Corojo wrapper · Medium
Gurkha Revenant Corojo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Revenant Corojo is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado Corojo wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Aurora Dominicana and AJ Fernandez Enclave by Eladio Diaz.
What does Gurkha Revenant Corojo taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Corojo; Colorado |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cameroon |
| Filler | Dominican Corojo 98 and Nicaraguan; additional undisclosed-origin Broadleaf reported |
| Strength | Medium as published by gurkhacigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Tabacalera El Artista |
| Factory | Tabacalera El Artista |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 · Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- blindmanspuff.com: 87 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2023)In our words: The panel found stronger early flavours, then harshness after draw problems.
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 Revenant Corojo
The line. The Corojo blend was part of the 2021 Revenant pair. halfwheel.com
The brand. Gurkha says Kaizad Hansotia revived the historic brand in 1989. Gurkha contracts different factories. El Artista made its first Gurkha line through Revenant. gurkhacigars.com
Cigars like Gurkha Revenant Corojo
- La Aurora DominicanaClosest matchCorojo wrapper · MediumSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Enclave by Eladio DiazAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Series5 NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Sindicato ArtistaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- ADVentura ExplorerOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Revenant Corojo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.