Gurkha the monticristo of NCs

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Reaver2145

Gin you say ill crack out the Hendricks then.

Love me some Hendricks.
Do you enjoy/follow football?

Originally Posted by pnoon

Love me some Hendricks.
Do you enjoy/follow football?

English or American

Cos i support Chelsea nothing like having a crook for a boss but my real interest in good old rugby.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by Reaver2145

@lenguamor HAHA good point but no i like the change of pace of NC cigars there is nothing like it coming out of cuba just like there is nothing like a cuban coming out of any NC sticks.

@pnoon Dont worry its like learning Russian youll get the hang of it eventually or just drown yourself in vodka to make the pain go away.

These are great points.

[ApexAZ]

I've only bought some of the gurkha's found on Cigar Bid, which I'm not sure are even part of their normal line you would find in an actual shop. Few have been plugged. There's only 1 that I really didn't care for, the rest have been decent for how cheap they were. Their wrappers kind of irk me though.

[44stampede]

I am a newbie for sure but almost every Gurkha I have smoked has been bad to real bad. THe exception was the Legend Series VI I got from Cigar Bid. It is decent for the price (not great). From the amount I have learned from the guys and gals on this site and tasting a bunch, I would not buy another Gurkha. Unfortunately I learned that after buying a bunch. I still have to find a place for 20+ of my stash that I can't bear to light up.

I wouldn't compare them to a Cuban MC. I have had some not burn well of my MC 4s but overall quality is pretty good and the taste was consistent.

[jjmitchem]

I've had a few good Gurkhas, a few bad Gurkhas and one or two great Gurkhas. My wife even bought me the Spec Ops box of Gurkhas and had them shipped to me in Iraq. My favorite so far is the Red Dragon ( sent to me by Hotreds)

But, with that being said, I think their customer relations is lacking. I jumped on the opportunity to be part of the Gurkha Tasters Club (where we were supposed to be getting monthly cigars to try and post reviews). This lasted for about a month, after a pretty extensive screening process, and then all contact ended. Six months later, after we had all begged for some acknowledgement, they respond that they are not going to do this anymore

A group of Gurkha fans and not even any contact for that length of time. Needless to say, I have been turned off slightly.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by jjmitchem

I've had a few good Gurkhas, a few bad Gurkhas and one or two great Gurkhas. My wife even bought me the Spec Ops box of Gurkhas and had them shipped to me in Iraq. My favorite so far is the Red Dragon ( sent to me by Hotreds)

But, with that being said, I think their customer relations is lacking. I jumped on the opportunity to be part of the Gurkha Tasters Club (where we were supposed to be getting monthly cigars to try and post reviews). This lasted for about a month, after a pretty extensive screening process, and then all contact ended. Six months later, after we had all begged for some acknowledgement, they respond that they are not going to do this anymore

A group of Gurkha fans and not even any contact for that length of time. Needless to say, I have been turned off slightly.

That sux, Chappy! I know how much you enjoy the brand so that's like a

Not really painful betfred do some pretty good odds on how badly they will loose.

[oooo35980]

I'm confused, maybe because I'm relatively new to the hobby, but what exactly is it about Gurkha that seems to draw the ire of a majority of the smoking community. I had one yesterday that was almost totally unmemorable, either bad or good. I was half expecting it to explode in a cloud of nerve gas when I lit it after reading these boards for a while.

[DaBear]

Originally Posted by oooo35980

I'm confused, maybe because I'm relatively new to the hobby, but what exactly is it about Gurkha that seems to draw the ire of a majority of the smoking community. I had one yesterday that was almost totally unmemorable, either bad or good. I was half expecting it to explode in a cloud of nerve gas when I lit it after reading these boards for a while.

For the most part they tend to be vastly overpriced for the stick they are. For example, the Cellar Reserve isn't a bad stick, but for 1/3 the price I can pick up a Perdomo Lot 23 with the same exact flavors and just as good(if not better) construction. If the Cellar Reserve was only a buck or two more than a Lot 23 I could justify grabbing one every now and then for a change of pace, but I'm not going to pay $12 for something I can get for $4



Also, I'm not a fan of their advertising practices, but you can PM me if you want to know about that.

I think its because us cigar smokers must be in some way related to crows as they have real shiny bands that are real nice to "collect"

[oooo35980]

Originally Posted by Reaver2145

I think its because us cigar smokers must be in some way related to crows as they have real shiny bands that are real nice to "collect"

Wouldn't that make them well liked though?

[Zanaspus]

I think you meant your title to be; "Gurkha, the Guantanamera of NCs?"

Originally Posted by Zanaspus

I think you meant your title to be; "Gurkha, the Guantanamera of NCs?"

NOOOO guantanimos have the bonus of being cheap awful but cheap none of the less.

[icehog3]

Smoke what you like, like what you smoke.

If you like Gurkhas, good deal. You can grab my portion with my blessing.

[Skywalker]

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Yum Gurkhas, the lovely taste of metal and top soil

[maninblack]

I always felt Gurkha's were the Gurkha's of the NC world, really not much else to compare them to. Taste like sh!t, smoke like sh!t. But like what you smoke, smoke what you like.

[44stampede]

Originally Posted by maninblack

I always felt Gurkha's were the Gurkha's of the NC world, really not much else to compare them to. Taste like sh!t, smoke like sh!t. But like what you smoke, smoke what you like.

This.
By the way I asked the same question about "why is everyone so hard on these smokes here". Then I smoked the cuban selection.
Again, if these sticks were a buck each it would be different but they weren't. I got suckered by the ads and reviews on a large cigar site. The reviews part really bothers me as people were saying these were the sticks they put away for special occasions! If that is true, holy shite. These poor bastards. I just don't think they are legit (can't be with some of the flavors I taste in it)

[maninblack]

K. Hansotia is a marketing genius because he keeps putting crap out on the market and people keep buying them. Maybe I'm just a snob, but I don't think so. Of course some people would say the same about Pete Johnson.