Manifatture Sigaro Toscano Forte
(3.00)
A high quality Italian Kentucky based mixture appreciated for its robustness and generous intensity.
Notes: ETI (Ente Tabacchi Italiani) has been bought by BAT (British American Tobacco) in 2003 who sold to Manifatture Sigaro Toscano the pipe tobacco production in July 2006.
Details
| Brand | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Blended By | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Manufactured By | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Kentucky |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Shag |
| Packaging | 40 grams pouch |
| Country | Italy |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable to Strong
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.00 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 19, 2019 | Very Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
Welcome to the Italian Way! Please have a seat and let Forte introduce you to Beneventano, Apuano, Sansepolcro -italian fired burleys, I know we call them Kentucky’s but not this time, since it’s 100% italian 😉
I’ll tell ya my story about it: when I started smoking pipe, I asked the tobacconist for ANY sort of tobacco I could start trying, EXCEPT that very one that smelled like a stinky smokey mumbling chewing old man strolling everyday the same downtown alleys...
Years have passed, that (go....n) tobacconist gave me a BORKUM RIFF to start (huuughhhh, I must say thanks because aros were the first weeds I dropped after just few months smoking!!). So I went through Virginias, “sweeeeet”... then va/per, “sweet but with a punch”... then I bumped into va/bur, “wow wait, there’s something here..”. Finally, why not a Toscano cigar? And why not put it in a bowl? Well, years after I’M THAT OLD MAN strolling and swearing!! 🙂
So, I had to try that (in)famous one, the one that smells like my grandgrandpa... and finally loved it. And yes, smoking Forte is like crumbling a Toscano in your pipe!
We know that Forte (and his lighter va/bur/or cousin Italia) has changed through the years, edges have been smoothed, some efforts in casing... Still it IS the italian tobacco, straight, cigarish, natural, crucial add-on for the home-blender -add a pinch to EVERY tobacco and enjoy 😉
The tin aroma is just country: grass to wood to hay to soil to leather to darn to malt to TOBACCO!!
Super easy to pack, it will need some humidification if kept for too long or too dry. Pack it HARD (forte!) and sip slowly: not many smokers can imagine how much evolution and transition you can get from a natural straight weed like this!).
Strong in nicotine, will never bite (because if you push it to biting then it means you’re already dead from tne nic-hit and throat-fire!).
Will leave such an empty and clean bowl that we seldom use Forte to reset a ghosted pipe: after two bowls the pipe is like new! 🙂
A Traditional to preserve, just like Semois or FVF: these tobaccos REMIND US what tobacco really is!
A note for the blender: add Forte to FVF 30/70 to get -say- Kendal Cream. Add Forte to Telegraph Hill (20/80] and get Triple Play. Add it to EVERYTHING which you think is “lacking something” 😉
I’ll tell ya my story about it: when I started smoking pipe, I asked the tobacconist for ANY sort of tobacco I could start trying, EXCEPT that very one that smelled like a stinky smokey mumbling chewing old man strolling everyday the same downtown alleys...
Years have passed, that (go....n) tobacconist gave me a BORKUM RIFF to start (huuughhhh, I must say thanks because aros were the first weeds I dropped after just few months smoking!!). So I went through Virginias, “sweeeeet”... then va/per, “sweet but with a punch”... then I bumped into va/bur, “wow wait, there’s something here..”. Finally, why not a Toscano cigar? And why not put it in a bowl? Well, years after I’M THAT OLD MAN strolling and swearing!! 🙂
So, I had to try that (in)famous one, the one that smells like my grandgrandpa... and finally loved it. And yes, smoking Forte is like crumbling a Toscano in your pipe!
We know that Forte (and his lighter va/bur/or cousin Italia) has changed through the years, edges have been smoothed, some efforts in casing... Still it IS the italian tobacco, straight, cigarish, natural, crucial add-on for the home-blender -add a pinch to EVERY tobacco and enjoy 😉
The tin aroma is just country: grass to wood to hay to soil to leather to darn to malt to TOBACCO!!
Super easy to pack, it will need some humidification if kept for too long or too dry. Pack it HARD (forte!) and sip slowly: not many smokers can imagine how much evolution and transition you can get from a natural straight weed like this!).
