Reviews
.JPG "Gurkha 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Trienta Toro Cigar - Tin of 5")
Date Added: Tuesday 10 December, 2024
Started off very difficult to draw over the first third but last two thirds was ok.
Pleasant smoke with a touch of spice all the way through.
I bought a tin of five of these and this was the first one I have smoked so far.
The others I will leave in the humidor for a few months and will try again.
Date Added: Monday 25 November, 2024
I am a leisurely smoker and this lovely cigar lasted me 1hr and 50 minutes. Smoothness 9/10, flavour 9/10, build quality 10/10 ash retention on this is 11/10 it holds the ash like crazy which tells me that the build quality is great.
I smoked this with it being in my humidor for only a couple of weeks and will keep another for a few months and try it again.
Both bands came away very very easily.
The flavour I got was Smooth Tobacco, Wood, Leather and some expresso or very dark chocolate most of the way through.
A new smoker would enjoy this if smoked slowly also would be suitable for the faster smoker who like a bit of added spice (nicotine).
This is one to try for sure.
.JPG "Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year Old Solara Double Robusto Maduro Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Saturday 23 November, 2024
I am a slow pleasure smoker and this took me 75 minutes before it was laid to rest. Consistent flavour all the way through of tobacco, wood and nuttiness with plenty of smoke.
Good even burn well after the band was removed just got a little wavy on the burn as it encroached the nub but not enough to need any help.
I have another one in the humidor and will try it again over the festive season to see if there is any difference.
Would I recommend this to a new smoker ? Yes if you take your time with it, but if you are a fast smoker who never puts it down then the spiciness (Nicotine) will get you.
Date Added: Saturday 26 October, 2024
Wow! For the price, this is amazing. Flavours of coffee, hay and a hint of chocolate. Smooth throughout, right up until the last draws when it had clearly had enough. I sipped an Amontillado sherry with this, which worked well. Nice even burn and pretty much a full hour. One of my favourites from C.Gars so far, and one I'll be smoking again.
Date Added: Saturday 19 October, 2024
Exquisite! A solid 50 minutes of pleasure from start to finish. Smooth, creamy, nutty. Even burn and a lovely smooth draw. Definitely one to buy again.
.JPG "Gurkha Cellar Reserve 12 Year Old Solara Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Wednesday 02 October, 2024
In almost 25 years of smoking cigars this is the first review I've left, because this cigar is something truly special. In general I only really love certain Cubans, but have been 'working' hard to get a good knowledge of new world cigars. I've been fortunate enough to smoke a very large number of very high end new world cigars at trade show, many impeccably built, blended and presented, but to my personal taste not even close to as enjoyable as a good Cuban. I've been buying and smoking a fair few new world cigars recently to expand my horizons a bit, including this one.
This is the first and so far only new world cigar I've absolutely loved. I've liked some, tolerated some, and hated more than a few. However this Gurkha stick is by far the best non-cuban I've ever smoked, and in fact one of the best cigars I've ever smoked.
This cigar was simply outstanding and (to me) way better than a whole lot of Cuban cigars. Totally balanced, Nicaraguan flavour comes through without the peppery, earthy harshness often present in Nicaraguan tobacco, a s
