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Ghurka sherpa orange last night....
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Johnnymyco Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 9:59 AM EST
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First cigar i ever put down
Sunoverbeach Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 11:00 AM EST
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Are your hands full? I put all of them down eventually
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 11:34 AM EST
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Johnnymyco wrote:
First cigar i ever put down


Consider yourself blessed. Over the past 10 years I've tossed dozens and dozens of cigars.

David
tonygraz Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 11:40 AM EST
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They were smokeable about 5 years ago, but they vanished and then reappeared about a year ago. A signal that a resurrection of a Gurkha is not something to buy.
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#5 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 12:22 PM EST
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I'd bought some bundles of these when the first came out and buried them and forgot all about them for a few years before I smoked them. They actually were very good, but that was the original release and whatever they're selling now isn't likely to resemble what was sold before. Think they were the last Gurkha's I bought too, saw what everyone else was seeing: original release may be good, but subsequent production feels like they just grab random leaves and stuff them in a cigar.
ZRX1200 Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 12:52 PM EST
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The Rolls Royce of cigars....I guess you guys don’t know cigars.
KingoftheCove Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 1:47 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
The Rolls Royce of cigars....I guess you guys don’t know cigars.

heh heh...
Speyside Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 2:23 PM EST
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And Rocky Patel is the Bentley of cigars.
ZRX1200 Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 2:59 PM EST
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Rocky is the Royal Enfield
Salmoneye Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, May 5 2019, 7:29 PM EST
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I don't know why I torture myself, but today I just HAD to retry one of the Gurkha 'Rogue' that I bought last year...

Every Gurkha I have attempted to smoke has been loose,
an air bag, and if it has any flavor, it is bad...

Not even a good mowing cigar...

The most satisfying part of the experience was tossing it in front of the mower,
and watching the confetti come out of the discharge when I drove over it...

Maybe I'll learn some day...
KingoftheCove Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 12:38 AM EST
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You’re lucky it didn’t kill your mower...
tonygraz Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 7:12 AM EST
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Tho I have heard good things about them (rogues), in my personal experience they are just mediocre. I think I may still have a few waiting for lawn gars.
midmofan Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 9:19 AM EST
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CI has been slipping that Grukha Orange in some of their special, and often otherwise very worthwhile, deals and boy does that cigar suck. Likewise couldn't finish it.
frankj1 Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 9:37 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Tho I have heard good things about them (rogues), in my personal experience they are just mediocre. I think I may still have a few waiting for lawn gars.

if I read this correctly, you're aging them until they become yard gars?
thurson Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 10:20 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
if I read this correctly, you're aging them until they become yard gars?


Applause Applause Applause
JGKAMIN Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 10:51 AM EST
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Salmoneye wrote:
I don't know why I torture myself, but today I just HAD to retry one of the Gurkha 'Rogue' that I bought last year...

Every Gurkha I have attempted to smoke has been loose,
an air bag, and if it has any flavor, it is bad...

Not even a good mowing cigar...

The most satisfying part of the experience was tossing it in front of the mower,
and watching the confetti come out of the discharge when I drove over it...

Maybe I'll learn some day...


Curious if the MSRP was higher on the mower or the Gurkha?
frankj1 Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 1:32 PM EST
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thurson wrote:
Applause Applause Applause

HA!
tonygraz Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 6:24 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
if I read this correctly, you're aging them until they become yard gars?


Maybe, or perhaps I just wait until any cigar will do. On the other hand, I have quite a few 5 years and older that I save for special occasions because they are that good.
frankj1 Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 7:20 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Maybe, or perhaps I just wait until any cigar will do. On the other hand, I have quite a few 5 years and older that I save for special occasions because they are that good.

I was going for the Gurkha laugh.
KingoftheCove Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, May 6 2019, 10:59 PM EST
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Didn’t someone here say they read/heard that Hansotia was becoming a real cigar guy, with his own fields, rollers, factory, etc.
Heck, who knows, maybe Gurkhas will get good and consistent.
tonygraz Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, May 7 2019, 7:09 AM EST
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I'm not counting on it. Having their own factory may be a plus and will probably be the source of the best cigars, but basically Hansotia is a showoff con man.
ZRX1200 Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, May 7 2019, 9:03 AM EST
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I’ve seen a picture of him actually smoking a cigar recently, and there was a time he stated that he didn’t even enjoy cigars.

And I believe they are trying to grow and roll some of their own now
JGKAMIN Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, May 7 2019, 3:53 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Didn’t someone here say they read/heard that Hansotia was becoming a real cigar guy, with his own fields, rollers, factory, etc.
Heck, who knows, maybe Gurkhas will get good and consistent.

I doubt it, he spends more time designing the next challenge coin, Rambo knife or fancy packaging for that special Gurkha stick with the $999.95 MSRP, yet is always 95% off.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, May 7 2019, 4:02 PM EST
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I wanna try the diamond encrusted gold leaf one. I hear gold leaf tastes exquisite. Plus I would have hours of fun afterwards sifting through ash to pick out the diamond bits
tonygraz Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, May 7 2019, 4:42 PM EST
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You'll scratch your lips off !
tonygraz Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, May 8 2019, 7:43 AM EST
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Just curious about the reincarnated Sherpa - does it still say "limited reserve lot 132" on the label ?
Johnnymyco Offline
#27 Posted: Wed, May 8 2019, 6:11 PM EST
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Lot #312
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