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Illusione 68

AndrewGBob

AndrewGBob

Calmer than you are dude...
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Tonight I went to my local B&M (to watched the KU Jayhawks stomp the K-State Wildcats) and enjoyed a delicious Illusione 68, the Bombone. It's a 4x44 and this little guy definitely packed a punch! I was looking in the $10 range but I realized this was one of the only Illusione's I have not tried so I got it instead.

Wrapper - Nicaragua
Filler - Nicaragua

This cigar pre-light felt beautiful in my hand. The construction seemed flawless. Upon cutting the draw seemed prefect and I picked up quite a bit sweetness.

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Upon lighting the cigar there was a good amount of smoke from this stick. I picked upon the pepper flavors of this smoke right away as it tingled my palate. As I got through the first third of this cigar the pepper flavors took a back seat to what I recognized as a creamy sweetness.

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The second third of this cigar remained very consistent. I picked up alot of the same creamy sweetness along with some earthy notes. The ash on this little guy held very strong for a long time, and the construction and burn remained for strong. I defenitely did not expect such a big punch from this little cigar. I was very pleased!

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The final third to this smoke I began again to pick up on a lot of peppery flavor. Not quite as much as when it was first lit, but it was still a very strong final.

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Conclusion - This little guy was a very good smoke. For the $5.50 price tag I paid for I will definitely go back to this stick again. All I can say is this little guy packed one hell of a punch!

Cheers! Hope this is a good first review!
 
Tanks for the review.
This is one of my favorites,so small but so much taste.
 
It was a very good review Andrew. The Illusione line is great, and I was torn between a box of 88's and a box of Padron 5000's. Two great smokes, but I decided to get the Padron. My next box will definitely be a box of 88's.

Good first review I would say
 
Good review, Andrew! I like all Illusione I smoked so far, only one little problem: not for sale in Europe!

Rene
 
Nice review. I have been eying a few Illusiones that I want to try and this is one of them. Sounds like I should get my hands on one soon. Thanks
 
Well done review!! These are perhaps my favorite of the line, I just can't figure out how they packed all that taste into such a littel cigar. I won't blaspheme and say they are in Party Short company, but they ain't that far off either. Great smoke.
 
BMW said:
It was a very good review Andrew. The Illusione line is great, and I was torn between a box of 88's and a box of Padron 5000's. Two great smokes, but I decided to get the Padron. My next box will definitely be a box of 88's.

Good first review I would say
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I bought a box of the 88's and am still waiting for the WOW factor to hit me. I absolutely loved the 68's I smoked, but for me the 88's are leaving me wanting more.....flavor and complexity. While they are not bad, they really didn't measure up to the 68's in my very humble opinion.
 
The 68 proves that a small cigar can be a great cigar. This is one of my favorites! :thumbs:
 
Great review. I havnt had the 68 for some time now, I need to give it another go.
 
Thanks for the review. I also like the smoke, but wish they could be a tad cheaper
 
Thanks for the review Andrew, now I can't wait to smoke that one that was gifted to me. :thumbs:
 
Very good review. These really are fantastic smokes. I practically blew through a box in less than 2 months.... I think I have 2 or 3 left. :(



Marcos said:
Nice review. I have been eying a few Illusiones that I want to try and this is one of them. Sounds like I should get my hands on one soon butt out to the herf. Thanks
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Yeah you should ...... :whistling:
 
golfgar said:
I bought a box of the 88's and am still waiting for the WOW factor to hit me. I absolutely loved the 68's I smoked, but for me the 88's are leaving me wanting more.....flavor and complexity. While they are not bad, they really didn't measure up to the 68's in my very humble opinion.
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I totally agree, the 88's leave me wanting, but I love the 888s. A few months ago I bought a box of the 68s and 888s and it is all I can do to keep my hands out of them.

Great review Andrew, I love these.


Ken
 
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