Corojo wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Corojo wrapper and filler from the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Apostate The Sword of Laban and Gurkha Cellar Reserve Edicion Especial.
What does Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Corojo. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican. |
| Filler | 18-year Dominican tobacco. |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by gurkhacigars.com |
| Body | Medium. |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Gurkha Cigars |
| Blender | K. Hansotia, retailer attribution. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L., Dominican Republic. |
| Sizes | Koi 4×58 · Solara 5×58 · Hedonism 6×58 · Kraken 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- momentohumo.com: 8.5 of 10, Solara, 5 x 58 (2021)In our words: The reviewer focused on the Solara. The piece reported an 8.5/10 score.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr
The line. Cigar Coop dates Edición Especial's introduction to 2014. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Gurkha says Kaizad Hansotia revived the historic brand in 1989. Gurkha calls itself a manufacturer. Retail evidence says it uses different factories. gurkhacigars.com
Cigars like Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr
- Apostate The Sword of LabanClosest matchCorojo wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Cellar Reserve Edicion EspecialAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 1495Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown SeriesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Gloria Cubana Spanish PressOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.