San Andrés wrapper · Medium
Gurkha Classic Havana Blend: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Classic Havana Blend is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are My Father La Gran Oferta and Kristoff Criollo.
What does Gurkha Classic Havana Blend taste like?
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokingpipes.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Gurkha Cigars |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×52 · Toro 6×54 · XO 6×60 · Figurado 6×58 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- thecigarauthority.com: 85 points, XO, 6 x 60 (2014)In our words: Spice and sweetness appeared, but construction was inconsistent.
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 Classic Havana Blend
The line. The blend reportedly underwent more than twenty adjustments. cigarsinternational.com
The brand. Modern Gurkha was founded in 1989 by Kaizad Hansotia. Reviewed lines use contract production. PDR makes Colección Especial and Ghost Connecticut. American Caribbean makes Colección Especial Nicaragua. Reviewed sources do not name factories for Classic Havana Blend or Fat Boy. smokingpipes.com
Cigars like Gurkha Classic Havana Blend
- My Father La Gran OfertaClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Kristoff CriolloAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Caldwell The King Is DeadAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Illusione GaragisteOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Classic Havana Blend as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.