James Suckling of CA & Illusione

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Here is a section of Suckling’s Blog from IPCPR specifically about Illusione & Dion.

Another great cigar I had yesterday was the Illusione ECEJ. I honestly don’t remember if it was a corona or a lonsdale, but the cigar delivered wonderful flavors and class. It was like smoking a Cuban from the late 1980s. It was super fresh and refined with a tobacco, cedar and floral character. It was medium to full body, with focused flavors and a balanced and refined finish… 93 points, non-blind tasting. It was my favorite cigar of the show.

The creator of the cigar is a trip. Dion Giolito reminds me of Elvis Presley, or some funky town rockabilly dude. And he can talk a lot of philosophical gibberish about olfactory characteristic of cigars and how they should be blended. But his passion that verges on religious dogma delivers the real deal. God Bless him – and that doesn’t include the photographs of the late Reverend Jim Jones that decorated his booth. Dion has a funny sense of humor!

If you don’t know Illusione cigars, they are worth seeking out. They are going to be hard to find though. He only has about a half a million sticks made each year in Nicaragua. Most of his time is spent running his retail store in Reno, Nevada, – Fumare.

I don’t need to guild the lily with my cigars, he said as I smoked his cigar in his tiny booth. I don’t expect everyone to like my cigars. I have had people tell me that they don’t like them. That’s fine. I have no problem. When I later told him that I thought his HK Lanceros was a little strange at first smoke, he said, “Are you 'F...ing' crazy!?”

It was a great smoke in the end, and I can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t like Illusione cigars.

[dj5213]

man i agree! Most of the Illusione cigars (actually all) have been amazing smokes and I have loved every second of them!!

[Rah55]

Nice post thanks. I love Illusiones though you do have to seek them out. It is very worth the trouble.