Toscano Cigars

The Toscanello Anice is a short panatela cigar that uses specially fermented and aged Kentucky tobacco, which is grown in Italy. An added touch of star anise produces a sweet liquorice flavor that can be enjoyed throughout the day. In Italy, Toscanello cigars earned the name of “friendship cigar” because its size made it easy to be shared amongst friends.

Tosconello cigars are delicious Italian made smokes created from a mix of Italian and Kentucky grown tobacco. These smaller-sized, half cheroot cigars use a Connecticut outer leaf to give it a unique bold flavor with a distinct woodiness to it.

The TOSCANO 1492 Anno Domini cigar was launched in a limited edition in 2007. It was a success, but it wasn’t until 2013 that it became possible to source the same type of tobacco of the highest quality from Tennessee and so offer the 100% “pure” American tobacco cigar on a continuous basis. And it is precisely the use of these premium Tennessee tobaccos that inspires its name and creation: a tribute to the discovery of the America.

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In 1970 the state monopoly decided to abandon manual production in favour of machine-made cigars, but the directors of the Lucca factory kept on some cigar rollers who, in rotation, continued to produce small batches destined for the “diritto di cernita” (literally, the “sampling right”), which allowed the factory to sell some cigars directly and not via the state monopoly outlets. Fortunately, in 1985, as a response to strong demand from consumers, it was decided to reactivate the sale of hand-made cigars, thus reintroducing the skilled work handed down from generation to generation by the cigar rollers of Lucca.

The American wrapper used in the production of the TOSCANO Originale cigar results from a careful selection that takes place in the United States in the plantations of Kentucky and Tennessee in accordance with the requirements of Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. The filler is obtained from a blend of the best Italian and North American leaves. The Italian part of the blend is carefully selected to have only the best of the production from the areas of the upper Tiber valley and a small part of raw materials from Verona and Pontecorvo.The rest of the blend is ennobled by the “true American Kentucky”: the original seed grown in the best soil and climate conditions of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Toscano Originale Selected is a tribute to the Italian cigars of yesteryear. Blended with the best Italian and American Kentucky tobaccos and aged for a year before release, these dry-cured style cigars are incredibly tasty and surprisingly full-bodied. You’ll find a smoky profile with tons of natural sweetness and a unique, fire-cured spice that you won’t soon forget.