Cigar atlas · Medium
Gurkha Fat Boy: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Fat Boy is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Kristoff Maduro and Rocky Patel Fifty.
What does Gurkha Fat Boy taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian; varietal not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Sumatran |
| Filler | Nicaraguan Jalapa Corojo tobaccos |
| Strength | Medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Mild |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Undisclosed |
| Factory | Undisclosed factory in Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Fat Boy 4 x 60 · Fat Boy 5 x 66 · Fat Boy 6 x 66 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- northernsmoke.co.uk: 8 of 10, 4 x 60 (2026)In our words: The reviewer reported spice, chocolate, and a consistent 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 Fat Boy
The line. Fat Boy shipped in February 2025 as a larger-ring-gauge line. halfwheel.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 Fat Boy
- Kristoff MaduroClosest matchBrazilian wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Rocky Patel FiftyAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Curivari CiclopeAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Rare PinkOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Fat Boy as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.