Connecticut wrapper · Mild
Gurkha Volition America Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gurkha Volition America Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Brick House Double Connecticut and El Mago Triunfante.
What does Gurkha Volition America Connecticut 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 | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Dominican |
| Strength | Mild as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Tabacalera Las Villas |
| Factory | Las Villas Cigars Factory, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About Gurkha Volition America Connecticut
The line. Volition was announced November 8, 2024. Its launch was scheduled for November 11. Retail availability was documented February 13, 2025. volitionamerica.com
The brand. Kaizad Hansotia bought Gurkha in 1989 after a Goa trip. cigarsnobmag.com
Cigars like Gurkha Volition America Connecticut
- Brick House Double ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- El Mago TriunfanteAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- La Palina White LabelAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Joya de Nicaragua Clásico (Clásico Original)Also fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef WhiteOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gurkha Volition America Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.