At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Manifatture Cigar Toscano will showcase a new premium cigar series known as the Toscano Master Aged Series. The series is launching in three different blends and is highlighted by an expanded aging and maturation process. In a press release, Toscano describes this process: Manifatture Sigaro Toscano […]
Cigar News: Toscano Extravecchio Heads to U.S. Market
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Manifatture Sigaro Toscano has announced its Toscano Extravecchio will now be available in the U.S. market effective April 1st. The Toscano Extravecchio features a Kentucky seed tobacco wrapper that comes from Valtiberina, Tuscany in Italy. The fillers consist of what are described as ‘heavy filler’ of Tuscan origin, rounded off with a portion of tobacco […]
PCA 2021 Report: Toscano
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After the past few years as a part of the Miami Cigar & Company booth, the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show saw Toscano Cigars with its own booth. Toscano Cigars are different than just about every premium handmade cigar at the Trade Show in that they are fire-cured cigars that are produced in […]
Cigar Review: Toscano Duecento
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We have seen many cigar companies and brands celebrate 25th, 50th, 100th, and even more recently 180th anniversaries. However, when it comes to a company celebrating a 200-year milestone, the only one that has come to mind is Toscano. Based in Italy, Toscano cigars are known for their rustic, fire-cured blends. In 2018, the Toscano […]
Cigar News: Toscano Nobile to have U.S. Launch at PCA 2021
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At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Toscano Cigars will make a limited release of Toscano Nobile. This is a cigar that was originally released to the duty-free market and celebrates the 150th anniversary of Italy. Toscano Nobile cigar is blended and handcrafted in Italy with a unique process of 10 years aging […]
Cigar News: Toscano Cigars Switches Distribution with Miami Cigar and Company to its Subsidiary Avanti Cigar Co
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Manifatture Sigaro Toscano (MST), the manufacturers of Toscano Cigars, has announced it is ending its distribution agreement with Miami Cigar and Company and will now distribute through MST’s subsidiary Parodi Holdings LLC, dba Avanti Cigar Company. The move is effective February 1, 2021. According to Manifatture Sigaro Toscano, Avanti Cigar Company’s sales and management […]
Cigar News: Toscano Cigars Issues Statement on Miami Cigar & Company Restructuring
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Following Miami Cigar and Company’s plans to restructure its sales force, today Toscano Cigars, the Italian cigar company distributed by Miami Cigar Company, issued a statement in terms of its relationship with Miami Cigar and Company. The statement came from Manifatture Sigaro Toscano CEO Luciano Simeone: While the letter does say Toscano can still be […]
Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Toscano Cigars
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Toscano Cigars is a brand of cigars produced by Italy’s Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. Distribution is handled in the U.S. by Miami Cigar and Company. Toscano is known for its fire-cured cigars featuring Italian and U.S. tobaccos rolled in a conical perfecto shape. In previous years, Toscano was a part of the Miami Cigar and Company […]
Cigar News: Toscano Duecento Coming to U.S.
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Toscano Cigars is introducing the Toscano Duecento in the U.S. market. “Duecento” is Italian for 200, and it’s appropriate for the name of this cigar. This is because the Toscano Duecento was released in 2018 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Toscano Cigars brand. At the time of the release, the cigar was not […]
Prime Time Episode 134: Michael Cappellini, Toscano Cigars
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We now enter Year 4 of the Prime Time Show and we have Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars making his Prime Time debut! Toscano Cigars is one of the oldest companies in the world – and not just for premium cigars. They’ve be producing cigars in Italy for over 200 years. Tonight we will learn […]