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So I fired up this mystery Gurkha last night:
It was thoroughly mediocre at best, and I wanted a good smoke to cap off a great day. Somewhere between thinking this and walking back to the cooler, I remembered the one Gurkha I intentionally bought, a Ghost. The review I watched said it was better than a Flor de las Antillas. That must be some cigar I thought, definitely worth a $7.50 gamble. And hey, I can compare all my Gurkhas at once.
We'll let me tell you, this was a total dog rocket, not even in the same universe as a My Father. No flavor, other than dirt, and the wrapper cracked and came apart the whole way. "Whole" is defined here as 1/2, as that is all I could endure.
Thanks for letting me waste some bandwidth recounting this horror. Maybe I can help you put your $7.50 towards something worthy. But you wouldn't have bought a Gurkha anyway right, not even for 372% off MSRP?
It was thoroughly mediocre at best, and I wanted a good smoke to cap off a great day. Somewhere between thinking this and walking back to the cooler, I remembered the one Gurkha I intentionally bought, a Ghost. The review I watched said it was better than a Flor de las Antillas. That must be some cigar I thought, definitely worth a $7.50 gamble. And hey, I can compare all my Gurkhas at once.
We'll let me tell you, this was a total dog rocket, not even in the same universe as a My Father. No flavor, other than dirt, and the wrapper cracked and came apart the whole way. "Whole" is defined here as 1/2, as that is all I could endure.
Thanks for letting me waste some bandwidth recounting this horror. Maybe I can help you put your $7.50 towards something worthy. But you wouldn't have bought a Gurkha anyway right, not even for 372% off MSRP?
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Without a cap? Pre cut head?
Yep!
Last night's smokes.
First Cabaiguan, REALLY enjoyed it.
First Cabaiguan, REALLY enjoyed it.
Rolled for Fox Cigar Bar in Gilbert Arizona.
http://halfwheel.com/fox-cigar-bar-gets-fox-father-cigars/72137
The first production batch just hit the store with the double bands.
Sooo good.
It does have that chocolate covered cherry taste to it.
I've tried 3 different blends in this line: the CORE, Oscuro Fuerte and Dos Capas and they're all really good. AJF does some great blends.
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Absolutely, especially for the price imo. It's going to be a year round regular rotation stick for me. It doesn't really have flavor transitions, just lots of great flavor beginning to end. Definitely reminded me of graham crackers with a good amount of spice. Right in my wheelhouse
The Buckingham, yesterday.
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #3
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