Basic Information: Gurkha Kaizad
Manufacturer – Gurkha Cigars
Size – Toro
Wrapper – Ecuador Connecticut
Tobacco Blend – Dominican, Nicaraguan, USA
Pricing – $7.10
Body – Medium
Construction/Appearance:
This Gurkha Kaizad has a nice brown leather colored wrapper with visible seams and a few firm veins.
Pre-Light:
Aroma – Barnyard, Smoked Wood
Type of Cut – Straight
Cold Draw – Smoked Hickory Meats
After Toast:
First Third – A blast of roasted nuts followed by some spice and pepper start this third off. Few minutes in that hickory note comes out along with like a crème brûlée like note. The burn remains sharp and ash holds through the third.
Second Third – Hickory and smoked meats start this third followed by the nutty notes on the finish. The burn remains sharp and ash fell at the halfway point.
Final Third – This ends with a tangy cedar note mixed with the nuts and hickory wood like finish.
Suggested Pairing:
Wine – Trivento Malbec
Scotch – Johnnie Walker Double Black
Overall Experience:
I thought this Gurkha Kaizad is decent, but not one of my favorites from this line. The flavors are ok, but a bit muddled. The creme brûlée like note was really neat, then moving to meats which is the opposite end of the spectrum. I would have this again, but wouldn’t go out of my way to find it.
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