This 6 inch ring 50 Toro is nicely packed in cellophane with a piece of cedar wrapped around the foot of the cigar. The wrapper is dark, oily, smooth and has a bit of a silky feel to it. The construction feels good, the aroma is a deep aroma of hay and the predraw is close to perfect and gives a peppery flavor.

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What do I taste? Wood or leather? Or Both? Guess I taste both but because the flavor is perfectly balanced it is hard to find out what I actually taste. The flavor isn’t strong, I would call this a medium smoke. After an inch I tasted some chocolate and then the cigar is blend for a while, no specific flavor.

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After 2 inch I could taste a sweet leather and some sweet cedar. Midway I noticed the power of the cigar increase a little. The texture is a bit creamy but peppery too, all as a support to the woody flavor. Even though the cigar gained some power it stays medium

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The draw was fine and the smoke was ok. The ash was white and firm, and the burn was pretty straight.

Would I buy this cigar again? Maybe, this is the first Gurkha that I liked.

Construction: 14 / 20
Draw: 14 / 20
Appearance: 16 / 20
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 20
Aroma (first part) 7 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 6 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10
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"Would I buy this cigar again? Maybe, this is the first Gurkha that I liked."

I love it, down the slope he goes. :-) I find this one to be a very solid smoke, very consistant in taste and construction. I good one to go to when I want a known smoke and nothing new.
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I have been on a slope for a long time Mike, but not on Gurkha's and that will never happen. I had too many Gurkha dislikes to go down that road.
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Why did you give the burn an 8 out of 20?
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F@^&(, must be a 16 out of 20.
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Thanks, I thought I was missing something.
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i like the master select, in fact might be one of the only gurkhas that i like..thanks for the review
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The master Select is my favorite by far.

Can i drop a little bomb of knowledge on you?

all Master Select 5 packs are 12.50 at JRcigars.com

the cheapest i can usually find is about 20.00 per 5'er...

I jsut bought 4 5'ers!!!
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Another Gurkha whore like me. BTW, have you tried a Ancient Warrior or a Genghis kahn?
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Thanks for the review Ferdie.
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Nice Review!
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Thanks for the review. I've smoked a lot of Gurkhas and haven't had many to impress me, but I do have a 5pk of the Master Selects resting. Looking forward to it!

Are these your favorites? Any others?
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Your not alone Volt. :-)
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Glad to see ya liked a Gurkha Don :-) I be lubbin em most of the time!
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Anyone know a free shipping code for JR's ?

Chas
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sorry bud, i wish i did. i think they have free shipping on orders over 100.00 (they did when i ordered)
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