Toscano traces its history back to Columbus discovering the New World and bringing tobacco back to Europe. More specifically, though, they started around 1815 in Florence, Italy, producing cigars made from Kentucky leaf. They began growing tobacco in Italy around 1850, and it took themover 50 years to find a local variety that maintained the characteristics of Kentucky leaf that they wanted. The Classico has been made since 1930. It uses “Italian and foreign Kentucky” fillers and an “Italian Kentucky” wrapper. The Toscano Clásico had plenty of wood smoke flavor (naturally), but there was a definite sweetness to the blend that defied exact characterization, along with a healthy amount of earth and mild pepper spice on the palate.
