so far. no shortage of smoke either


i got the good looking hat in a sneak bomb!


a little leather flavor has joined the coffee.
still creamy with sweet tobacco flavor. ash fell at about an inch and a half


halfway and the flavors are fantastic,but the cigar itself seems a little on the mild side.
excellent draw,near perfect burn and lots of cool smoke.
who's your friend zilla? did he fly here all the way from england?


3/4 in with a creamy leather coffee and sweet peppery tobacco taste that is still producing a lot of smoke.
mild pushing medium strength. not the type of cigar that i have grown accustomed to from illusione


last couple of inches and it's smoking,burning and drawing just as great as it has for the entire cigar.
very cool with no bite. i think it would make a great morning cigar with coffee


nubbing with the same great flavors.
the pepper is on the mild side,the sweet tobacco is very pleasant.
the coffee and leather is as creamy as ever.
mild compared to other illusione cigars,but still very tasty and enjoyable


thanks for reading,hope you enjoyed the review!
 
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Very cool!

I smoked an Illusione HL the other day and it was DEE-LISH. Some of the most complex flavours I have yet experienced from a cigar.

The final inch and a half was so sweet it tasted like candy.
 

SkinsFanLarry

Craft Beer Addict!
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Ron, thanks for the review and pic's my friend.

I'm glad I gave this cigar a 2nd chance because it just didn't "wow" me after trying it for the first time.
 

TheCigarKid

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Great review, Ron! I still need to get my hands on a couple of these to try. I hear it's ECCJ like.
 

MattBell

Will work for Dirty Rats
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I have yet to have an Illusione but reviews like this make it hard to not want to. I have got to pick some of these up.

Thanks for the review!
 

njstone

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Awesome review, Ron! This is another cigar I'm sure I'll regret not getting. Sounds like a really good morning cigar ... mild strength but lots of nice flavors!

Very cool!

I smoked an Illusione HL the other day and it was DEE-LISH. Some of the most complex flavours I have yet experienced from a cigar.

The final inch and a half was so sweet it tasted like candy.
^ yup, that sounds about right! The rest of the line is stronger, but also very tasty.
 

Farani

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Other than a bad burn and many relights, this cigar was very good.
 
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