gurkha symphonies

[dustinpollock]

look i know i am new here but i bought some Gurkha symphonies last month from CI and really hate them the draw is good , tons of smoke , but no taste what so ever .. so here i sit with 15 more just taking up room in my already to small humidor. has anyone else had the same problem ?? and what about aging ??

thanks Dustin

[JFellows]

Gurkhas suck and are sold only because of marketing gimmicks. Don't buy any more in the future.

[drew_goring]

Gurkhas suck and are sold only because of marketing gimmicks. Don't buy any more in the future.

I wouldn't say they suck, but their msrp and marketing is a joke.

[chefchris]

Napalese Warrior and Ancient Warrior are the only Gurkhas for me.

[ashauler]

Gurkhas suck and are sold only because of marketing gimmicks. Don't buy any more in the future.

I don't think they suck either, and if you pay MSRP for them you haven't shopped around very much as they are almost always on "sale" or are a "special" somewhere........and CBID usually has several different varieties that you can pick up pretty cheaply.

[dustinpollock]

lol... i don't think i paid to much for them. last night i had one and i swear the curly head the night before was the finest smoke in the world compared to it ...lol

[FunkyCold5]

What I noticed about Gurkhas. Let them age in your humi for at least a month. You may find a different cigar by that time. Like a caterpillar, it will morph into a beautiful butterfly (well that sounded ghey). In the case of the cigar, it'll just have more flavor. I had the same experience with Gurkha Legend, and now I like it.

BTW, Class Regent, Nepalese Warrior, Connecticut, and Legend are all exceptional cigars..............but not for the retail price. So, look for deals. They are worth the cigar, if you pay way less than retail.

[JFellows]

Potential "good" (and that's a relative term, especially with Gurkhas) deals aside, I still have yet to smoke a Gurkha that I thought was great. For the price, there are tons of other cigars out there that I'd rather have.

[derivation]

Do you like mild cigars? Because if you went straight from smoking heavier more full bodied cigars to a symphony, you probably wouldn't see a lot of flavor in it.

Do you find this cigar has less flavors than other mild cigars (like 5 Vegas Gold)?

My guess is this is not anything unique to the Symphony, but is more about mild cigars.

[Jonjonmacky]

Potential "good" (and that's a relative term, especially with Gurkhas) deals aside, I still have yet to smoke a Gurkha that I thought was great. For the price, there are tons of other cigars out there that I'd rather have.

Have u smoked the nepalese Warrior? I will send u one to change ur mind.

[JFellows]

Have u smoked the nepalese Warrior? I will send u one to change ur mind.

Actually, I have not. I really appreciate the offer, but I'm still out of the country. On your recommendation I guess I'll give one of those a shot once I get back in.

[Smoked!]

Symphony is supposedly Kaizad's favorite cigar. Hmmm. Although my experience is very limited, I didn't find it to be exceptionally good. In fairness, it wasn't 'bad' either - just another cigar. IMO, the Legend series and the Warriors are pretty good smokes, but I haven't tried every Gurkha model ever devised.

I think JFellows has it generally right. The line doesn't seem to live up to the marketing.

[mithril]

i've had the shaggy and really enjoyed it. it was also resting for a coulple weeks too.

[dustinpollock]

well tried another one yesterday at the coffee shop by my house. this one had a little bit darker color to it. Little more flavor to it or it may have been the kona blend i was drinking at the time. this one was better more flavor, lots of smoke burned good but it was nothing to the la Gloria cubana series r #6 had it in bed last night man i have found a new love in my life...lol burned perfect, the taste was full of spice with a small hint of sweet, the smoke was like a white cloud just sorta hung in the air it was sad to finally put it down ...... only back draw to this smoke is the big ring size a little un comfortable at first . but to this new guy it was amazing

thanks Dustin