Manifatture Sigaro Toscano Italia
(2.87)
Translated to English: A high quality mixture, made from fine tobaccos Virginia and Kentucky, enriched by Oriental leaves.
New pouch description: Blend with Italian Tobacco. Virginia and Kentucky
Notes: The Italia blend of tobacco historically was a product of the Italian State Monopoly. Production was switched to Ente Tabacchi Italiani, which was bought by BAT (British American Tobacco) in 2003, and then acquired in 2006 by Maccaferri Group Manufactures, of which Manifatture Sigaro Toscano handles the pipe tobacco production.
Details
| Brand | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Blended By | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Manufactured By | Manifatture Sigaro Toscano |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Shag |
| Packaging | 40 grams pouch |
| Country | Italy |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.87 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2022 | Medium | Medium | Full | Strong |
Another god rating tobacco, tasting of packing carton.
I smoke Toscano cigars and I appreciate them, but here we are faced with a cheap product of very low quality.
I also read online about a problem with tobacco waste present in industrial quantities in this blend, called Recon. and I would say that we are there.
If you want a bad tough situation in your pipe while you are in Italy, purchase the Scalferlati Caporal, which is French but at least it gives you what you want.
The Toscano line for pipe looks awful. Try the Brebbia line, which is in another price tag but at least you get quality.
Toscano Golf for pipe has good review too, but I am not brave enough to try it.
I smoke Toscano cigars and I appreciate them, but here we are faced with a cheap product of very low quality.
I also read online about a problem with tobacco waste present in industrial quantities in this blend, called Recon. and I would say that we are there.
If you want a bad tough situation in your pipe while you are in Italy, purchase the Scalferlati Caporal, which is French but at least it gives you what you want.
The Toscano line for pipe looks awful. Try the Brebbia line, which is in another price tag but at least you get quality.
Toscano Golf for pipe has good review too, but I am not brave enough to try it.
Pipe Used:
Falcon
PurchasedFrom:
Italy
Age When Smoked:
1
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Nov 10, 2018 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Unnoticeable |
I was pleased to receive this as a gift from my stepson, who picked it up in Rome on his honeymoon.
It's nothing out of the ordinary, just a mild Danish-type blend with a fine pouch aroma. Not sure that there is cigar leaf in it, but this feels rather lacking in depth, though not unpleasant, just rather samey.
It doesn't have the quality of blends like Larson's or Stanwell's aromatics, being more akin to Meine Mischung mixture from Germany. It's also rather dry and may or may not benefit from being decanted into a jar.
And indeed, that is where is going to stay, jarred and in the cupboard alongside the impossible-to-smoke Sunday Fantasy.
Having said that I am sure I'll dip into this if the mood warrants it and it will be interesting what a few weeks shelved will do to this blend (if anything). Also I was given a pack of Cellini at the same time (which I will open and review later) and it will be interesting to do a comparison.
It's nothing out of the ordinary, just a mild Danish-type blend with a fine pouch aroma. Not sure that there is cigar leaf in it, but this feels rather lacking in depth, though not unpleasant, just rather samey.
It doesn't have the quality of blends like Larson's or Stanwell's aromatics, being more akin to Meine Mischung mixture from Germany. It's also rather dry and may or may not benefit from being decanted into a jar.
And indeed, that is where is going to stay, jarred and in the cupboard alongside the impossible-to-smoke Sunday Fantasy.
Having said that I am sure I'll dip into this if the mood warrants it and it will be interesting what a few weeks shelved will do to this blend (if anything). Also I was given a pack of Cellini at the same time (which I will open and review later) and it will be interesting to do a comparison.
Pipe Used:
Meerschaums only
PurchasedFrom:
Gifted from Italy
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 27, 2021 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
I purchased this tobacco on a trip to Firenze. I asked a local tobacconist for a kentucky forward blend and he suggested this. Really cheap, i paid 5 euros for it. The dark fired leaf is in front, though it is more floral than usual kentucky. Other than that, it had a really acrid, sour, vegetative taste, that made me believe i was smoking badly cured, unfermented, green leaves. It packs and burns easily, but can get hot if you push it, and it will bite you while at it. Just shy of medium in strength, it's an all day smoke if you can handle the taste. Room note is as acrid as the aforementioned taste. On the plus side i only wasted 5 euros, on the negative side it ghosted the pipe for a few days.
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