Zino Honduras Half Corona
The Zino brand is named for Zino Davidoff, the Geneva tobacconist who helped define modern premium-cigars. In the late 1970s, he and Ernst Schneider launched Zino as a non-Cuban line for the U.S. market, where Cuban cigars were barred by the embargo. The cigars were first made in Honduras. Over the following decades the name receded as Davidoff put its weight on other brands, though the separate Zino Platinum line continued. In 2021 the company revived Zino as an accessible everyday brand with Zino Nicaragua.
Zino Honduras, released in June 2026, is the next chapter in that modern lineup. It is framed as a return to the brand’s Honduran roots and a slightly more intense counterpart to Nicaragua. The cigars are made at Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A. (the Camacho factory in Danlí). An Ecuadorian wrapper covers a Honduran binder and filler from Copán and the Jamastrán Valley. The Half Corona is sold in 25-count boxes and in five-count tins; some of those compact packs ship pre-cut. The line launched alongside Robusto and Toro vitolas and is positioned as a regular-production offering rather than a limited run.
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Review
First Half
Nutty cedar notes with some pepper on the light, very slight sweetness. Good amount of pepper on the retro, earthy coffee notes on the finish. A slight creaminess is coming thru. Citrus or orange zest is appearing on the palate. An enjoyable addition. Creaminess continues to come through on the finish, there's a coffee note as well which is very enjoyable. More woody notes and pepper on the finish. Citrus/zest starting to come thru more now. Slight coffe on the finish with cedar and pepper. Creaminess stays around for the first half. Citrus tang/zest is great with the pepper and coffee notes. Creamy coffee with pepper notes on the finish. Lots of smoke, good draw.
Second half
Woody pepper notes are starting to come out in the second third, with a slight citrus, and an even smaller sweetness. Draw tightened a little bit, but nothing alarming. The sweetness is there, but it is the lightest sweetness you could imagine. Pepper is starting to get stronger in the second half, the creaminess has some dark chocolate notes added to it. Citrus is coming back stronger now with some pepper. Draw has relaxed a little since the start of the second half. Smoke is starting to heat up as I near the end of the cigar. Woody and pepper notes have gotten stronger, citrus comes in an out. The creaminess and sweetness have died down, slight citrus on the finish. Pepper and coffee on the finish as well.
Score
87/100