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Mandoman Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 11:11 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 11:29 AM EST
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didn't know they merged with graycliff...
dstieger Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 11:35 AM EST
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What is the difference? One is a pretentious, massively overpriced MSRP, very pedestrian cigar. The other is.....what?
t33bone Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 11:41 AM EST
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Got my bid in. These just might be worth something one day. LOL
bassman45 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 1:28 PM EST
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t33bone wrote:
Got my bid in. These just might be worth something one day. LOL


Awesome bid Tuck!Anxious
chazbo Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 5:03 PM EST
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Tbone, your screwed now. Your going to win the original band Gurkha ahahaha
KingoftheCove Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Sep 19 2016, 7:22 PM EST
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chazbo wrote:
Tbone, your screwed now. Your going to win the original band Gurkha ahahaha

d'oh!
t33bone Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Sep 20 2016, 7:37 AM EST
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chazbo wrote:
Tbone, your screwed now. Your going to win the original band Gurkha ahahaha

The only Gurkha I ever liked. Hopefully they smoke as good as they did back in the day. Well if $10 doesn't get it, **** it. BTW I will ship these to someone if I win. LMMFAO
tonygraz Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Sep 20 2016, 9:18 AM EST
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Spotted one of these last night in a humidor, same band but it was a toro (gran rothschild). Bought in May, 2014, so what's so new about the label ? I think I may have smoked one of these and didn't think it was very good. I may try the one I found last night later today. MSRP of 12.50 a stick, on sale at CI now for $ 29.99 (15). Bought mine for $ 1.40 a stick.

Funny thing is that when I went back to look for when I bought it, the description said Gurkha Estate Selection Shaggy, but the photo was of a silver label Graycliff cigar - so maybe Opie is on to something
tonygraz Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Sep 20 2016, 2:20 PM EST
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Grabbed that Gurkha shaggy toro/gran rothschild and smoked it a while after lunch paired with whiskey and ginger ale. First puff was flavorful and made it look like a $ 6 plus cigar, second puff - not so good. Got another nice sweet flavor when the burn hit the wrapper and it too disappeared. The cigar burned unevenly from the get go and 3 touch ups did not get it to burn evenly. No wrapper issues other than the uneven burn. Burned it down to under an inch and set it down. Conclusion is that is an under $ 2 cigar aged 2 years + and even tho it was better than one I smoked previously. Of course, this is a shorter toro than the torpedo being auctioned, so the longer torpedo may be better or worse. Who knows when and what changes if any have been made with a Gurkha and whether it is made under license.
boileremt Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Sep 20 2016, 4:55 PM EST
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They fixed the pic, darn it! Steaky gonna win a whole bunch o' esplodin' whiz bangs! LOL
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