Gurkha Wins Packaging Award
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stevesmoke
LOL...You got that right.
http://www.halfwheel.com/press-release-gurkha-wins-prestigious-golden-label-printing-award/
That is the creepiest cigar band ever. Dude looks like a corpse.
That is the creepiest cigar band ever. Dude looks like a corpse.
javajunkie
BoM July '12
nope, pretty sure it is. o)
Too bad they don't give a darn about their cigars.
I'll admit the boxes are very nice, what's in them is up for debate.
"World renowned for their packaging and design..." Not cigars? Lol
I gotta admit a few years ago when I decided to up the stakes to storing cigars at home they suckered me into two boxes because design, they shortly became hand-outs to friends that rarely smoked.
On a different note I thoroughly enjoy the Gurkha Evil w/ >3 months rest as well as the Cellar Reserve.
I gotta admit a few years ago when I decided to up the stakes to storing cigars at home they suckered me into two boxes because design, they shortly became hand-outs to friends that rarely smoked.
On a different note I thoroughly enjoy the Gurkha Evil w/ >3 months rest as well as the Cellar Reserve.
99% of uneducated cigar smokers will pick the cigar in the glass tube and fancy wax seal over a loose stick in a box. Amazing marketing and packaging by them, just not what the community here desires for their cigars.
thegoldenmackid
Why Can't I be a Lancero?
It's funny, I thought the band was ineffective. It was decent, but for someone that hasn't memorized all 43 Gurkha lines, it didn't seem like it would separate the 125th well enough on a shelf.
You're absolutely right. This is why Cohiba, Montecristo, and RyJ have a market share. To the cigar smoker that isn't absolutely fanatics like those on BOTL, they are the cigar to buy.
I remember going to a friend's house and I knew his father smoked cigars. So I bought a box pressed CAO thinking how cool is that?
Fourtotheflush
BoM Apr 12'
The issue I have had with them is consistant quality.
I have smoke a few WAY back 3-4 years ago.
Ive had a couple cigar from a release that we OK. Then you revisit the blend and it it aweful - didnt taste the same at all.
I have found and heard that this is the same accross many of their lines.
I have not revisited them in a long time and dont plan to!
There are too many other brands that have consistant quality that I want to try, let alone go back to one that has known quality problems.
I'm a newbie and have by chance gotten a few Gurkha's due to purchasing some sampler packs over the last 5 months. First couple I had were nothing to write home about, however, I just smoked a "Status" that was very enjoyable, great draw and burn, smooth and tasty (at least to me), so now and then I guess they make something decent.
