Posted by Charlie Minato on August 15, 2012 ·
A week ago Brooks reviewed the 2011 version of the Illusione Singularé, and today’s review is of its accompanying and subsequent release, the 2012 Vimana. We’ve already covered most of the history, here’s what Brooks had to say: In August of 2010, Illusione cigars released their first limited edition cigar, a 6 x 50 Toro dubbed the Singularé Phantom. Only 1,000 boxes [...]
Category: Cigars, Featured, Illusione, Main, Nicaragua, Reviews · Tags: Dion Giolito, Illusione, Illusione Singularé, Illusione Singularé 2012 Vimana, Nicaragua, Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A., Toro
Posted by Brooks Whittington on July 26, 2012 ·
In August of 2010, Illusione cigars released their first limited edition cigar, a 6 x 50 Toro dubbed the Singularé Phantom. Only 1,000 boxes of 15 were released, and Dion Giolito announced then that he was planning to release a new version every year, each with a new blend. Fast forward to early December 2011 and [...]
Category: Cigars, Featured, Illusione, Main, Nicaragua, Reviews · Tags: Dion Giolito, Illusione, Illusione Singularé, Illusione Singularé 2011 Vimana, Nicaragua, Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A., Toro
Posted by Charlie Minato on July 16, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: A year ago Friday, July 20 to be more precise, Brooks and I sat down for dinner after the third day of IPCPR and we discussed the idea of halfwheel–or what was to become halfwheel. Like so many great ideas for the site, Brooks thought of it first and it took me a [...]
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Posted by Patrick Lagreid on July 13, 2012 ·
The 2011 and 2012 editions of the Illusione Singularé have begun shipping as of Friday, July 13, according to a tweet from Dion Giolito, owner of Illusione Cigars. Earlier, a retailer and a source within the company mentioned the cigars were slated to begin shipping next week. Details of the cigar seem to be in [...]
Posted by Charlie Minato on May 7, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: As opposed to commentary, some random notes from halfwheel. Reviews have been consistently going up later in the day, we apologize and hope to change that. Some may have noticed an increase in news over the past few months, that’s here to stay and will likely continue to increase in the coming months, [...]
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Posted by Patrick Lagreid on May 7, 2012 ·
The 2011 and 2012 editions of the Illusione Singularé are being made in Nicaragua, according to a report from Gregory Mottola of Cigar Aficionado. The move shifts production from the Fábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubana S. de R.L. factory in Honduras to Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) in Nicaragua. That factory is owned by [...]
Posted by Charlie Minato on December 12, 2011 ·
Editor’s Note: A few things. Last week I stated that we would not be publishing a Top Ten list this year, I lied. Due to a variety of things, one will come out sometime this week. Sales meetings start this week and will continue through the middle of January, which means you can expect lots [...]
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Posted by Charlie Minato on June 6, 2011 ·
Editor’s Note: On Friday, the IPCPR sent out the much awaited “rules” for the bloggers. It was met with quite a host of criticisms, but in the end, I think it can only be viewed as a step in the right direction. There were a host of difficulties involved with trying to create a solution [...]
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