Thanks to KC I enjoyed a very mellow Gurkha Robusto #4 (6x50).
It had a very light, nearly creamy color wrapper, hinting at a mild cigar. Very smooth, hardly noticeable veins and a light sheen. The classic ornate Gurkha band had a second silver band denoting it as a "Silver Anniversary Edition". There for a minute I thought about getting some white gloves before lighting up.
Toasting (as usual) indicated a very pleasant hour ahead.
The draw was medium with plenty smoke and a subtle hint of single roast columbian coffee.
The ash was impeccably sharp, nearly perfect white and held through the first third.
Around mid way I began to detect a little earthiness characteristic of the aging process.
Last third, still very mellow, nearly delicious with the same razor sharp burn and perfect ash.
The finish brought no surprises but then certainly no dissapointments either. I smoked this sucker to the very end because I could. It was still burning perfect and not to the inside like a lot of cigars do at the very end.
Mild cigars are not my favorites, I prefer a little more kick, but I will give this one some high marks because it was one of the best I've had.
On a scale of 1-10 I will rate this Gurkha 9.4.