Gurkha Centurian ~ Perfecto

**badwhale** · 07-30-2009, 09:20 PM

Smoked!'s review

Smoke: Gurkha Centurian ~ Perfecto
Drink(s): Yuengling Porter
Tunes: nothing

Wrapper: Connecticut / DR
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Draw: Medium to tight
Burn: problematic
Misc: 90 minutes

Pre-light: Medium brown. What appears to be excellent construction. Feels pretty firm to touch. Musky tobacco scent, and no prelight flavor.

Light: Very tight draw, but loosens quickly as you burn into the tip a bit. Now a solid medium draw.

1st 3rd: Woodsy. A little pepper flavor. A little bitter on the aftertaste. Do I light these things wrong? This is maybe the 3rd Gurkha perfecto that the wrapper has unraveled on me. Big disappointment.

Ash: Crumbly looking, but holding on ok. Flakey with light gray and yellow twinge.

2nd 3rd: Sweet flavor now. Still peppery & woodsy. Trying to salvage this wrapper….might have a touch of leather now.

3rd 3rd: Mostly the same. Woodsy & leather (slight) and mild pepper. Light nose exhale burn. Another “dry” flavor profile.

Overall impression: The wrapper unravel is turning me off to Gurkha perfectos. Thank you to Smoked! for sharing with me the opportunity to try this one!

Will

**Irish79** · 07-30-2009, 09:34 PM

Another nice review Will. Thanks! I guess you never found that pectin that you wanted?

**badwhale** · 07-30-2009, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Irish79

Another nice review Will. Thanks! I guess you never found that pectin that you wanted?

Not yet....

Will

**Roger** · 07-31-2009, 12:10 AM

Great review will as usual! Roger

**Rugbysh9** · 07-31-2009, 06:23 AM

Appreciate the review Will. I almost pulled the trigger for some of these from CI. I've had the same issues with Gurkha wrappers on non perfectos.

- Andrew

**bigwhiteash** · 07-31-2009, 06:47 AM

Nice Job!

The wrapper looks like it was put on backwards, starting at the head and wrapping to the foot. That leaves nothing to hold the wrapper in place.

Gurkhas are notorious for that.

**DeeDubya** · 07-31-2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by bigwhiteash

Nice Job!

The wrapper looks like it was put on backwards, starting at the head and wrapping to the foot. That leaves nothing to hold the wrapper in place.

Gurkhas are notorious for that.

Yes they are. Their bands do not necessarily point North. You have to closely examine the wrap and hope you get it right. I don't understand their negligence.

**badwhale** · 07-31-2009, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by bigwhiteash

Nice Job!

The wrapper looks like it was put on backwards, starting at the head and wrapping to the foot. That leaves nothing to hold the wrapper in place.

Gurkhas are notorious for that.

Originally Posted by DeeDubya

Yes they are. Their bands do not necessarily point North. You have to closely examine the wrap and hope you get it right. I don't understand their negligence.

Ok, then it wasn't me. I did your thing Dennis, and imagined a tooth pick, under the wrapper, pointing away from my mouth. Still fell apart.

Will

**ashauler** · 07-31-2009, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by badwhale

Ok, then it wasn't me. I did your thing Dennis, and imagined a tooth pick, under the wrapper, pointing away from my mouth. Still fell apart.

Will

Damn, you'd think these were from Argentinia.

**Smoked!** · 07-31-2009, 05:07 PM

Sorry that didn't work out better for you. I have heard mention on this site of these perfectos unraveling and of bands facing the 'wrong' way. For the record, I've smoked several of these over the past couple years and have not yet experienced either of those issues - but you are definitely not the only one to run into these problems with Gurkhas.

I seem to recall a different flavor profile. Mine started out sweet, turned 'grassy' in the first and second third, and then mellowed into the slightly peppery flavor you described. Hmm. Maybe I'll fire another one up and see how it runs.

**badwhale** · 08-01-2009, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Smoked!

Sorry that didn't work out better for you. I have heard mention on this site of these perfectos unraveling and of bands facing the 'wrong' way. For the record, I've smoked several of these over the past couple years and have not yet experienced either of those issues - but you are definitely not the only one to run into these problems with Gurkhas.

I seem to recall a different flavor profile. Mine started out sweet, turned 'grassy' in the first and second third, and then mellowed into the slightly peppery flavor you described. Hmm. Maybe I'll fire another one up and see how it runs.

Well, maybe peel the wrapper off, and see if that makes a difference!

j/k bro. Thanks again for the oppourtunity. There's one left, and I'll update this review if it has a different profile. I can't say I tasted "sweet" at all though..

Will