Docbp87
Smoke Into Oblivion
Tonight I smoked a Gurkha Centurian Perfecto. This is the first perfecto I have smoked, and the fourth Gurkha I have had. It was a decent smoke, but had some issues. My only complaint that is in any way serious was the construction. The draw was super loose, and produced very little smoke, especially in the first third. There also was very little flavor during the first third, which I want to attribute to the perfecto shape. The flavor didn't really come forward until I had smoked past the bunched up end, once it hit the full ring size of 60 (I'm pretty sure it's 60)? Before that all I really got was a decent tobacco flavor, and some peppery feel.
The spice kicked up once it hit it's full potential, in a great flavorful way. The draw and smoke production also got a little better once I smoked past the cone. The ash held on for a little over an inch. Didn't have any issues with the burn. I would like to smoke another of these just to see if it was maybe a fluke? Total burn time was right at an hour. Great looking stick though, beautiful bands and wrapper, etc.
Aside from the draw and small smoke output, I enjoyed this stick enough to try another in a few months.
Some photos:
The spice kicked up once it hit it's full potential, in a great flavorful way. The draw and smoke production also got a little better once I smoked past the cone. The ash held on for a little over an inch. Didn't have any issues with the burn. I would like to smoke another of these just to see if it was maybe a fluke? Total burn time was right at an hour. Great looking stick though, beautiful bands and wrapper, etc.
Aside from the draw and small smoke output, I enjoyed this stick enough to try another in a few months.
Some photos:
