Gurkha Royal Brigade

[ashauler]

Vitola : Perfecto 6 x 60
Wrapper: Cameroon
Filler: Dom. republic ligeros from the Cibao Valley

I had this cigar yesterday evening while watching the thunderstorms build and the lightning flash on the horizon. This is the 6th or 7th example of this stick that I have had, and it has been sitting in my humidor for almost 2 years, so I figured it was time for it to be sacrificed.

As with most gurkha perfectos, in my experience, the light was effortless, but the burn took about 1/3 of the smoke to catch up and even out. The smoke was ample, creamy, but the flavor was pretty un-remarkable to me and not very interesting.

The blend of tobaccos in this cigar is claimed to be identical to the centurian line, with the only difference being the wrapper ,which is the same cameroon as used on the Nepalese Warrior.

Perhaps the age of this cigar contributed to its current, oh, I don't know, "blandness", as I remember, and have in my notes, that this was a spicy little number. It certainly is not that now, and was frankly a little boring. I pitched it with about 2" left, when I ran out of beer.

For me, this smoke is better smoked early than it is aged. It certainly is not a "dog-rocket", but I won't be buying them again.

[badwhale]

Thanks for the review, Bro. I think I'm staying away from Gurkha perfectos for a while.

Will

[bigwhiteash]

Gurkha Gurkha Gurkha....


Very few of their items on my radar anymore, There are a few, such as the Black Dragon, and the Legend Shaggy that I'll consider purchasing one or two of, but most fall short compared to other cigars in the same price range. Pepin, Litto, Camacho to name a few.



Thanks for the review, my friend!

[Rugbysh9]

Thanks for the review!!!

BWA - I think the black dragon is the only Gurkha I've actually really liked.

[ashauler]

Gurkha Gurkha Gurkha....


Very few of their items on my radar anymore, There are a few, such as the Black Dragon, and the Legend Shaggy that I'll consider purchasing one or two of, but most fall short compared to other cigars in the same price range. Pepin, Litto, Camacho to name a few.



Thanks for the review, my friend!

Yep, I only make an effort to keep the G3's around.....that's a pretty good smoke imho, and you can find them on cbid pretty cheap.

[denver24]

I've only smoked a few Gurkha's and I haven't had anything that has made me want to try different Gurkha's. Plus, most of the reviews I've seen on here haven't been good, so I will spend my money trying some other smokes.

[Irish79]

Nice review Jamie. From the Gurkha's that I've smoked, I'm not much of a fan of the brand. But I'll try a few more before banning them from my cooler.

[Roger]

Nice review. I don't think I have smoked a ghurka anything. It is interesting that cigar lost quality rather than gained quality. I guess some age better than others. Thanks for the review.