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Illusione

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Still life of wrapper colors for the Illusione entry. Not that brand’s packaging.

Small boutique brand; early stories mentioned Honduran farms; the smoke is often clean wood.

BrandIllusione
CountryNicaragua
Typical strengthMedium
Typical price bandPremium
Foundedmid-2000s
Typical wrappersNicaragua, Ecuador

Flavor tendencies often mentioned

  • cedar
  • mineral
  • spice
  • hay
Flavor notes summarize public talk. They are not scores from this almanac.

Five-axis editorial estimate

Strength follows the strength field; price follows the price band or approximate USD. Body, flavour richness, and smoothness are editorial estimates from the taste notes—not ratings.

StrengthBodyFlavourrichnessPriceSmoothness
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength3 / 5
Body2 / 5
Flavour richness5 / 5
Price4 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Illusione uses code-like names. Epernay is the finer, lighter line. The main line is often called mineral and cedar. Production is small.

Notable models

Approximate price per stick. Tax varies widely.

cg:4

StrengthMedium
Typical vitolas6 × 52
Taste notescedar, mineral, hay
Approx. USDapprox. US$9–16
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$70–125
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength3 / 5
Body2 / 5
Flavour richness3 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Epernay Le Grande

StrengthMild
Typical vitolas6 × 50
Taste notescream, floral wood
Approx. USDapprox. US$9–16
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$70–125
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength2 / 5
Body1 / 5
Flavour richness3 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness5 / 5

Fume d'Amour

StrengthMedium
Typical vitolas5½ × 48
Taste notesspice, cedar
Approx. USDapprox. US$10–17
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$80–135
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength3 / 5
Body3 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

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