Half an hour is enough for a genuinely good cigar, provided you choose the right format. A practical guide to short cigars — which vitolas fit the time you have, what to look for in construction, and where to start across mild, maduro and full-bodied blends.

Five blends, one format, twenty unhurried minutes. Primeros by Davidoff brings the house's tobaccos and construction into a small cigar built for short breaks — here is how the Dominican, Nicaragua, Escurio and the two maduros differ, and which one suits the moment you have.

A half corona or short cigar delivers genuine, full-bodied character in twenty to forty minutes — the ideal companion for a busy day or a quiet espresso. Here is how the small vitolas work and which to reach for.