第6名，幻覺十字軍羅布圖（Illusione Cruzado Robusto）

幻覺雪茄公司的十字軍（Cruzado）產品線一度被公司的其他新品所掩蓋，但是今年，這款羅布圖給我們帶來這個品牌最令人印象深刻的表現，它成為人們關注的焦點。

十字軍是2008年問世的，作為幻覺雪茄旗下口味相對不那么濃郁的一個替代產品線，要知道，幻覺的核心產品線的濃度很強。2016年，品牌所有者迪翁·喬利托（Dion Giolito）對十字軍進行了改造，外包裝盒煙葉混合都做了改變。甚至連代工廠都換了，從洪都拉斯換到了尼加拉瓜的TABSA工廠，也就是現在的阿加諾薩煙廠（Aganorsa Leaf）。

我們今天看到的這款雪茄是比以往任何時候都更加專注和細致的雪茄。這款雪茄也是阿加諾薩公司種植的尼加拉瓜煙草的最佳展示品。幻覺公司現在高度依賴阿加諾薩公司的煙葉。喬利托非常喜歡他們的煙葉的元素。十字軍羅布圖50環徑粗，5.25英寸長。茄衣是科羅霍煙葉，公司將這款茄衣煙葉歸類為Rosado（粉紅色）的陰翳葉。

在幻覺雪茄的經典時尚觀里，外包裝盒和煙標都是用一些神秘的標記和奇怪的符號點綴的。喬利托對包裝設計背后的含義十分緘默。也許標志中有一些潛意識的東西，暗示著這款雪茄飽含濃咖啡、山核桃、黑胡椒的前調，以及隨之而來的精致的堅果和可可粉味道。

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The Cruzado line from Illusione has been overshadowed a bit by newer releases from the company, but this year, it stepped into the spotlight when the Robusto gave us the brand’s most impressive performance.

Cruzados first came out in 2008 and were presented as a less full-bodied alternative to the core Illusione line, which is quite strong. Then, in 2016, brand owner Dion Giolito gave Cruzado a makeover, changing the packaging and the blend. He even changed the factory, moving production from Honduras to the TABSA factory in Nicaragua (now called Aganorsa Leaf). What we have today is a cigar that’s more focused and detailed than it ever was before. The blend also serves as a stellar showcase for the Nicaraguan tobacco grown by Aganorsa. Illusione tends to rely heavily on Aganorsa’s tobacco, an element that Giolito prefers regardless of the brand. On full display with Cruzado is the Corojo wrapper that the company classifies as being “rosado” in shade and color.

In typical Illusione fashion, the boxes and bands are encoded with mysterious markings and curious symbols. Giolito is tight-lipped about the meanings behind the packaging design. Perhaps there’s something subliminal in the logo that suggests the cigar’s up-front notes of espresso, hickory and black pepper, as well as its refined layers of nuts and cocoa powder. Or maybe, it’s just the tobacco.

第7名，奧利瓦V系列米拉尼奧馬杜羅丘吉爾（Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Churchill）

奧利瓦V系列米拉尼奧似乎不需要改進，憑借蘇門答臘種子煙葉的茄衣和尼加拉瓜煙草的大膽混合，這款雪茄是一款非常復雜的煙，在批評和商業方面都取得了成功。奧利瓦繼續將它提升到一個新的水平，它推出了馬杜羅版本，將蘇門答臘茄衣改成了墨西哥圣安德烈斯（San Andre?s）茄衣，將一支已經非凡的雪茄變成了絕對的重磅炸彈。

這款奧利瓦V系列米拉尼奧馬杜羅丘吉爾的強度主要來自核心的尼加拉瓜煙草，墨西哥蓋葉增加了一個新的維度，實現了新的平衡。

雪茄是50環徑粗，7英寸長，盲評得分93分。在尼加拉瓜的塔波利薩雪茄廠（Tabolisa factory）生產。展現了豐富、富豪的奢華氣質，從德國巧克力蛋糕的香氣開始，延伸到烘焙香料、麥芽巧克力和生動的雪松香氣。這款大丘吉爾有點花費時間，但是我們認為你值得花這個時間。

比利時的J. 科特斯公司2016年收購了奧利瓦品牌，但是已被證明是這個品牌值得尊敬的管家，一直保持高標準，年復一年的將奧利瓦雪茄送入年度前25名的榜單。

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It’s not as if the Oliva Serie V Melanio needed improvement. With its Sumatra-seed wrapper and bold blend of Nicaraguan tobacco, the cigar was already a complex smoke that was both critically and commercially successful. This didn’t stop Oliva from taking it to the next level, which it did when it came out with the same cigar in a maduro version. Changing the Sumatra wrapper to a dark leaf of Mexican San Andre?s turned an already extraordinary cigar into an absolute blockbuster.

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Churchill is powered by its core of Nicaraguan tobacco but the Mexican cover leaf adds a new dimension resulting in a complete work of balance and substance.

The cigar is made in Nicaragua at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory and shows a luxurious procession of rich, regal character starting with notes of German chocolate cake that segue into a smoke of baking spices, malted chocolate and lively, cedary accents. Polished and precise, the large Churchill is a bit of a commitment, but we urge you to take that time.

Since purchasing the company in 2016, Belgian owner J. Corte?s has proven to be a worthy, respectful steward of the brand, maintaining the high standards that continue to put Oliva on the Top 25 list year after year.