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Illusione Fume D'Amour: flavour profile and cigars like it
Illusione Fume D'Amour is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Aladino 85 Aniversario and HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct.
What does Illusione Fume D'Amour taste like?
- cream and nuts
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | No published rating |
| Body | Mild to medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Illusione Cigars. Dion Giolito personally selects, grades, and blends its tobaccos. |
| Blender | Dion Giolito |
| Factory | TABSA, Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A., Nicaragua, for the 2014 Clementes review sample. Current factory is not disclosed. |
| Sizes | Lagunas 4.25×42 · Viejos 5×50 · Concepcions 5.625×46 · Capistranos 6×56 · Clementes 6.5×48 · Juniperos 7.5×40 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (origin.cigaraficionado.com): 95 points, Clementes, 6 1/2 x 48 (2015)In our words: The review notes cashew, nougat, and baking spice.
- Eric Scism (stogiesontherocks.com): 89 points, Viejos, 5 x 50 (2015)In our words: The review reports a 89/100 score for the Viejos.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Illusione Fume D'Amour
The line. Fume d’Amour was released in summer 2014. It was Illusione’s first new brand in nearly three years. origin.cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Illusione was created by Reno retailer Dion Giolito. origin.cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Illusione Fume D'Amour
- Aladino 85 AniversarioClosest matchWrapper style not published · Mild to medium
- HVC Hot Cake Golden Line CtAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood.
- San Cristobal EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less pepper and spice.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten NaturalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Mild to mediumMore cedar and wood.
- RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIIIOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Illusione Fume D'Amour as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- illusionecigars.com/product/fume-damour-viejos-5-x-50
- origin.cigaraficionado.com/ratings/17755/name/illusione-fume-d-amour-clementes-toro
- cigaraficionado.com/article/2015-big-smoke-saturday-seminars-top-three-cigars-of-2014-18479
- stogiesontherocks.com/cigar-review/brand/illusione/illusione-fume-d-amour-viejos