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Est. 2026

Illusione 2 (And crowned of thornes)

ILLUSIONE
2 (And crowned of thornes)
TORPEDO
93

Cigarbench score

93 / 100

16 reviews on record.
Most gave it the top mark.

Reviews

16

on record

Price

$7.75

Average, per stick.
An unsourced average, not a live quote.

average

Elevation · actual size
5.25″52 RG

5.25″ × 52 torpedo · Nicaragua wrapper · Nicaragua binder and filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperNicaragua
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
OriginHonduras
ColourColorado Maduro
StrengthMedium-Full

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Belicoso5.7″ × 52 · Corojo · Nicaragua · medium-full · 21 reviews5.7″ × 52 · United States · medium-full$7.326% less · 90Drew Estate Undercrown (Maduro) Belicoso6″ × 52 · Mexico · medium-full · 20 reviews6″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$7.345% less · 905 Vegas Series A Alpha6″ × 52 · Costa Rica · medium-full · 24 reviews6″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.6266% less · 875 Vegas Classic Torpedo6″ × 54 · Sumatra · medium-full · 30 reviews6″ × 54 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.1073% less · 85

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 16 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

leathernamed in 11 of 16 reviews69%
chocolatenamed in 7 of 16 reviews44%
spicenamed in 7 of 16 reviews44%
peppernamed in 6 of 16 reviews38%
sweetnamed in 5 of 16 reviews31%
cocoanamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%
coffeenamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%
earthnamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%

IV · The rest of the Illusione house

68 (Bombone)4″ × 44 · Nicaragua · medium-full$4.10Rothchildes4.5″ × 50 · Mexico · medium-full$4.5688 (Robust) Maduro5″ × 52 · Mexico · medium$6.00Original Documents 4/2g Church7.5″ × 49 · Nicaragua · medium-full$3.83La Grande Classe Rex4.875″ × 40 · Ecuador · medium$11.07

The score blends 16 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.