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Gurkha Volition America Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it

Gurkha Volition America Habano is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper 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 A.J. Fernandez Amar and All Saints Saint Francis.

Gurkha Volition America Habano cigar
Photo: volitionamerica.com. Background and framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Gurkha Volition America Habano 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?

WrapperHabano
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan and Dominican
StrengthMedium as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyMedium-to-full
Made inNicaragua
Made byTabacalera Las Villas
FactoryLas Villas Cigars Factory, Nicaragua
SizesToro 6×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

About Gurkha Volition America Habano

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 Habano

  1. A.J. Fernandez AmarClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. All Saints Saint FrancisAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Bentley Green EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Crux Epicure HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano 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 Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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