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Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year: flavour profile and cigars like it

Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Criollo '98 (oily); maker says Dominican, Cigar Coop and Cigar Aficionado say Nicaraguan wrapper over 15-year-old Dominican filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, black pepper, chocolate, citrus and baking spice.

On our flavour map it leans toward pepper and spice, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are E.P. Carrillo Encore and Drew Estate Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro.

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What does Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • black pepper
  • chocolate
  • citrus
  • baking spice

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

WrapperCriollo '98 (oily); maker says Dominican, Cigar Coop and Cigar Aficionado say Nicaraguan
BinderDominican Olor
Filler15-year-old Dominican
StrengthMedium to full
Made byGurkha Cigars (Tabacalera Las Lavas, Dominican Republic)
SizesKoi 4x58 · Solara 5x58 · Hedonism 6x58 · Kraken 6x60 · Prisoner 7x54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Critics note: earth and leather with red pepper and lemony, zesty fruit and nut notes.

Critics flag: papery finish on one size.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Estonia and the UAE.

Cigars like Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year

  1. E.P. Carrillo Encore76% flavour matchNicaraguan · Medium to fullMore caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, same strength.
  2. Drew Estate Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro68% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, same strength.
  3. San Cristobal Quintessence66% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  4. Nub Maduro66% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · MediumMore caramel sweetness, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
  5. Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel-Aged Sun Grown65% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less fruit and flowers, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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