Bro-mance!!!
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Gurkha? I thought Thompson made those, sorry my bad. :-)
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LOL....Id smoke a Gurkha or a Rocky over a Thompson any day!!!!



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^^^ Why does Thompson plug that Tusker like nobodies business? At least they did over the Summer... it was Ca-RAZ-EEE
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FWIW - I liked my Regent toros and legends back in the day. It's all a matter of personal perspective and where we are in our own personal journey of exploration of cigars. Heavily promoted cigars tend to be tried by a larger audience than those not as widely promoted. We all are creatures of habit and of our own inventory. It's human nature that many would smoke and enjoy these cigars. They are not awful cigars by any stretch when compared to others at their actual selling prices. The difference between list and actual prices is the issue for many regarding these. For $ 1-3 a stick these represent a good value for what they are.

Me and Gurkhas today... well it's not "back in the day" anymore so relative to things now I have a different perspective. The cigars haven't changed, I have.
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I have had 3 Ghurkas and one was very good, the Park Avenue 44 that I just reviewed. The others were so-so - not bad, just not what I'm looking for, pretty weak and simple. I have never had one burn poorly.
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Thompson Hatin? :-):-):-)
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I've smoked one Gurkha.....I find the price and the lack of good reviews inhibitory to me buying them.....I am just not really drawn to them, but I don't hate them.
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I havent smoked a Gurkha, but I got drunk and ate one...not too bad
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This thread is cool. It's kinda like a banter thread of sorts.


Smoke what you like.
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:-):-):-):-)

My buddy was just smoking the Black Dragon, and I told him it was a great smoke for him cause he got it for free. There are so many cigars that top the Gurkha brand for the price they ask. I enjoy the doble maduro from time to time if I can get it on a deal. That to me is no more than a $4 cigar, not the $8 they typically ask. They are insanely over priced. In addition, I feel that their blends all run similiar in flavor profile. :-)
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I just saw this....and it makes me laugh. I have one of these cigars in my humi, not because I ever intend to smoke it. I was a Tusker in my last unit and they bought a big box of them. They are TERRIBLY AWFUL cigars. I smoked one of the two that I was given. :-)
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Remembered a few more

Legend

G3

G5

Regent

Nepalese warrior.

Warlord

Beast

Titan

Super fuerte


Anyway. Seems to me the venom comes from the price and advertising along with the not preferring the taste. Also mentioned was consistancy and construction.

Now the consistancy and construction I've not noticed and I've smoked a lot of gurkhas is actually one of the things I like. Only a few of the internet only ones were a little bit inconsistent. The super fuerte comes to mind. Probably my least favorite Gurkha. But I think I understand it more. Which was the point of the post. Not to argue. Thanks guys.
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Like a moth to a flame,,,,,I am drawn into this post because for the last few years I have seen so many threads about how awful Gurkhas are and don't see any thing specific as to the "why" but I do hear that they don't like that there are so many brands out there. I do like the Beast, Titan, Centurian, Warlord and Regent and a few others. I dislike some of the other brands they carry only because I do not like the taste,,,,not because it is easy to climb aboard the "I don't like Gurkha" bandwagon. I and some friends did a test of some of the Gurkha cigars on some of our friends who disliked the Gurkha brand on all levels and we traded them straight across on 3 brands of cigars for them and they did with us as well. Each person got a 5 pak to try with only numbers on the cigar and we all gave our opinions and guess what? Nearly every smoker picked the Gurkha cigars as a good cigar and these were people who swore they hated them. When you take the bands off and let your taste decide what you like you'll be surprised as to what you really like.
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I think the core members of this forum have been smoking cigars for some time and as Klugs touched on the Gurkha's seem to be a part of "cigar evolution." They just are a part of the evolution most of us have already been through and likely will not return to. I used to smoke a lot of Gurkha's, especially during my days of heavy involvement with cbid. I remember liking the Expedition and the Titan. At the time I felt they were good smokes for what I was paying for them on cbid. Now, whatever inventory I have is usually used as giveaways. I don't hate the cigars or the brand, as with most NC's I just don't smoke them anymore.
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Not for me...I could care less. I just don't like how they taste.
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I enjoyed the Gurkha Crest!!! It didn't taste like toothpaste!!!:-)
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I have smoked a handfull of different Gurkha blends and they all seem to taste very similar...Bad.
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wow. he's successfully combined the two hated threads...

that's awsum.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWBoU471-0
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