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Honduras is the bold one... earthy, full-flavored tobacco out of the Jamastran Valley, rolled in the factory town of Danlí, from an industry that has been at it since the 1960s.
The regions
Three growing areas carry the country.
- Jamastran Valley: in the southeast, near the Nicaraguan border, with rich volcanic soil that growers have long compared to Cuba's best tobacco land. This is Honduras's signature dirt, and Danlí, the town on its edge, is the country's cigar capital... factory after factory.
- Copán: in the west near the Guatemalan border, where tobacco has been farmed since the 1700s.
- Talanga Valley: the windy center of the country, where growers wall off their fields to protect the leaf. A good share of Honduran shade-grown wrapper comes from here.
What it's known for
A full, earthy, woody style... people describe Honduran cigars as rustic in the best sense, more campfire than cream. It's also a workhorse: Honduras is the third-largest origin for handmade cigars entering the US, and plenty of full-flavored catalog blends are Honduran-made even when the marketing doesn't lead with it.
The deeper claim to fame is seed. Authentic Corojo, the wrapper variety bred in pre-revolution Cuba, found its second home in Jamastran... the Eiroa family grows it there today, and Honduran puros built on that leaf are a genuine house style.
Leaf it's known for
Corojo is the signature: reddish-brown, spicy, and grown in Jamastran from lines that trace straight back to Cuba. Habano wrappers are common on Honduran cigars too, and the two get confused constantly... the Corojo vs Habano page untangles them.
On the site
- The Asylum 13 Corojo Robusto: a Honduran puro wearing Corojo from the Eiroa family farm in the Jamastran Valley, rolled at Tabacos Rancho Jamastran. Rated a Five-Pack (3/4).
- The Filthy Viking Toro: a Honduran blend under a Habano wrapper whose origin the brand doesn't disclose. Also a Five-Pack (3/4).