Illusione PCA 2020 Exclusive 5"1/2 * 56

The Illusione PCA 2020 Exclusive is a medium strength robusto that is handmade in Nicaragua. It sports a light-brown Ecuadorian Habano wrapper draped over a Nicaraguan binder and an all Nicaraguan filler made of Corojo and Criollo ’98 tobacco. This is one peppery blend that is available only through retailers who attended the Premium Cigar Association (PCA, which was formerly known as the IPCPR) convention. The Illusione PCA 2020 Excusive is a limited release cigar, only 1,500 bundles of 10 cigars per bundle were made.

• Cigar Shape
  Robusto

  The Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Box-Pressed (Square)

  A box pressed cigar is a cigar that has a square shape. Originally, this shape came from the practice of packing round cigars tightly in cardboard boxes which are then compacted using a manual press. The cigars are thus pressed into each other and become a "squarish" or semi-square shape. Today, cigar makers use square shaped molds or a wooden trunk press for their box pressed cigars, achieving a more defined square section.
• Cigar Length
  5"1/2

  This cigar is 5"1/2 inches long, or 139.7 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  56

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 56, so his diameter is 56/64 inches or 22.35 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Claro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Claro wrapper is light, yellowish brown in color.
• Single Packaging
  None
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A.

  Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (aka TABSA and Aganorsa Leaf) is a family owned and operated cigar factory. They make premium cigars almost exclusively from the family's own AGANORSA-grown tobaccos. The factory specializes in rolling cigars using traditional Cuban methods. New Cuba Corojo, New Cuba Maduro, Casa Fernandez, and JFR cigars are some the cigars they produce. They also make premium cigars for well-known brands such as the Foundation El Gueguense, Warped Cigars, and HVC.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Ecuadorian Habano

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
• Cigar Binder
  Nicaragua

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
• Cigar Filler
  Criollo 98

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  Nicaraguan Corojo

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.