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Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are AVO Syncro Nicaragua and La Palina Red Label.
What does Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua taste like?
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | American Caribbean Cigars |
| Factory | American Caribbean Cigars, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro 6×54 · Pirámide 6.125×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- es.halfwheel.com: 87 points, Pirámide, 6 1/8 x 54 (2023)In our words: The review found dominant earthiness and rising bitterness. It reviewed three cigars.
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 Colección Especial Nicaragua
The line. The Pirámide debuted as a 2023 TAA exclusive. The line launched broadly at PCA 2024. cigar-coop.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 Colección Especial Nicaragua
- AVO Syncro NicaraguaClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- La Palina Red LabelAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Mild to mediumA step milder.
- Alec Bradley American Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars Wise Man CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Imperiales MaduroOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · MildA step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.