Gurkha Ghost Connecticut and Grand Age II Cigar… featured in The Blaze Report.
Gurkha Ghost Connecticut and Grand Age II Cigar.
Brand Profile:
The Gurkha Grand Age II, a follow-up to the original Grand Age that has been on the market for several years. It keeps the same treasure chest packaging design but with better organization of the three blends inside: a Connecticut, a habano and a maduro. All of the wrappers come from Nicaragua, while the binder and filler are undisclosed. Production is handled by our Las Villas Cigars cigars factory in Nicaragua.
The Grand Age II is a fun project we’ve been developing over the past few months,” Jim Colucci, President and CEO of Gurkha Cigars, said in a press release. “We discovered an allotment of Grand Age boxes in our factories and decided we wanted to do something special with them, bringing a new spin on a favorite Gurkha packaging. We developed an insert to house three different toro size cigars in one master box. We’re partnering with a new factory and we just loved the blend so we decided to showcase it in this manner and bring it to consumers.”
Vitola (Size): Asura 6×54
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder:Mexican
Filler:Nic/Dom/USA
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The Blaze Report
Appearance:
A dark-brown, smooth and lightly oily wrapper and earthy pre-light smell and taste.
1st Third:
Starting off with a very nice even burn and excellent construction some cocoa and coffee notes detect with big tobacco flavor.
2nd Third:
Rich and spicy aroma with wood, tobacco and earth notes on the palate, a consistent burn through with a slow build in the body and flavor.
Final Third:
The Gurka Grand Age II characters kept getting better into the 3rd with a solid medium to almost full body with a nice complexity.
Making the Grade
Final Thoughts:
Very well made cigar. Hints of some sweetness on the palate with wood and earthy tones, rich character and a Medium to almost full body with full flavor. Extremely well made and blended Cigar.
Photo credit: M. Gooch
- Was this cigar a good buy? Yes
- Did you enjoy the aroma of the cigar while smoking? Yes
- Did the taste transition as you smoked it? Yes
- Does it have complexity? Yes
- How consistent was the strength level? Medium To Full
- What makes this cigar different or special? Creamy smoke
- Did the cigar produce spice? Yes
- Did the flavors match the description? Yes
- Did the strength match the description? Yes
- Would you smoke this cigar again? Yes
Final Grade
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