Welcome to the Tabaqueria de Filipinas Factory Tour
Your cigars start off as tobacco grown on our plantations in the Cagayan Valley under strictly controlled conditions.
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The leaves are harvested, then hung to air cure in a drying barn.
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These are then packed into bales that are shipped to our factory south of Manila.
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The bales are taken apart and the leaves undergo quality control procedures where they are placed into varying classifications of wrapper, binder...
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...and filler. These classifications determine which blend would most suit the leaf
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Filler tobacco is wrapped in binder leaf to make the cigar and placed in a mold to give them shape.
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The molds are placed in a press overnight.
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The tobacco is then hand-rolled into the cigar.
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The cigars are placed in an aging room to preserve and enhance their flavours.
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Meanwhile, your personalised boxes are carved by our team of experts.
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Your cigars are branded with personalised ring labels...
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...And the resulting mix is packaged and sent off to you.
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