While Illusione’s portfolio is certainly sizable and could take up a fair amount of space in most retail humidors, Dion Giolito isn’t known for just cranking out new releases, which is why when he does it’s fairly big news. At the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Giolito added a completely new line to the Illusione catalog—the first new blend in three years—and one that while based off the Original Documents line uses a different wrapper and would be lacking something that is a staple—and sometimes bragging point—of nearly every cigar: ligero. For Fume D’Amour, which translates as to love smoke, Giolito used only viso and seco tobaccos, which come from the middle and lower thirds of a tobacco plant, respectively. While both offer flavor, they are generally not as strong as their higher-priming counterpart, though Giolito said he was able to find both strength and flavor from the leaves in AGANORSA’s inventory. The line debuted in four sizes and almost on cue the call for a lancero vitola began to emerge. Illusione Fume D’Amour Lagunas (4 1/4 x 42) Illusione Fume D’Amour Viejos (5 x 50) Illusione Fume D’Amour Caprastanios (6 x 56) Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes (6 1/2 x 48) Illusione Fume D’Amour Junipers (7 1/x ...
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