Illusione Singulare (2010 Phantom)

[JHolmes763]

Grabbed one of these at the B&M today and gave it a go. Interesting is how I'd describe it. Completely different from any other Illusione I've smoked. It was lighter-bodied than the regular Illusione lines but had a lot more spice to it. I get more floral flavors from the regular line - there was none of that here. I think I liked it... I'll have to try a few more to really see, though. I think the flavor really caught me off guard as it wasn't what I was expecting. At $14+ retail here, I don't know how many more I'll get around to trying, though.

Anyone else smoke this yet?

-John

 

[MadMonk]

I smoked a few of these, John. I thought it was a real nice smoke, but overpriced.

 

[grateful1]

What Monk said.

I would like to see these in a few years. They may mellow well...but not at $14ish.

 

[fourthrail]

Nice review ...
I was in a GB for these and it fell apart. I'll get me some eventually.

 

[w00ts!te]

I thought this was a great smoke! To me it almost had a caramel taste?

 

[Bayamos]

Thanks for the insight. Nice job.

 

[uptown_isy]

I've smoked a lot of them and find them to be among Illusione's best offerings.

 

[Ketchtwenty2]

I find it really impressive that Dion knows the difference between strength and flavor. It seems that most of the boutique cigar makers are leaning towards stronger cigars, but the flavor gets lost in all that strength..sometimes. This cigar was very impressive because it was milder than a typical Illusione, but was still packed with flavor.