Quick Smoke: : Illusione Singulare Phantom LE 2010
2 Oct 2016
Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,†“hold,†or “sell.â€
To celebrate a recent birthday, I fired up one of my favorite cigars: Illusione’s first Singulare release from 2010. More than half a decade since its release, “Phantom” continues to deliver. Medium-bodied with wood and earth along with hints of both sweetness and spice, the cigar is immaculately balanced. Of the 1,000 boxes made, I personally smoked through four or five, but I’m unfortunately down to my last few. At this year’s IPCPR trade show, Illusione announced the Singulare Phantom was being brought back as a regular production cigar. Needless to say, I’m very interested to see if they can successfully reproduce this masterpiece.
Verdict = Buy.
–Patrick S
photo credit: Stogie Guys