Kingantz
Growing too fast.
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I’ve not smoked very many Illusione cigars and all that I have smoked have had an extremely loose draw with the exception of one. However, that one that smoked good, smoked REALLY good from what I recall. This evening I pulled out an Illusione mk from the desktop. This corona-sized cigar has a very dark brown, smooth wrapper with prominent veins running the length and not much by way of oils. There’s a slight give when squeezed and has a good weight in the hand. I can see the bunching in the foot looks to be rather loose, and I’m hoping this one doesn’t end up with a too loose draw.
I punch the cap, which is very thick I might add, and find the draw to have a decent amount of resistance, thank goodness. After torching the foot and an even burn going, I take a couple of puffs and find volumes of smoke being produced. I take a nice, long draw and get a perfect cinnamon spice over the tongue and on the back of the throat. Again, a ton of smoke, medium in body, is being produced and is absolutely fantastic in flavor. Rich dark cocoa and sweet, roasted nuts come through with an incredibly delicious finish on the palate.
The burn is sharp with a medium to dark gray ash forming that holds strong until knocked off at about three quarters of an inch. I’m getting a spot on draw with this one, working well with tons of smoke coming through, a good medium in body. There’s a perfect amount of spice hitting the palate just right with a fantastic twang in the smoke. Still, rich cocoa and dark roasted nuts come through in the flavor leaving a delicious finish lasting on the palate. Oh man this thing is good.
At the halfway mark and on, the body transitioned from a good medium to a good full with flavors continuing to be incredible and a fantastic lasting finish. The burn was sharp all the way through, falling on its own once or twice (in the ashtray thankfully). This was an absolutely delicious smoke from beginning to end, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I punch the cap, which is very thick I might add, and find the draw to have a decent amount of resistance, thank goodness. After torching the foot and an even burn going, I take a couple of puffs and find volumes of smoke being produced. I take a nice, long draw and get a perfect cinnamon spice over the tongue and on the back of the throat. Again, a ton of smoke, medium in body, is being produced and is absolutely fantastic in flavor. Rich dark cocoa and sweet, roasted nuts come through with an incredibly delicious finish on the palate.
The burn is sharp with a medium to dark gray ash forming that holds strong until knocked off at about three quarters of an inch. I’m getting a spot on draw with this one, working well with tons of smoke coming through, a good medium in body. There’s a perfect amount of spice hitting the palate just right with a fantastic twang in the smoke. Still, rich cocoa and dark roasted nuts come through in the flavor leaving a delicious finish lasting on the palate. Oh man this thing is good.
At the halfway mark and on, the body transitioned from a good medium to a good full with flavors continuing to be incredible and a fantastic lasting finish. The burn was sharp all the way through, falling on its own once or twice (in the ashtray thankfully). This was an absolutely delicious smoke from beginning to end, thoroughly enjoyed it.
