Illusione 33 Review

33
Made by: Illusione
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 1/2 by 32

This is not a pretty cigar. That is I would call it more of a twig. Coming in at a tiny 32 ring gauge the wrapper ratio is going to be this cigars stronghold. As far as a petite lancero would go this looks very well made, that is assuming this still would be classified as such. No band, but I have heard nothing but positive things about this blend. Let’s see what it has to offer with an Illusione 33 Review.

Prelight

Ugly, is the best word to describe this. Medium to large veins, almost invisible seams. Lots of tooth to the wrapper, the foot is showing sweet hay, cream, and leather. Spongy and soft throughout the pack. This sounds delicious so far, the cut was sharp and clean, very little resistance on the prelight draw. The cigar continues to show the sweet hay as well as the leather detected on the foot. Let’s get this lit up and see how it performs.

1/3

Boom, red pepper, leather, and cream. That red pepper is sharp, wonderful flavor medium to full bodied, low to medium strength. High smoke production and high smoke thickness, wonderful flavors. That red pepper and leather is a perfect mix.

2/3

Great burn line, great smoke production and thickness. The burn time is pretty quick so there hasn’t been too much in the way of flavor shifts. The red pepper has picked up more tongue bite. The burn line is razor sharp at the moment.

3/3

Great construction, no changes really it has just been a consistent and solid little cigar. The ring gauge and the softness are verging a different category of smoke. The leather is up a bit, the cream and red pepper are absolutely still there. Medium to full body and low to medium strength. This has been an interesting experience.

Smoke Time: 45 minutes

Conclusion: 86

This profile is something that consistently scores around an 85. This was above average for the red pepper and leather profile because of the perfect construction. The no loose tobacco and the flawless burn line made for a great cigar. This is something that I would put in the neighborhood of the Tatuaje Verocu No 5. A short smoke but a very good one. I would probably place this pretty high on a list of short cigars. Definitely something to try.

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