Strong in nicotine, will never bite (because if you push it to biting then it means you’re already dead from tne nic-hit and throat-fire!).
Will leave such an empty and clean bowl that we seldom use Forte to reset a ghosted pipe: after two bowls the pipe is like new! 🙂
A Traditional to preserve, just like Semois or FVF: these tobaccos REMIND US what tobacco really is!
A note for the blender: add Forte to FVF 30/70 to get -say- Kendal Cream. Add Forte to Telegraph Hill (20/80] and get Triple Play. Add it to EVERYTHING which you think is “lacking something” 😉
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 04, 2018 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
As the name says, it's a really strong tobacco, that reminds the taste of Toscano cigar. It contains a very good and really tasty kentucky tobacco. It's the first tobacco I smoked in a pipe, but I don't recommend it if you have never smoked in your life. Forte is really easy to smoke, it burns very well and the smoke remains fresh.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 14, 2012 | Very Strong | None Detected | Full | Very Strong |
Stumbled upon this in a period when I decided I was smoking full pouches of tobacco before trying something else (finish the pouch before opening another.
A fully natural tobacco is nowadays something very rare, indeed... It is something reminding of old times... before all those fancy tobaccos were around people were smoking this and, I can tell you, they were really right.
It is a simple tobacco in the making... based on mixing italian tobaccos (mainly Kentucky), but it's not so simple in the tasting process as it is, despite its strength, very elusive: smokey with a hint of wood and pepper, I think, and reminding me, at low temperature and around half of the bowl, of nutmeg.
It has a full nicotine kick, so it is more adapt, I think, for late evening... could make a very nice last pipe of the day, but nothing to be afraid of if you smoke it with the due respect... even for your briar as it can burn very hot (cut is very thin and moisture very low).
The perfect tobacco for a bonfire at the seaside, I feel, or for being reflexive.
A last thing... Room note of this is quite strong and nothing your wife would gladly smell on her curtains.
A fully natural tobacco is nowadays something very rare, indeed... It is something reminding of old times... before all those fancy tobaccos were around people were smoking this and, I can tell you, they were really right.
It is a simple tobacco in the making... based on mixing italian tobaccos (mainly Kentucky), but it's not so simple in the tasting process as it is, despite its strength, very elusive: smokey with a hint of wood and pepper, I think, and reminding me, at low temperature and around half of the bowl, of nutmeg.
It has a full nicotine kick, so it is more adapt, I think, for late evening... could make a very nice last pipe of the day, but nothing to be afraid of if you smoke it with the due respect... even for your briar as it can burn very hot (cut is very thin and moisture very low).
The perfect tobacco for a bonfire at the seaside, I feel, or for being reflexive.
A last thing... Room note of this is quite strong and nothing your wife would gladly smell on her curtains.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 21, 2011 | Very Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
A natural blend of Italian kentucky, Beneventano and Nostrano del Brenta. Very thin cut. There's no Burleys in the recipe. Strong Toscano cigar taste but without any fermentation. Very dry and extremly strong, like the name saids. Probably the strongest tobacco never produced. Usefull to clean any residual taste in used pipes and to quickly reform base encrostation. Added in mixtures give body and strenght without heavy infulence in the flavour (obviously without exceding). Beyond its more "technical" adoperation this is an excellent natural pipe tobacco, practically composed by pure Kentucky. This is one of the few remaining tobaccos without any chemical treatments. You can recognize in taste persistant notes of wood and hay. Highly recommended either for blending either for simply degustation of the true taste of nature.
4 Stars, and I subscribe!
Type: Natural strong ; Contents: Italian Kentucky, Beneventano, Nostrano del Brenta ; Cut: Very thin shag, ut to 1 mm ; Humidity: Dry but not dehydratated ; Lighting: After the starting explosion burn fast like the Hell! ; Pipe recommended: Bent or with long mouthpiece, small and thin bowl (for your own safety!).
