Comments on: Illusione ~mj12~

By: johnnyv

johnnyv — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:31:08 +0000

Smoking one of these as I type this and so far all I keep thinking is that illusiones and tatuajes are meant to be smoked in the smaller ring gauge formats. I found the cg4 to be much better. Still an enjoyable stick but ill take the smaller ring gauges everytime.

By: Illusione mj12 ‘The Majestic 12′ Reviews and Ratings | Herfable.com

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:01 +0000

[...] of UFOs. Based on Dion’s other names I’m guessing this isn’t it, but this is what stogiereview.com lean toward because the shiny foil wrapper makes it look like a UFO; I tried linking it to Christ. [...]

By: BradinBuffalo

BradinBuffalo — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:02:19 +0000

Great Review Brian…

By: Brian Hewitt

Brian Hewitt — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:19:32 +0000

Thanks guys, and thanks for the verification Stan. That sounds pretty much like what I heard regarding the m7 replacement. (I’ll let Jerry know he get’s credit for this too!)

By: Stan aka SoCal32

Stan aka SoCal32 — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:46 +0000

Credit goes to Jerry for this:
ONE ILLUSIONE ADDED,
ONE TAKEN AWAY
By Gregory Mottola (CI May 19, 2009)
The all-Nicaraguan Illusione brand, owned by Dion
Giolito, has a hefty new size in its large portfolio, the
mj12, which measures 6 inches by 54 ring gauge.
“It replaces my M7 Salomon,” said Giolito. “I hated that
Salomon to begin with. It was too expensive and too temperamental.
I decided to replace it with the mj12. It has a
much more retail-friendly size and price.”
The blend is the same as the Illusione line and the name is
in keeping with Illusione’s mysteriously coded boxes.
“The Majestic 12 were the individuals appointed by
Truman to oversee the unidentified flying object issues
that were extremely active in the 1940s,” said Giolito of
the cigar’s etymology, continuing his tradition of using
unusual names for his cigars. (The existence of the supposed
Majestic 12 and the legitimacy of all related documents
have been officially denied by the U.S. government.)
Regardless of any federal cover-ups, approximately
10,000 Illusione mj12s have been rolled so far, with 20,000
more coming to the retail market soon. Like the rest of the
core Illusione line, mj12 comes adorned with the simple
black-and-white band, but unlike the rest of the line, each
cigar is individually wrapped in silver foil paper. They come
in wood boxes of 20 and retail for $8.70 per stick. (The
Salomon has a suggested retail price of $16.50.)
The Illusione brand is made at the Fabrica de Tabacos
Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. factory in Honduras under the
supervision of Romai Endemaño. The new release brings
the Illusione portfolio to 11 sizes. n

By: JB

JB — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:17:58 +0000

Nice one Brian, only you could have handled this one. The foil is to keep you from lighting it with your mind.

By: Rob (rgianelli)

Rob (rgianelli) — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:58:07 +0000

Great review Brian…The ECCJ is so far my favorite Illusione..followed by the 88..I’ll have to give this one a try…
Thanks for the review..
Rob