STILNOVO BY TOSCANO CIGARS UNVEILING AT IPCPR 2019

"Innovation in Tradition at IPCPR 2019”

Manifatture Sigaro Toscano will attend the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) Convention, happening June 28 -July 2 in Las Vegas. During the IPCPR, MST will launch a new Toscano cigar, made with the Caribbean technique of using a wrapper and binder: Stilnovo. This is a limited edition for lovers of handmade cigars.

Stilnovo gets its name from innovation, in that is produced in a different way from the traditional Toscano cigars. Hand-crafted by the hands of the most expert cigar rollers of Lucca, it is the meeting point between the Toscano tradition and Caribbean technique. “Stilnovo” reflects an important poetic movement of the fourteenth century, which embraced a new style of writing spearheaded by Dante Alighieri. Dante and the Toscano cigar are two icons of a united Italy both originating from the city of Florence. What do poetry and cigars have in common? Both have always been a way to break away from reality, with rhymes and rhythms that fill the air like a graceful wisp of smoke.

Utilizing long-filler made from Italian Kentucky seed grown in the Val di Chiana (Tuscany) area, with the stems very carefully removed by hand before aging for four years. Also, for the first time in the history of Toscano cigars Stilnovo incorporates a binder of fermented Italian Kentucky tobacco.

Finally, American Kentucky is used for the wrapper, with its typical dark color and intense flavor and aroma. The tobacco is fire-cured, followed by four-week long fermentation to refine the flavor and improve combustion. Aging is lengthy, lasting 4 years.The combination of the wrapper, binder, and filler allows Toscano Stilnovo to be smoked both whole and ammezzato (half-length). Smoked full length, the slow change in ring gauge allows for a complex crescendo of strength that develops over time. When smoked ammezzato, an immediate release of the characteristic aromatic notes can be detected, also allowing for an instant introduction to the strength of the cigar.

Longer fermentation was chosen for the Toscano Stilnovo to obtain a smooth, balanced experience. Some micro-fermentation may continue over time and produce positive refinements, which do not change the main characteristics of aroma and taste of the product overall as they are determined by the year the tobacco was harvested and the particular blend. Even with the extra binder leaf, Stilnovo still has the ability to maintain a good moisture content even outside the humidor.

Intensity: 5
Taste: Peppery, Roasted
Aroma: Fruit, Wood

WRAPPER: American dark fire cured Kentucky
BINDER: Fermented Italian dark fire cured Kentucky
FILLER: Italian dark fire cured Kentucky aged 4 years
AGING: 12 months
PRODUCTION: Handmade in Lucca – Italy
SIZE: 6½" x 40

About Manifatture Sigaro Toscano:
There is an Italy that deserves to be well-known and appreciated worldwide: the Italy of  culture and of reinventing traditions over time. It's the Italy within every Toscano cigar. Toscano cigars are noble symbols of the Italian quality which Manifatture Sigaro Toscano wants to export globally. At MOST, we are confident that the uniqueness of our product can be appreciated far beyond Italian borders.

The Sales Management office is based at the company's headquarters in Rome, Italy. Factories are located in Lucca, Cava de ' Tirreni and Foiano della Chiana, the company's agronomic development and tobacco receiving centre.
Our Farm: Villa Toscano USA in Cedar Hill, Robertson County (TN)
The growing fields are located in Lazio, Veneto, Campania, Toscana, Umbria (in Italy) and Tennessee (in the USA).
The Toscano cigar is an example of Italian craftsmanship, unique because Toscano uses only Kentucky Fire Cured tobacco, Toscano gets it’s unique full flavor thanks to our special fermentation technique. Plus, every Toscano cigar undergoes extensive aging and features Toscano’s special truncated-cone shape.

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For more information, visit online at www.toscanocigars.com or @Toscanocigars (Instagram Account)