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Old 12-01-2009, 04:56 AM   #1
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Default Don Lino Africa kifaro

A safari to the Serengeti plains inspired Nestor Miranda to make this Don Lino Africa, a cigar made from Nicaraguan, Dominican and African tobacco and all the artwork is inspired by African art. The cigars come in the most beautiful humidor style boxes with African prints and can be bought online for little over 100 dollars per box of 25.



The kifaro is the torpedo from Don Lino Africa, and is has a size of 6 1/4 inch with a 52 ring. The cigar is packed in cellophane. The beautiful dark & oily wrapper only has a few minor veins. The construction is great which causes a great predraw that leaves a peppery raisin flavor on my palate. The cigar has a nice barnyard and hay aroma.



I can taste a 'war' coffee flavor, quite full and mild spicy, but the spiciness picks up quickly, and soon a herbal flavor joins the cigar. After half an inch I suddenly taste some liquorice for a brief moment. The herbal flavor grows a bit in strength and I can also taste some toast. The toast is slowly replacing the coffee.



Halfway all I taste are herbs with toast and a fresh minty aftertaste, although the mint disappears and makes place for a pepper on the tongue. At the 2/3rd mark some nuts join the herbal toast. The aftertaste is herbal, and after purging the cigar the nuts and toast are gone.



The volume and the thickness of the white smoke is medium. The ash is medium gray colored and quite firm. The burn is straight and I would rate this cigar (very) full flavored and medium/full bodied.



Would I buy this cigar again? Oh yeah, this is a very fine stick, one of my favorites.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Aroma (first part) 8 / 10
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:03 AM   #2
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A safari to the Serengeti plains inspired Nestor Miranda to make this Don Lino Africa, a cigar made from Nicaraguan, Dominican and African tobacco and all the artwork is inspired by African art. The cigars come in the most beautiful humidor style boxes with African prints and can be bought online for little over 100 dollars per box of 25.



The kifaro is the torpedo from Don Lino Africa, and is has a size of 6 1/4 inch with a 52 ring. The cigar is packed in cellophane. The beautiful dark & oily wrapper only has a few minor veins. The construction is great which causes a great predraw that leaves a peppery raisin flavor on my palate. The cigar has a nice barnyard and hay aroma.



I can taste a 'war' coffee flavor, quite full and mild spicy, but the spiciness picks up quickly, and soon a herbal flavor joins the cigar. After half an inch I suddenly taste some liquorice for a brief moment. The herbal flavor grows a bit in strength and I can also taste some toast. The toast is slowly replacing the coffee.



Halfway all I taste are herbs with toast and a fresh minty aftertaste, although the mint disappears and makes place for a pepper on the tongue. At the 2/3rd mark some nuts join the herbal toast. The aftertaste is herbal, and after purging the cigar the nuts and toast are gone.



The volume and the thickness of the white smoke is medium. The ash is medium gray colored and quite firm. The burn is straight and I would rate this cigar (very) full flavored and medium/full bodied.



Would I buy this cigar again? Oh yeah, this is a very fine stick, one of my favorites.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Aroma (first part) 8 / 10
Great Review, Ferdie! Keep Them Coming! I Bought Several Tins Of The Don Lino Africa In The Smaller RG & Passed Them Out At The Fl. Herf. I Really Like This Stick As Well. What Is Your Favorite vitola in the Line?
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:08 AM   #3
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Default Re: Don Lino Africa kifaro

I really like the robusto sized vitola in this line. Nice review Ferdie!!
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I only smoked the Duma and the Kifaro, they are both great.
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Default Re: Don Lino Africa kifaro

Do You Two Believe In Resting These Awhile Or Smoke 'em ROTT?
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:17 AM   #6
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I smoked them ROTT, in a few months I can tell you if resting makes a difference.
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I smoked them ROTT, in a few months I can tell you if resting makes a difference.
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Thanks for the review. These are great smokes which can be had for a nice price at the devil site. I've had a few different sizes and haven't been disappointed yet.
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:26 AM   #9
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Default Re: Don Lino Africa kifaro

Love every vitola in this line.

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I smoked them ROTT, in a few months I can tell you if resting makes a difference.
I like these a lot too (I've smoked the Duma). I've found that resting them too long - more than a year - can mellow them a lot and cause them to lose some of the full flavors that I like. YMMV
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Nice review.
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Old 12-01-2009, 08:56 AM   #12
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Thanks for the review. That wrapper looks gorgeous. Definitely need to try these soon.
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I've smoked the Salomon size and found it to be a nice solid cigar.
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Excellent to see the Africa getting some good feedback.
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