4 Stars, and I subscribe!
Type: Natural strong ; Contents: Italian Kentucky, Beneventano, Nostrano del Brenta ; Cut: Very thin shag, ut to 1 mm ; Humidity: Dry but not dehydratated ; Lighting: After the starting explosion burn fast like the Hell! ; Pipe recommended: Bent or with long mouthpiece, small and thin bowl (for your own safety!).
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 23, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Very Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This tobacco is like a hot, good, strong cup of black coffee. Honest, true, dark, mediterranean tobacco. Though someone smokes it all day long, I wouldn't be able, 'cause I like to change, but it's definitely in my rotation. When I'm in the mood for something very traditional with great body, I'm looking for this tobacco. Must have for the Kentucky lovers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 08, 2018 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
A pleasant smell welcomes you when you first open the pouch. Sometimes it comes humid, sometimes quite dry. One may love to smoke, especially this tobacco, a little moist, which you won't regret because it has minimum level of additives. One's tongue would catch a silky, more like a velvety smoke. The optimum humidity level burns medium to fast. Taste doesn't change if you smoke the bowl straight ahead. If you are not a pure tobacco lover, an average size bowl would be enough to leave you feel relieved at your chair. If you dare to try two bowls straight, then it's guaranteed that you feel the nikotine in your veins. It's always good to consume some water when smoking Forte.
PurchasedFrom:
Local tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
5 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 14, 2013 | Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Strong |
I love kentucky! Forte it's a italian pipe' tobacco. It contains some types of italian kentucky and some burley (despite what someone said). Since 2012 the recipe is changed a little (also package). . Now it's a little less strong and rough (unfortunately). It has some flavouring (not completely natural, however it stays on natural taste). It's not so simple to taste the first time. The taste is of wood, earth and pepper (remainds toscano cigars that are made of kentucky). Room notes are strong. Full nicotine. Easy to burn. Good also to give body and strenght to mixture without influence them (without exceding). It's cheap. It remainds very old and rough times. Not reccomended who likes aromatized.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 19, 2012 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Very Strong |
This blend is full bodied, but very smooth taste, is really great, five stars!
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| Mar 26, 2011 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
A popular and cheap tobacco with full body & strenght. Natural taste. Flavor: old woods, campfire, dry hearth. Easy to burn.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 18, 2019 | Very Strong | None Detected | Full | Very Strong |
This tobacco is italy. When smoking, it reminds you of a farmer and his land, of the history of the country, of the partisans who fought in the hills in a not so distant past. It's all in there: The smokiness, the earthy and woody taste, it just feels like the taste of Italia. Ideal when taking a walk in the campagna while gazing at the distant hills or mountains after enjoying a good italian meal. If you haven't tried it, try it. But beware, it has a strong nicotine punch and will hit you pretty fast (not friendly to begginers). Also, it smokes hot, so patience and slow smoking is crucial if you don't want to burn your mouth.
Questo tabacco è Italia. Mentre lo fumi ti ricorda un contandino e la sua terra, la storia di questo paese, ai partigiani che hanno combatutto sulle colline in un passato non così lontano. E' tutto qui: Il sapore affumicato, terroso e legnoso si sente come il sapore d'Italia. Ideale quando si fa un giro in campagna osservando le colline o montagne dopo aver goduto del buon cibo italiano. Se non l'hai provato, fallo. Ma attenzione, ha un colpo di nicotina forte e ti colpirà velocemente (non adatto ai neofiti). Inoltre riscalda molto quindi pazienza e fumare lentamente è cruciale se non vuoi bruciarti la bocca.
Questo tabacco è Italia. Mentre lo fumi ti ricorda un contandino e la sua terra, la storia di questo paese, ai partigiani che hanno combatutto sulle colline in un passato non così lontano. E' tutto qui: Il sapore affumicato, terroso e legnoso si sente come il sapore d'Italia. Ideale quando si fa un giro in campagna osservando le colline o montagne dopo aver goduto del buon cibo italiano. Se non l'hai provato, fallo. Ma attenzione, ha un colpo di nicotina forte e ti colpirà velocemente (non adatto ai neofiti). Inoltre riscalda molto quindi pazienza e fumare lentamente è cruciale se non vuoi bruciarti la bocca.
PurchasedFrom:
Italy
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