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I'm reading through my CI catalogue and I always see Gurkhas being highly praised as "top-shelf, high quality" with an MSRP of over $400 for 20 cigars. What's everyone's opinion on these? I've had them before and they're ok but my beef is this...if they're such high quality, how come you can get $20 for $59.99??? Am I missing something here?

AC

Ugh, Gurkha.

98% of their stuff I've tried has been total schitt. The 2% that was good is a crapshoot, because if you buy that exact same cigar again, there's a good chance it'll suck.

In short, mostly low-quality, and the higher-quality stuff is unpredictable and inconsistent.

The grandiose bullschitt about $400 boxes and "high-end, sought-after luxury lifestyle brand" is completely made-up nonsense to get idiots to buy them.

They're a longstanding joke in the cigar world.

Because you're being sold "internet" cigars.....

******** members get B&M cigars.

B&M Gurkhas are the real Rolls Royces of cigars.

I've never had a B&M Gurkha. I've smoked over 60 different ones and only remember one that was horrible. Most Gurkhas are mediocre cigars, but of those 60 + over a dozen were quite good if not superb. The best bet in trying a Gurkha is to pick one that isn't sold exclusively by an internet seller. MSRP is a joke, so disregard it. Stay away from the infused crap- Oliveros does cognac infused better. If you find a good one, stock up quick before they change to licensed reproductions.

HtT,

Micro TPB-1 - box pressed lance w/corojo wrapper....v good....if you find some, lmk....smoked last one about two years ago

Titan - OR (any that I purchased after 2009 were mediocre)....deep, sweet flavors, burns well, lasts a couple hours

Ancient Warrior - Get one from 2008 or earlier (purple; not yellow) --- recently re-released versions are way beyond horrible....I can't think of another cigar that was so completely fd up between OR and re-release...great to unfnsmokeable

There was another skinny box press from days gone by...I can't recall the name....believe it was a cameroon wrapper...decent enough for the coin

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I have not had one single Gurkha sold since 2011 that was worth one half what I paid for it...there may be some out there, but I refuse to believe that it might be worth the risk of going through some absolutely **** cigars that may well explode on you

I think this subject matter, (OR vs re-issue), has been addressed in another thread, but I just had to add my $.02

The OR Black Pearl Morado (purple band) was an excellent cigar.
The re-issue truly SUCKED !


As far as OR Gurkhas go . . . In addition to the Ancient Warrior mentioned above, I liked the Centurian XX, Royal Brigade, Nepalese Warrior, Class Regent, and probably a few others that I can't think of at the moment.

Have not had ONE "new" Gurkha that even came close to my liking.

So pretty much Gurkha pre-2009 is the way to go...

Not really...

Probably best with an ISO post. I don't think that Gurkha (like most NCs) dated their boxes, so shops might not really have an accurate idea of the age.

I really used to like gurkas a lot when i first started smoking cigars... someone here sold me a box of the original class regents and a tin sampler...

The regents were good, but only good in the sense that they would be considered a good $3 cigar... but it sold for $5...

The sampler had a beauty, beast, shaggy, crest, and titan... i posted some pic comparisons of those cigars with versions of the cigars i had bought here, and they were clearly different...

no one here really gave a sh*t about the pics, which i didn't understand then... but i understand now it was because most people here know gurkas are low quality cigars... and even at their best, gurks can't compare with other cigars of the same price, hence the gimmicky marketing...

:) I asked the same question, but he's sorta evasive

You from MKE, Cobra?

I am proud to say I don't plan on smoking another one

Yeah...agreed. I've smoked a few before and like I said to Frank, I didn't purchase them because I'm not buying the marketing gimmick of top shelf + super low price.

AC

And his sister is Alice.

A Gurk currently available here is the Special Ops. Haven't had one recently, but the ones I got 2 or more years ago were very good. Another I picked up here was the Seduction robusto. Tried a larger size one that wasn't so good. Most of what shows up on the auctions lately .have not been very good.

Not a fan. Spend your money elsewhere. Don't trust the catalogs!

You?

Maybe not. Remember you can't drive the Rolls Royce until you buy it!

+1

That explains quite a lot, actually. Thanks for the insight.

If Gurkha was the only cigar, I would quit smoking cigars.
My barbeque grill puts out less smoke.

If Gurkha was the only cigar, I would quit smoking cigars.
My barbeque grill puts out less smoke.

Gurkhas are useful for the companies that do samplers and bundles because - with the huge MSRP on the Gurkhas - they can make it look like you are getting an amazing deal on the bundle or sampler. All the while, they are filling out the bundle with a cigar they probably get for pennies on the (retail) dollar. That does not necessarily make the sampler a bad deal, its just you have to discount it based on the Gurkhas that are included!

The only Gurkhas I have had have come this way - in some sampler I wanted for some reason. For example the CI humidor samplers can be a good deal. Gotten them several times when wanted to give a nice looking but inexpensive humi to somebody as a gift and I keep the cigars. Usually there are one are two in that sampler that are pretty good and the rest decent yard-gars or hand-outs at golf course or parties. and...then...there is...the Gurkha! (cue ominous sound effects: organ stab, thunder, frightened horses!)

I can only imagine that the Gurkhas that they put in the samplers are probably the worst of the worst because that is what they have always tasted like to me - don't even give those out (to people I like anyway...)

dont lie ben .we all know you are a gurkha whore

I thought the Hudson bay was pretty good

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