Dion Giolito’s first business in the cigar world was not Illusione, it was in retail. It’s one that he still carries on today with a shop in Reno, Nev. called FUMARE. As you might expect, FUMARE carries all Illusione products and at certain times throughout the years, it’s had some exclusive cigars. While La Grand Classe was an explicit release for the store, and also explicitly not Illusione, Giolito still uses the store to test new products for Illusione, one of those tests is a cigar called Rex. The Rex, which was named after one of FUMARE’s customers, has some similarities to the company’s popular Illusione *R* Rothchildes, starting with where they are made, TABSA. While the the coloring looks significantly different, they both feature a Mexican San Andrés wrapper and Nicaraguan filler. Rex is slightly smaller, the price point between the two is very close and both come in cabinets of 50 cigars. The two cigars look like this side-by-side: Here is what the box looks like: Cigar Reviewed: Illusione Rex Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Corojo 98 and Criollo 99 Filler: Nicaraguan Estelí & Jalapa Size: 4 ...
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