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Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year: flavour profile and cigars like it

Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Seleccion d Oro and Meerapfel Behind the Scenes.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: gurkhacigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • cocoa and coffee

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Shade.
BinderDominican and Nicaraguan.
FillerDominican and Nicaraguan.
StrengthMedium as published by gurkhacigars.com
BodyMedium-plus
Made inDominican Republic
Made byGurkha Cigars
BlenderK. Hansotia, retailer attribution.
FactoryTabacalera Las Lavas, Dominican Republic.
SizesSolara 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

  • humoytabaco.com: 84 points, Hedonism Perfecto, 6 x 58 (2020)In our words: The reviewer found cream, toast, and chocolate. It reported repeated burn corrections.
  • cigarweekly.com: 7.8 of 10, 6 x 60; commercial name unstated (2017)In our words: The review reported good draw and smoke. It reported a persistently uneven burn.

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 21 Year

The line. Gurkha announced this fifth Cellar Reserve installment for IPCPR 2016. 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 21 Year

  1. Arturo Fuente Seleccion d OroClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. Meerapfel Behind the ScenesAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  3. Tatuaje La Selección de CazadorAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullA step stronger.
  4. A.J. Fernandez New World ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step milder.
  5. Don Stefano Senor MatíasOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 Year as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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