Gurkha

[Hardheaded]

Yeah, the Gurkha thread. No, not the one where people knock em, the one where people post up the ones they have enjoyed smoking. I know it's a brand that gets a bad rap, but some are pretty good, especially at cbid prices.

I hope a few of our resident Gurkha experts will chime in here as well.

So far for me the Doble Maduro is a winner. I understand the Titan to be a good maduro as well, and will be in my next round of cbid bids. I'm also considering one of the samplers to branch out a bit more.

So what say you bums, anyone care to come forward and admit they found one they like?

[c.ortiz108]

I liked the Symphony, the Beast, and half the Regent. The Status and the Master Select were pretty poor.

[Old Smokey]

I have honestly never smoked one, so I got nothin.

[bluenoser]

I've only tried one, a gurkha viper and it was quite possibly the worst cigar I've ever had. That said I'm not completely ruling them out as I was recently gifted a gurkha prestige from a facebook botl that I've yet to and look forward to trying at some point.

[Laynard]

I thought Beauty was good for an ultra mild cigar. I somewhat enjoyed the Warlord too. And I believe they make Black Ops, which is OK for the price. Nothing I've had has blown me away, and there is some serious rough to sift through to find a diamond, but at about $2/stick, you get a decent yard gar when you find one that suits your palate.

[Hardheaded]

I thought Beauty was good for an ultra mild cigar. I somewhat enjoyed the Warlord too. And I believe they make Black Ops, which is OK for the price. Nothing I've had has blown me away, and there is some serious rough to sift through to find a diamond, but at about $2/stick, you get a decent yard gar when you find one that suits your palate.

I had forgotten they make the Black Ops. That is a fairly decent yard gar for sure.

[DogRockets]

Doble Maduro is their big winner for me - I picked up 10 on cbid for $25. I'd say Black Beauty is my 2nd favorite of theirs of the cbid/cigars international type cigars. The regular Beauty is a nice mild smoke as well.

If you get outside those and are talking about the B&M sticks - the Rogue is a nice smoke. I've also enjoyed the (I think it's called) Cellar Reserve - it has a pigtail cap on it.

Don't get me wrong, they have a lot of different cigars (not sure why they choose to have about 100) and some of them are just nasty, but there are some good ones in there too.

[BrianWilliams]

I smoke nothing but the finest Gurkhas when meeting with world leaders such as the Sultan of Brunei. He is a fan of the Gurkha Centurian. NBC News Flash: Originally it was made exclusively for him!

It appears there is a great sale at Cigars International on these cigars this week. 16 options at 90% off! Now even a commoner such as yourself can smoke like the great Brian Williams!

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[thechasm442]

Black ops maduro is decent with proper rest. Like 1+'years.

I had the same experience as @bluenoser with the viper. Worst smoke ever.

[Usafvet509]

Now that I have finished the RyJ review set, I believe I will start a Gurkha set that I have assembled. This thread has me curious about them. My experience with them is limited. I know I have enjoyed 2, the Cellar Reserve and Master Select. Thanks to @samiam2007 , I have 5 from the dog rocket pass, including a Black Ops.