Partagás is the benchmark for full-bodied Havana flavour — earthy, leathery and spiced. This guide covers the brand's history, its signature blend, the vitolas worth knowing and how to enjoy them at their best.

Romeo y Julieta is one of Havana's most beloved marques — a medium-bodied, endlessly approachable brand named for Shakespeare's lovers and crowned by the legendary Churchill. Here is everything you need to know about its history, vitolas, flavour and how best to enjoy it.

Once gifted only by Cuba's senior figures and now a coveted Havana in its own right, Trinidad pairs an aromatic, refined profile with elegant vitolas. Here is everything to know about the brand, its key cigars and how to enjoy them.

Founded in 1834, Por Larrañaga is Havana's oldest cigar brand — a connoisseur's marca prized for its mild-to-medium elegance, refined cedar-and-honey character and exquisite construction. Here is everything you need to know about its history, vitolas, flavour and how best to enjoy it.

The lancero is a long, slender cigar — classically around 192mm by a 38 ring gauge — prized by seasoned aficionados for the way its narrow form concentrates wrapper flavour and rewards patience. Here is what defines it, how it smokes and which to reach for first.

The corona and the petit corona share the same elegant ring gauge but differ in length, and that single difference shapes everything from smoking time to flavour. Here is how the two classic vitolas compare, and how to choose between them.