Gurkha Coffee

**logan37** · 10-07-2008, 07:49 PM

Has anyone tried this? Coffee is another addiction of mine and I enjoy these cigars so I'm going to order some beans.

**Silencei2** · 12-02-2008, 08:18 PM

Did you ever order any Gurkha coffee beans? I always wondered how they were as well.

**logan37** · 12-02-2008, 11:25 PM

Not yet. I'm pretty stocked up on beans. When I start running low, I'm going to try some. My local lounge sells it. I'll let you know when I try it.

**Silencei2** · 12-03-2008, 12:07 AM

Sweet! What kind of coffee do you normally drink? My cigar guru usually likes to have some cafe con leche with a stogie after a nice dinner. I would do it more often but usually the caffeine kicks me in the b**** and I can't sleep through the night. Any good brands you recommend?

**Galvanicfish** · 12-03-2008, 12:14 AM

This sounds promising. I just did a search for Gurkha coffee and found a special that gets you a pound of the coffee free with the purchase of a humidor. Seeing as how my humidor is kinda on the shitty side, I may order that.

I had the strangest thing happen last night.. Made myself a great big mug of cappuccino to go with my after dinner cigar last night, and about ten minutes after finishing it, I fell asleep...

**guado** · 12-03-2008, 11:31 AM

The gurkha maduro XO blend is not bad at all. Way over priced but good coffee.

I only paid half of the amount they normally go for so it made it ok. Much better than the typical supermarket varieties.

**drew_goring** · 12-03-2008, 02:03 PM

Anyone had both the Gurkha and Killer Beans?

Jerry is my go-to coffee guy when I run out of beans I brought back from "the island".

**guado** · 12-03-2008, 03:49 PM

I have had both and continue to have both. They are just very different coffees. Jerry's coffee I grind in house so it is super fresh and to my partuclar grind setting.

The gurkha is preground, unless they have beans now, so I can't choose my cut. THe gurkha I always made in a french press vs my drip machine with the jerry's. I guess I have a hard comparison.

Truthfully I would probably stick with Jerry's just due to the cost of the Gurkha coffee. THey are both good though.

Now that I just rambled I probably did not help you one bit...hahaha oh well.

**logan37** · 12-03-2008, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Silencei2

Sweet! What kind of coffee do you normally drink? My cigar guru usually likes to have some cafe con leche with a stogie after a nice dinner. I would do it more often but usually the caffeine kicks me in the b**** and I can't sleep through the night. Any good brands you recommend?

For french press and drip, I drink Wallenford Estate- Jamaican Blue Mountain(have about 4lbs left) and Koa- Kona Coffee(have a little more then a lb.). For espresso I use Illy. When I'm not at home I've been known to go to D&D 2 or 3 times a day.

**drew_goring** · 12-03-2008, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by guado

I have had both and continue to have both. They are just very different coffees. Jerry's coffee I grind in house so it is super fresh and to my partuclar grind setting.

The gurkha is preground, unless they have beans now, so I can't choose my cut. THe gurkha I always made in a french press vs my drip machine with the jerry's. I guess I have a hard comparison.

Truthfully I would probably stick with Jerry's just due to the cost of the Gurkha coffee. THey are both good though.

Now that I just rambled I probably did not help you one bit...hahaha oh well.

Oh, it's pre-ground? That makes my decision for me. Maybe a bit snobbish, but I prefer grinding my own fresh each time. Thanks for the info.

**logan37** · 12-03-2008, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by drew_goring

Oh, it's pre-ground? That makes my decision for me. Maybe a bit snobbish, but I prefer grinding my own fresh each time. Thanks for the info.

The only Gurkha coffee that comes whole bean, that I can find, is the Regent Italian Espresso.
I want to try that and the XO maduro blend. Even though its ground, it would be fine for drip for me.

**pub spears** · 12-03-2008, 05:44 PM

El Mejor Espresso cigars has whole bean. I thought it was fine, but most of it went to latte/cinos. I like the cigars with morning coffee this time of year. Just age em for several months and I think they make a good, cheap, pressed bundle stick.

**slcraiders** · 12-03-2008, 06:17 PM

Tried the Gurkha maduro coffee blend a while back and did not care for it. The wife ended up throwing it out...

**Silencei2** · 12-03-2008, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by pub spears

El Mejor Espresso cigars has whole bean. I thought it was fine, but most of it went to latte/cinos. I like the cigars with morning coffee this time of year. Just age em for several months and I think they make a good, cheap, pressed bundle stick.

Are you talking about cigars or coffee beans? I can't tell