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Illusione 888 (Necessary and Sufficient) Candela

ILLUSIONE
888 (Necessary and Sufficient) Candela
CHURCHILL
86

Cigarbench score

86 / 100

5 reviews on record.

Reviews

5

on record

Price

$6.97

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

average

Elevation · actual size
6.75″48 RG

6.75″ × 48 churchill · Nicaragua wrapper · Nicaragua binder · Corojo, Criollo, Nicaragua filler · medium strength

I · The blend

WrapperNicaragua
BinderNicaragua
FillerCorojo, Criollo, Nicaragua
OriginHonduras
ColourDouble Claro
StrengthMedium

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.

5 Vegas Miami (Nicaraguan Blend) Toro6″ × 48 · Nicaragua · medium · 25 reviews6″ × 48 · Nicaragua · medium$4.0043% less · 88Casa Cuevas Habano Toro6″ × 50 · Ecuador · Habano · medium · 24 reviews6″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · medium$6.507% less · 88Oliva/ Studio Tabac Serie G Toro6″ × 50 · Cameroon · medium · 91 reviews6″ × 50 · Nicaragua · medium$6.763% less · 87Oliva/ Studio Tabac Serie G Churchill7″ × 50 · Cameroon · medium · 82 reviews7″ × 50 · Nicaragua · medium$6.763% less · 87Tatiana Classic Groovy Blue Long Corona6″ × 44 · Indonesia · medium · 72 reviews6″ × 44 · Dominican Republic · medium$4.7532% less · 87

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 5 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

grassnamed in 4 of 5 reviews80%
spicenamed in 4 of 5 reviews80%
woodnamed in 4 of 5 reviews80%
creamnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
earthnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
peppernamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
smoothnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
sweetnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%

IV · The rest of the Illusione house

2 (And crowned of thornes)5.25″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$7.7568 (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$3.83

The score blends 5 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.