Connecticut shade wrapper · Medium
Zino Nicaragua: flavour profile and cigars like it
Zino Nicaragua is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican (Honduran and Nicaraguan viso, Dominican San Vicente secos) filler. Published tasting notes mention cream, toasted cedar, earth, light berry, chestnut and black pepper.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas and Kristoff Connecticut.
What does Zino Nicaragua taste like?
- cream
- toasted cedar
- earth
- light berry
- chestnut
- black pepper
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan (Seminal 56 seco) |
| Filler | Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican (Honduran and Nicaraguan viso, Dominican San Vicente secos) |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | Davidoff (Zino relaunch 2021); rolled at Diadema Cigars de Honduras per Cigar Coop, listed as Nicaragua origin by UK retailers |
| Sizes | Short Torpedo 4x52 · Robusto 5x54 · Toro 6x50 · Gordo 6x60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Cigars like Zino Nicaragua
- Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas79% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanLess pepper and spice, a step milder.
- Kristoff Connecticut73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
- Vegas de Santiago D873% flavour matchH2000 leaf, grown in Ecuador · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, less cream and nuts, same strength.
- Padrón Dámaso72% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step milder.
- La Invicta Nicaraguan70% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.