Gurkha Symphony Churchill

BlackDog · 11-02-2008, 02:46 PM

We had a nice big mid-day meal after church today, and afterwards I decided to smoke the Gurkha Symphony churchill I had in my humi. It's a gorgeous stick, perfect construction, perfect wrapper, perfect cap, perfect draw. The cigar is 7" x 50rg, and is a CT wrapper with DR filler. Top 25 gives it a 9.16 rating.

The first half inch or so is very sweet and buttery, just like a good CT/DR cigar should be. Then..........nothing. The side stream aroma is very nice, but the flavor is gone. I stick with the cigar thinking perhaps the flavor will increase as I smoke more of the cigar. As I progress I get fleeting glimpses of some floral notes, but mostly............nothing.

I stick with the cigar because, heck, it's just such a nice looking cigar that there's got to be something there. So for another 20 minutes I dutifully smoke the cigar carefully, looking for that elusive something. Alas, I never find it. When my wife calls me for pie and coffee I get the cigar die. Whatever many folks find in this cigar that warrants their high rating and praise has eluded me. I would not go out of my way to smoke more of these.

icehog3 · 11-02-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackDog

Whatever many folks find in this cigar that warrants their high rating and praise has eluded me. I would not go out of my way to smoke more of these.

Drinking the Koolaid, maybe?

BlackIrish · 11-02-2008, 05:02 PM

Exactly my experience, though mine was with a toro, so I didn't have to spend as much time wondering if I'd see any more flavor.

Thanks for the review.

BlackIrish

11-02-2008, 02:46 PM	#1
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Gurkha Symphony Churchill We had a nice big mid-day meal after church today, and afterwards I decided to smoke the Gurkha Symphony churchill I had in my humi. It's a gorgeous stick, perfect construction, perfect wrapper, perfect cap, perfect draw. The cigar is 7" x 50rg, and is a CT wrapper with DR filler. Top 25 gives it a 9.16 rating. The first half inch or so is very sweet and buttery, just like a good CT/DR cigar should be. Then..........nothing. The side stream aroma is very nice, but the flavor is gone. I stick with the cigar thinking perhaps the flavor will increase as I smoke more of the cigar. As I progress I get fleeting glimpses of some floral notes, but mostly............nothing. I stick with the cigar because, heck, it's just such a nice looking cigar that there's got to be something there. So for another 20 minutes I dutifully smoke the cigar carefully, looking for that elusive something. Alas, I never find it. When my wife calls me for pie and coffee I get the cigar die. Whatever many folks find in this cigar that warrants their high rating and praise has eluded me. I would not go out of my way to smoke more of these. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

11-02-2008, 05:02 PM	#3
BlackIrish MassHole Militia Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Eddie Location: Bunker Hill Posts: 1,395 Trading: (55)	Re: Gurkha Symphony Churchill Exactly my experience, though mine was with a toro, so I didn't have to spend as much time wondering if I'd see any more flavor. Thanks for the review. BlackIrish __________________