Illusione 2014 Singulare Review

2014 Singulare
Made by: Illusione
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 5 1/4 by 54

This is another cigar from Illusione that I will be going over, these cigars are produced at a significantly small quantity. Illusione has does a limited release “almost” every year. I say almost because the 2015 just recently shipped out at the end of March 2016. I don’t have any real expectations from this cigar. I know that several of the releases that Illusione does on a limited scale are incredible. Lets see if this falls into that category with a Illusione 2014 Singulare Review.

Prelight

Firm and even pack, mostly small veins, decent cap but it leaves room for improvement. The wrapper has an almost paper bag like appearance, barely visible seams. Very little tooth, it doesn’t look extremely impressive but it does seem well built. The foot is actually smelling like grass and hay, with light cedar and slight black pepper. I imagine this will have a good mouth feel due to those qualities, and I think it will build in body. Lets see what this has to offer, it seems like this will change big once lit.

1/3

Low to medium smoke thickness and medium smoke production. Mild to medium body with low strength. Dry cedar on the front with a mix of grass and hay on the center. The finish is a red pepper with just a bit of black mixed in. Really light and airy mouth feel, pretty light smoke. Overall this would be a good pick for a mild cigar smoker looking for something just a bit heavier than usual. The aftertaste is a bit odd, leaving dry cedar and light black pepper lingering. Straight burn line, no issues there.

2/3

Cashew is coming up lightly alongside the dry cedar on the front, hay controls the center and the finish remains the mixed pepper. Body is rising very slowly, it hasn’t got to a medium yet. Still holding at low strength, the burn line is going wonderfully. Still this is coming in at an odd place in terms of body. It wouldn’t quite be something I would recommend to a medium bodied smoker, but this would be pushing the upper limits of a mild preference. However, this is a good cigar for a medium or even a full bodied preference if attending an event or get together where the cigar is not something you want to focus on.

3/3

Body is just hitting a medium as I get into the last third. Cedar and cashew on the front, the dryness is gone. The hay and grass that were present earlier in the cigar have dropped off. The pepper finish is now bleeding into the center. Strong red pepper and lighter black pepper remains that blend. The smoke thickness has increased, this has given the smoke a better mouth feel. Strength went up a bit barely reaching low to medium level. The burn line stayed consistent throughout the cigar. The end trade off was complexity for body. First two thirds had more complexity then the last third, but the last third manages to reach a satisfying medium body while losing complexity.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Conclusion: 85

My conclusion for this cigar is a bit unusual. This is perfect for the upper limits category for a mild cigar smoker. On another note this is also a good event or casual cigar. Something that doesn’t demand attention and that is light. Light in the way that a person that likes fuller bodied cigars wouldn’t be turned away by this. Give it a shot, it could be right on target of you haven’t reached a medium bodied cigars as your standard.

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