Gurkha Beauty Review
JonathanE
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As I sit down to write this review I am struggling to temper my use of the terms, the best this, and the most that, and other such excessive descriptors in labeling the character of this cigar! My final score is 94 and if I erred, I erred low.
If you read my review of the Diesel Unlimited d.5 you know that, while I use the CA, 100 point scale, I make far more use of it than the tasters at CA. My log shows scores ranging as low as 40 and as high as 95. I commonly rate excellent cigars in the 70s and its a special blend that makes the 80s. Any score with a 9 in the tens place is quite an accomplishment in my book.
The construction and labeling of the Beauty are exactly what you would expect of a premium cigar. It feels substantial in your hand but not quite too big. The cap is perfect and round enough that you can make a shallow cut followed by a deeper one as required to obtain your preference in draw. The 7 year Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper is flawless and its 56 ring gauge body surrounds plenty of select, 5 year Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic filler tobacco; absolutely premium.
I lit up easily if not somewhat methodically (its a big cigar!) and settled in for a long, slow savor with my new companion. As we enjoyed the evening over two and one half hours, I got to watch her wrapper pull back perfectly to reveal the best looking, whitest ash Ive ever seen. See? There I go with the excessive descriptors! (BTW, get your mind out of the gutter!)
At this point I have a hard time using simple terms like, coffee, vanilla hazelnut, and, toasty nuttiness to describe her savor. They dont do my friend justice. I suppose I will just have to settle with another ultimatum: This is the purest, silky smooth cigar I have smoked and can ever hope to smoke again in the future. There! Its nice to have hat off my chest.
Now, keep in mind that I am a married man and just nearly had an affair with an inanimate object. That explains why all these Proverbs are going through my head about seductresses and wayward women!
I cant afford to pay retail for this cigar. but I dont know if thats going to stop me.
JDE
P.S. CCOM, the feature for Julys CoTM is another Gurkha, right? Beware the Beast??
If you read my review of the Diesel Unlimited d.5 you know that, while I use the CA, 100 point scale, I make far more use of it than the tasters at CA. My log shows scores ranging as low as 40 and as high as 95. I commonly rate excellent cigars in the 70s and its a special blend that makes the 80s. Any score with a 9 in the tens place is quite an accomplishment in my book.
The construction and labeling of the Beauty are exactly what you would expect of a premium cigar. It feels substantial in your hand but not quite too big. The cap is perfect and round enough that you can make a shallow cut followed by a deeper one as required to obtain your preference in draw. The 7 year Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper is flawless and its 56 ring gauge body surrounds plenty of select, 5 year Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic filler tobacco; absolutely premium.
I lit up easily if not somewhat methodically (its a big cigar!) and settled in for a long, slow savor with my new companion. As we enjoyed the evening over two and one half hours, I got to watch her wrapper pull back perfectly to reveal the best looking, whitest ash Ive ever seen. See? There I go with the excessive descriptors! (BTW, get your mind out of the gutter!)
At this point I have a hard time using simple terms like, coffee, vanilla hazelnut, and, toasty nuttiness to describe her savor. They dont do my friend justice. I suppose I will just have to settle with another ultimatum: This is the purest, silky smooth cigar I have smoked and can ever hope to smoke again in the future. There! Its nice to have hat off my chest.
Now, keep in mind that I am a married man and just nearly had an affair with an inanimate object. That explains why all these Proverbs are going through my head about seductresses and wayward women!
I cant afford to pay retail for this cigar. but I dont know if thats going to stop me.
JDE
P.S. CCOM, the feature for Julys CoTM is another Gurkha, right? Beware the Beast??
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That being said, I havent had a beauty in a while, I just may pull one out of my box and give it another shot.
The one thing an ash CAN give you is an indication of the quality of long filler used. ...that is unless you're smoking it too hot and the ash falls off prematurely.
JDE
The "two cut method" is really just the fact of a huge cigar. The cap is large enough and properly shaped so that you can make a shallow cut to create, say, a 40 ring gauge opening. Then, if the draw is too tight, you've still got plenty of cap left to make another cut and open it up to, say, a 50 ring gauge cut.
I always start with shallow cut because, as they say in my profession, "You can't cut it smaller!"
Only high quality caps can survive two cuts in near proximity. Make sure your cutter is sharp or you might damage the cigar!
JDE
(hahaha) Definitely try at least one of them.
JDE
You couldn't have picked a better bomb, man. I loved this cigar so thanks a million!
JDE
Yes, I know about it and have had my finger hovering over the "Add to Cart" button more than once!
JDE
JDE
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