Has Gurkha redeemed themselves?

[cmitch]

Everyone who knows me is familiar with my low opinion of Gurkhas. Everyone I tried except for the Vintage Shaggy, was a disappointment. The Elegance was okay, very mild with little excitement. But, Donny from the Cigar Room in Madison, AL encouraged me to try the Seduction. He was so sure I'd like it, he gave me one. I actually liked it well enough to buy some yesterday from Ken Mansfield who was at the CR for an event. I found the Seduction a medium to full body smoke but I need to concentrate more on the next one so I can give a more reliable review but it never had that initial funk that most Gurkhas I've smoked had.

The 15 year cellar reserve was also a surprisingly good stick. It did start out with that familiar Gurkha wang which I care little for, once you get past that in the first 5 minutes, it develops into quite a remarkable stick. I would envision the shorter ones not being that great since you'd have to get past that initial raunch. I would definitely consider these in future buys.