Take a somewhat reclusive cigar manufacturer and retailer who has never been fond of events or excess promotion and put him together with a retailer with more than a dozen locations, a radio show, a huge fondness for events—including an annual multivendor event that draws north of one thousand people—and who has a line of store exclusives that is ready to crack the double digit mark and what do you get? The Illusione Pactum. Smoke Inn announced that the Pactum would become the ninth installment (and 10th actual cigar) in its Microblend Series in mid-November, joining cigars from Tatuaje, My Father, 601, Padrón, Arturo Fuente, Quesada and Room101. The cigar’s name is Latin for agreement, with a logo that shows a pair of shaking hands, a fitting image for this store exclusive. For Illusione, Pactum is the company’s third limited edition private label not made for Giolito’s FUMARE own store—all released this year–and follows up on the Illusione Sin Cinta that was made for Fox Cigar Bar in Gilbert, Ariz. in January and the Illusione MC Slam made for R. Field Wine Co. in Honolulu, Hawaii that was released in September. The cigar was released on Dec. 5 with an ...
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