Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes Review

Fume D’Amour Clementes
Made by: Illusione
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 1/2 by 48

Illusione is known for putting out consistent and stable blends. The MJ12 is the first notable cigar that comes to mind by the company in my opinion. This will be my first time visiting the Clementes vitola of the Fume D’Amour. So lets see how it performs with a Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes Review.

Prelight

Pretty lumpy pack on this cigar, medium to large sized veins. Hoping that those don’t turn into burn issues. Visible seams and a decently constructed cap. Lots of oak coming off the foot with some slight nut undertones. Good cut, little bit of loose tobacco leftover. The prelight draw shows a lot of oak with some lighter signs of nuts and mixed pepper. Let’s get this lit up and see how it performs.

1/3

The start shows an oak on the front with a mix of white and black pepper on the finish. Thick creamy smoke, it’s almost to the point of affecting the profile but it’s not there at this point. It is at a medium body and low to medium strength. As the first third is coming to an end the black pepper is overpowering the white on the finish. Oak remains on the front, and the creamy smoke is affecting the front of the cigar lightly. No changes to body or strength and good burn line, no touch ups needed.

2/3

I was thinking the veins would affect the burn more but the cigar is performing well. Oak remains on the front with the appearance of a cashew as well, the mixed pepper finish is still prevalent. The cream has died down a bit but the smoke production is still high and thick. The body is rising slowly and the strength is moving with it. At the end of the second third the body has reached a medium to full and the strength is up to a low to medium. The mixed pepper is up and the oak and cashew have retreated on the front but are still there.

3/3

The body has held at a medium to full and the strength is approaching a medium. The oak is coming back over the mixed pepper that rose at the end of the second third. The burn line is still progressing wonderfully. Smoke production has been constant the whole cigar and the cream is coming back. At the end of the cigar the mixed pepper came back and was balanced with the oak and cashew front. There were no further changes to the body or the strength.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Conclusion: 84

I was not overly impressed by this cigar. Fairly normal flavors and nothing really separating it from the pack. Ok transitions, and ok complexity. This cigar, I would say, is placed a bit too high in price point. If you can get them on special it would be a good yardgar. But that’s the main potential I see this holding. That and a good “hand out” cigar for friends. This is odd because I have heard good things about this cigar. Maybe it was just the vitola, hopefully I will revisit this in another vitola.

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