Gurkha Black Dragon
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It's my first review so bear with me. Met with Marty (lilwing88) last Thursday at the local B&M event and had me 4.5 x 52.
Smell of the wrapper, oily an earthy which translated well into the cap: sweet leather and dirt...loved it!
Wrapper and filler rolled very nice. Looking at the end you can clearly see the long leaves bunched in the middle. Wrapper was perfect and the cap was a little larger than others I've seen. Not sure if that was on purpose but it would have taken a cut nicely.
It took the light well and the draw was nice. The flavors of the cap and smoke blended well. The smoke was milder than the cap but still had that pure tobacco flavor with a hint of the earth tone. Flavor was consistent to the end which was surprising: if I wasn't burning my fingers I would have smoked the whole thing...lol
The burn was good but there were a few relights and the wrapper burned a little uneven. To it's defense I haven't too many that didn't burn a little uneven so it's not a criticism. Ash was white and if I wasn't moving around I could have kept it on there and won the long ash contest.
Overall, one of the better smokes I've had and it redeemed Gurkha for me since my experience with the Grand Reserve. It's something I could smoke everyday.
It's not a scientific rating system but I rate cigars as:
Never Again (cat piss, dog's ass, old shoe, etc.)
Once in a While (flavored, infused, kick in the teeth or weak as hell)
Could Smoke Them Everyday (RP vintage 90', Casa Magna, Black Dragon)
If I Could Only Smoke One Brand For the Rest of My Life (Padron 1964)
Smell of the wrapper, oily an earthy which translated well into the cap: sweet leather and dirt...loved it!
Wrapper and filler rolled very nice. Looking at the end you can clearly see the long leaves bunched in the middle. Wrapper was perfect and the cap was a little larger than others I've seen. Not sure if that was on purpose but it would have taken a cut nicely.
It took the light well and the draw was nice. The flavors of the cap and smoke blended well. The smoke was milder than the cap but still had that pure tobacco flavor with a hint of the earth tone. Flavor was consistent to the end which was surprising: if I wasn't burning my fingers I would have smoked the whole thing...lol
The burn was good but there were a few relights and the wrapper burned a little uneven. To it's defense I haven't too many that didn't burn a little uneven so it's not a criticism. Ash was white and if I wasn't moving around I could have kept it on there and won the long ash contest.
Overall, one of the better smokes I've had and it redeemed Gurkha for me since my experience with the Grand Reserve. It's something I could smoke everyday.
It's not a scientific rating system but I rate cigars as:
Never Again (cat piss, dog's ass, old shoe, etc.)
Once in a While (flavored, infused, kick in the teeth or weak as hell)
Could Smoke Them Everyday (RP vintage 90', Casa Magna, Black Dragon)
If I Could Only Smoke One Brand For the Rest of My Life (Padron 1964)
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I didn't experience that. I thought the flavor was consistent. That's common in about every other smoke I've had. I had a Gurkha Shaggy last night and the flavor did change a bit but nothing drastic.
Did you try that Shaggy Foot, that night? I can't remember. I liked mine.
Sorry Marty, was catching up on some of the threads.
No, didn't have the shaggy that night (Joe did when he stopped in) but did have one a few days later. Not as mild as the Black Dragon but some of the same flavors. I liked it but thought the Dragon was a hair better. Definitely in my could smoke everyday category.
The one I've had resting isn't a fury though I did seem to be lucky enough to stumble across one of those too somehow (lol)! I had to bury the fury in the humi in fear I would smoke it right away!!!