Habano wrapper · Medium
Gurkha Ghost Gold: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Ghost Gold is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition and Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars.
What does Gurkha Ghost Gold taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican |
| Filler | Dominican, Nicaraguan, United States |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigarsdirect.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Gurkha Cigars |
| Factory | PDR Cigars Tamboril |
| Sizes | Asura 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigarworld.de: 92 points, Shadow (2019)In our words: Reported earth, wood, cocoa, nuts, grain, and cinnamon sweetness.
- 4.53 out of 5 from 9 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (Shadow 5 x 52)
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 Ghost Gold
The line. Ghost Gold debuted as a new Ghost blend at IPCPR 2018. cigar-coop.com
The brand. The official site says Kaizad Hansotia revived Gurkha Cigars in 1989. Gurkha Cigars publishes its releases. Physical production varies by line. Verified factories include PDR and TABSA. gurkhacigars.com
Cigars like Gurkha Ghost Gold
- El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Casa Carrillo Ascend CigarsAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Mayflower DuskAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Tatuaje TattooOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Ghost Gold as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.