Two additional premium cigar brands are manufactured in Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state tobacco company, and in the Dominican Republic using Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco for General Cigar Company, a subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Group. South American revolutionary Simón Bolvar gave those names to his two daughters.

In general, Havana cigars are very full-bodied and heavy, with a strong but light blend, and are among the strongest and fullest cigars in the world.