2005 Don Lino Africa Punda Milia

A 6.5x44 lonsdale. Wrapper a was dark brown, maduro with a toothy texture, smooth cap and head, and hard bunch.

Had an even burn, short, conical coal, light grey, typical structure ash and a tight draw, yet ample smoke volume, faint, fragrant aroma and very minor peeling near the foot at the halfway point.

Flavor was of medium richness with a perfect balance of distinct aged and woody taste.

No sweetness, bitterness, or saltiness , and a light burn on the tongue and light sharpness.

Of agreeable character and was an overall good cigar with a final score of 80 out of 100.

I honestly feel it was closer to 90 really, but with the form i fill out while i smoke, sometimes the score ends up lower than I feel it should be, by the way the form is set up, even though I have already heavily modified it, so i just made some more modifications to the form to help correct this, as its happened a few times before too. Adjusted how heavily weighted some sections are to hopefully give a more consistently, accurate score.

Another compliments of Bruce aka @Ljutic

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I friggin' LOVE cigars

We knew they wouldn't all be winners. How about that cello though. That was some serious yellow/amber. Keep your notes and try the other when you feel in the mood. That's why I sent two of most everything.

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Originally Posted by Ljutic

We knew they wouldn't all be winners. How about that cello though. That was some serious yellow/amber. Keep your notes and try the other when you feel in the mood. That's why I sent two of most everything.

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I definitely did notice the cello. Its was extremely dark. Considered putting it next to the cigar for the picture, then forgot and took it without, lol

Plus, like i mentioned, i feel it was a better smoke than the score reflected because of how they had it set up at Cigar Weekly when it was intended for blind tastings, nor really reviewing like I'm using it for, which is why I have been slowly modifying it, but made a major change now that should help the score better reflect how the cigar really was. This has come up before, so it prompted me to make a major change.

It was definitely a really good smoke.

I friggin' LOVE cigars