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Old 09-23-2011, 09:33 PM   #1
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I bought a 10 pack of these pretty cheap about a month ago and I'm trying one right now for the first time.

I was a bit worried at first because I was getting some kind of cigarette butt flavor right off the bat. As the cigar has progressed, though, and more into the last two-thirds I'm getting some of the SAME flavors I got from the Opus X lost city. It tastes like smoking a chocolate-almond biscotti. I'm PLEASANTLY surprised!

Sorry, this isn't a full review but I just wanted to put it out there that I'm glad I made the purchase and I'm excited to see what these things do with some more aging.

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Old 09-23-2011, 10:03 PM   #2
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It sounds lke a nice must try stick. Around here folk either love or hate them. I think they have a few good lines but then again I only know what I like... Thanks for the short review...
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One of the only Gurkhas I have enjoyed!!!

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Old 09-23-2011, 10:24 PM   #4
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One of the only Gurkhas I have enjoyed!!!

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2610
Read your review... "nuts and cocoa"... almonds and chocolate perhaps? I was worried I spent too much money on these... gurkhas get lambasted a lot. I REALLY enjoyed these! Glad I'm not the only one...

Like I said... it started out with some really bad cigarette butt flavor. I don't know where that came from but it faded very quickly and I was happy to find that I really liked these.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:30 PM   #5
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I have been gifted a couple of gurkahas they are resting in my humi for a bit, nut the band alone makes me want to try these great reviews.
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Read your review... "nuts and cocoa"... almonds and chocolate perhaps? I was worried I spent too much money on these... gurkhas get lambasted a lot. I REALLY enjoyed these! Glad I'm not the only one...

Like I said... it started out with some really bad cigarette butt flavor. I don't know where that came from but it faded very quickly and I was happy to find that I really liked these.
Sounds awesome. A wise hog once said : Smoke what you like and like what you smoke.
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Sounds awesome. A wise hog once said : Smoke what you like and like what you smoke.
That guy's a douche bag.
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That guy's a douche bag.
I also heard he's a huge Gurkha fan....
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A Douche Bag that LOVES Gurkhas
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I also heard he's a huge Gurkha fan....
Never had the Crest though, if it tastes like an OpusX Lost City, maybe I'd like it.
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Sounds awesome. A wise hog once said : Smoke what you like and like what you smoke.
AGREE, 1000%... Smoke & buy what you like everytime...
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Never had the Crest though, if it tastes like an OpusX Lost City, maybe I'd like it.
Well... I'm telling ya... especially the second third of the Crest... it tasted JUST like an Opus X lost city to me. Maybe not quite as rich but the flavors were absolutely there. I just wish I could figure out where those nasty flavors came from at the beginning. The foot was a bit damaged/crushed so maybe that had something to do with it.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Randy.
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Gurkha does get bashed, glad you enjoyed it. I have only had one Gurkha (can't remember which) not very good but like Rico said, they have a ton of lines
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