The KC/DW Review Series

[DeeDubya]

Don Lino Africa Duma

Last evening I had pleasure of trying this cigar that I had not seen before. Thanks to KC for sending me one. KC reviewed it (post #49) and I wouldn't try to improve on that thesis of a review. Although, I can't vouch for it tasting like the road dust in Mogadishu. He gave it an 88.5 and I would have to go along with that rating.

[DeeDubya]

Oh, life is good. Thanks again to KC I had the pleasure of smoking a limited production (2000 boxes) cigar.
This is a full bodied Dominican with full flavor and is well-balanced. The filler is a combined Dominican, Peruvian and Nicarguan blend with an aged (1991) Dominican.
The wrapper is Brazilian maduro. Well rolled, good draw, no significant blemishes and very few pronounced veins.
Toasting produced that typical maduro sweetness. I could immediately detect the quality in this cigar so my expectations were high. The first half produced no pronounced flavors other than a little earthiness from the aged tobacco. The burn was even but the ash did displayed something that I had not seen before. The ash was mostly white but the few small veins were black and tended to curl and peel away from the ash. Not that it really mattered, just an observation.
Overall it presented what I think a good maduro should have, slight sweetness, a little peppery bite, good body and well-balanced, robust flavor.
The fullness and full flavor made it's apperance in the second half. It is a full bodied cigar and not for just anyone.
I fully enjoyed this cigar down to the very end. I will rank it at the top of my maduro list.

On a scale of 1-10 I will rate this cigar 9.5