Toscano Cigars
Toscano Cigars
When we speak of renaissance, Tuscany in Italy would easily come to mind. Tuscany is the birthplace of the famous Renaissance Era. It is a period of opening to the new broad spectrum of ideas as opposed to the philosophy of the Dark Ages. Tuscany is not just a beautiful place fit for a vacation getaway; it is also the place of the famous brand of cigars---the Toscano cigars.
A little bit of history
Who would have ever thought that the plantation of tobacco can reach as far as Italy, when many thought that the islands of the Caribbean is the breeding ground of the finest tobacco leaves or so we thought. Toscano cigars are distinct European cigars that boasts of its own unique taste and as enormous a flavor and aroma as Tuscany. The Europeans can only thank Christopher Columbus for his effort of bringing the seeds to this part of the earth after he visited Cuba, where he saw the natives puffing smokes of the rolled tobacco leaves. When the tobacco reached the European continent it was used as medicine, which many believed that it cured certain diseases.
A little bit of the present
As the popular saying that goes, “toscano never cheats” is apt a brand for toscano cigars because they are rolled according to its natural shape. Every toscano cigar does not undergo molding procedure unlike the common cigars from the Caribbean wherein they are pressed using a cigar molder in order to achieve the desired shape.
Some famous toscano cigars are the Moro, which measures 230mm while the diameter of its belly is 20mm, and the foot diameter reaches up to 13mm. The Moro weighs 19.5g of pure tobacco. The Toscano Originale has length that measures 158mm and spans a width of 39 inches. In every packet of Toscano Originale there are only two cigars inside. However the Toscano Originale Selected has 30 cigars in every pack. There are other kinds of Toscano Cigars available like the Garibaldi, Toscano Antica Riserva, Ammezzati Garibaldi, Antico Toscano, and Toscani Extra Vecchi. The width of these cigars range from 35-38 inches while the length 75, 80 and 150mm.
Maledetto Toscano
This is a group of individuals that has a passion fro excellent food, vintage wines, and great smokes. They spearheaded great fun and pleasure among their peers through themed gastronomic affairs coupled with a toast of wine and a puff of toscano cigars. It practically wanted to promote the Tuscan cigar to the world hoping that it would equal in patronage to those coming from the Caribbean.
Surely, Tuscany has plenty to be proud of, its place, people, history and its cigar.
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