their own sales jargon is a dead giveaway to the quality of the product; "More bloated than a beached whale" ....

if that phrase doesn't turn your stomach, then you are a bonafide Gurkha ho...

When I first started, I tired and even enjoyed a few lines, the old class regent was pretty good, the little black dragons were good too. They did a micro batch series that had a lancero that was really good, I believe that was a series that was a CI special and was blended by AJ when he was first getting started in the industry. My memory recalls them smoking like the current Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose lanceros I've picked up. The issue was always consistency, their lines would start well, but by the second or third production run they'd turn into yard gars at best. Tack on all the CI exclusives that were seemingly produced by Victor Sinclair and marketed as budget Davidoff's and you start to see the patterns emerge.

One of my early Gurkha favorites was the Ancient warrior presidente. The flavor matched the CI description precicely including a brief flavor of sweet red wine. Soon thereafter they became less flavorful and eventually disappeared for sale. Similar occurances to other Gurkha offerings. Other than the Ghost, I can't think of anything they make still being good and that may also be suffering a similar fate, if it hasn't already. I'm reluctant to buy any of their new offerings, but if the price is right I still pick some up if they are cheap enough for yard gar use.

Thanks for the input guys. I knew their reputation was spotty and I just wasn’t aware of the back-office issues.
I think I will continue to avoid them!