Toscano Antico

The Toscano Antico is the full strength Italian cheroot Clint Eastwood made famous in the Spaghetti Westerns, still built the way Manifatture Sigaro Toscano has built it since 1973. This is the cigar that defines the rustic Tuscan style, with a craggy dark wrapper and a smoke that trades polish for character.

The wrapper is Italian grown Kentucky tobacco cured for more than 30 days over hickory and oak fires, and it covers a filler blend of Italian and American Kentucky leaf that ferments and ages for months before rolling. The result is intense campfire smoke with leather, earth and charred wood notes, a hint of smoky sweetness and a full body that holds from start to finish. Toscano’s rolling technique uses no binder, so the wrapper carries the blend directly.

Because it is dry-cured, the Antico keeps at room temperature without a humidor, and the long 6 1/4 x 36 format gives the bold blend room to unfold gradually over a relaxed session. Cut it in half the traditional Tuscan way for two shorter smokes, or enjoy it whole with an espresso, a full bodied red or a whiskey.

Pack of 5 cigars