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Nine homegrown cigars from light to full-bodied

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Norman Sison

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/ancx/culture/2019/05/cigar1.jpg"/></figure></div><h3>1. Flor de Filipinas Reserva</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabaqueria de Filipinas, Inc.</em></div><p>A fuller-bodied version of Flor de Filipinas.</p><div> </div><h3>2. Alhambra</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabacalera Incorporada</em></div><p>First manufactured by the Swiss company Alhambra in 1898. The company was bought by La Flor de la Isabela after World War II. Notable for its light, mild, sweet, and clean taste.</p><div> </div><h3>3. Don Juan Urquijo</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabacalera Incorporada</em></div><p>Tabacalera&#x27;s most premium blend. Created in honor of La Flor de la Isabela&#x27;s late chairman. Medium-bodied with a spicy character. Perfect as a morning cigar, according to some cigar aficionados.</p><div> </div><h3>4. Independencia 1898</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabaqueria de Filipinas, Inc.</em></div><p>Created in 1998 for the centennial of Philippine independence. Mild, excellent with coffee.</p><div> </div><h3>5. Antonio Gimenez</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabaqueria de Filipinas, Inc.</em></div><p>Made in honor of a Ripoll family patriarch. Full-bodied, an evening cigar best enjoyed when unwinding with a glass of malt or red wine.</p><div> </div><h3>6. 1881</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabacalera Incorporada</em></div><p>Created in 1981 by La Flor de la Isabela to celebrate its centennial. Light and spicy.</p><div> </div><h3>7. Tabacalera</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabacalera Incorporada</em></div><p>First produced in 1881 by La Flor de la Isabela, it is the Philippines&#x27; oldest brand, known informally as the &quot;Manila cigar.&quot; Noted for being mild, sweet, and slightly spicy.</p><div> </div><h3>8. Manila Cigar</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabaqueria de Filipinas, Inc.</em></div><p>Tabaqueria&#x27;s only dark leaf cigar. Philippine-sourced filler, binder, and wrapper, hence a puro. Creamy taste.</p><div> </div><h3>9. Flor de Filipinas</h3><div><em>Manufacturer: Tabaqueria de Filipinas, Inc.</em></div><p>Tabaqueria&#x27;s original house blend. Medium-bodied. Perfect for an after-lunch smoke.</p><div style="margin:0px 0px 10.66px"> </div><div style="margin:0px 0px 10.66px"> </div><div style="margin:0px 0px 10.66px"><em>Photograph by Jar Concengco</em></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 10.66px"><em>This story first appeared in Vault Magazine Issue 2, 2011.</em></div>

<p>Here's the gamut of Philippine cigars—should you want to spark a new diversion.</p>

Here's the gamut of Philippine cigars—should you want to spark a new diversion.