About this cigar
Made in Honduras, the Illusione Epernay L'Alpiniste comes in the Torpedo format: 171 mm long with a 56 ring gauge (22.2 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Nicaragua, binder Nicaragua and filler Nicaragua. Strength: medium; smoking time about 119 minutes. It is one of 11 sizes in the Epernay line. Noted flavors: cocoa, wood and spice.
Born from the Illusione house, the Epernay L'Alpiniste is a 171 mm torpedo with a 56 ring gauge, rolled in Honduras by Raices Cubanas. Its wrapper, binder and filler are all Nicaraguan. A medium-strength cigar with aromas of cacao, wood and spice, suited to aficionados seeking a generous format.
Specifications
- Brand
- Illusione
- Line
- Epernay
- Vitola
- Epernay L'Alpiniste
- Size
- Torpedo
- Length
- 171 mm · 6.73″
- Ring gauge
- 56 · 22.2 mm
- Wrapper
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado Maduro
- Binder
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- 🇭🇳 Honduras
- Factory
- Raices Cubanas
- Smoking time
- About 119 min
- Status
- In production
Illusione
Nicaragua, Founded in 2004, 189 cigarsIllusione is a Nicaraguan cigar brand created in the United States by Dion Giolito, owner of the Fumare shop in Reno, Nevada. A recognized boutique house, it stands out for its enigmatic names and vitolas, including Original Documents, Epernay, Fume d'Amour, Ultra and Garagiste, the latter echoing a cigar lineage prized by aficionados.
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