Gurkha Cigar Group International announces its Year of the Dragon is now shipping to retailers. The Year of the Dragon was announced at this year’s PCA Convention over the summer in Las Vegas, NV. Gurkha Cigars will be paying respect to the Year of the Dragon 2024. The Year of the Dragon is a limited release Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Cigar Group Now Shipping Year of the Dragon[…]
Gurkha’s 25th Anniversary Beauty sports a special blend created exclusively for this cigar. It’s exquisite corojo wrapper is adorned with an ornate and holographic oversized band commanding the admiration it deserves. Each cigar is encased in a one of a kind frosted glass tube with a rose gold specialty cap that is inscribed: Gurkha. To Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Cigar Group International Announces 25th Anniversary Beauty Cigar Shipping to Retailers[…]
Back at the 2022 PCA trade show, Gurkha Cigars showcased the latest in their limited-edition line of cigars – the Gurkha Colección Especial. This cigar features some limited tobacco leaf, especially the Hybrid Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. I recall speaking to Juan Lopez at the 2022 TPE show and he told me that Gurkha is shifting to Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Colección Especial Lonsdale – Rated 90[…]
Introduced at this years Total Product Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, NV – the new Ghost Connecticut is one of two new lines from Gurkha Cigars this year. This new line was formally put in the hands of consumers at this years Smoke Inn – Great Smoke event held In March. Juan Lopez, Vice President Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Ghost Connecticut Asura – Rated 92[…]
Gurkha Cigars did a soft launch of their Gurkha Pure Evil the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival this past August and as Juan Lopez, Vice President of Gurkha Cigars notes: “A few weeks ago we pre-released the Pure Evil at the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival and it was a great hit. The cigar sold out in Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Pure Evil Toro – Rated 93[…]
Gurkha Cigar Group International, in conjunction with long time retail partner Smoker Friendly, pre-released the Gurkha Pure Evil at the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival this past weekend. In it’s 13th year of operation, the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival took place this past weekend in Broomfield, Colorado. As usual, Gurkha Cigars provided top sponsorship levels at Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Pure Evil Pre-Release at Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival[…]
Gurkha Cigars has announced they will be holding their first Virtual Herf of the year this Wednesday, January 13, at 8PM Eastern. Gurkha VP of Sales Juan Lopez will be hosting the event which will be moderated by Director of Marketing Christine Martinez de Castro. If you are in the Miami, FL area, the event Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Holding 1st Virtual Herf of 2021[…]
Gurkha Cigar Group’s latest premium cigar offering, San Miguel has begun to ship to stores this week. Rated a 90 by Cigar Snob Magazine, San Miguel marks the third recent offering made at Aganorsa Leaf in Esteli, Nicaragua. This Nicaraguan puro is also made with Aganorsa Leaf’s signature double Nicaraguan binder and includes their Nicaraguan Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Group Starts Shipping San Miguel to Retailers[…]
Under the new leadership of Gurkha Cigars CEO and President Jim Colucci, Gurkha Cigars has announced the release Castle Hall Nicaragua, a grandfathered brand originally released in 2013. Castle Hall Nicaragua is Nicaraguan Puro and is an extension of the Castle Hall line of value cigars that was introduced earlier this year and made in Read more about Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Re-Introduces Castle Hall Nicaragua[…]
In a corporate press release today, Gurkha Cigars announced Kaizad Hansotia is resigning his position as the Chairman of Gurkha, effective immediately. Over the past few days Gurkha has been embroiled in a public relations firestorm after Kaizad’s personal Facebook page posted an extremely insensitive statement with respect to the George Floyd murder and failed Read more about Cigar News: Kaizad Hansotia Resigns as Chairman of Gurkha Cigars Effective Immediately[…]
The year 2019 was a big one for Gurkha Cigars. First and foremost, 2019 was the 30th anniversary of Kaizad Hansotia acquiring the brand. The company also announced the appointment of Jim Colucci from Sindicato Cigar Group as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President. If that was not enough, and we all know Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Real Toro – Rated 95[…]
For the first time ever, Kaizad Hansotia, owner of Gurkha Cigars has released a Nicaraguan puro in the form of the Gurkha Nicaragua Series. This cigar also marks another first for Gurkha, as the company reached out to the team at Aganorsa Leaf to produce the cigar. The leaf used is 100% Nicaraguan and 100% Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Nicaragua Series Magnum – Rated 90[…]
It’s football season and that means Thursday night games at your favorite brick and mortar shop. Last Thursday I had the opportunity to take a little trip down to Fort Lauderdale, FL to visit the Mancave Cigar Lounge owned and operated by two of the best Brothers of the Leaf, Brian Berk and Benjamin Grynbaum. Not only Read more about Football and Island Jim at the Mancave Fort Lauderdale[…]
Now that I made it home from Washington D.C. after long delays and flight cancellations on Delta Airlines, I can talk some more about the Save the Leaf weekend held August 6 – 8 in Washington D.C.. Day 2 of Save the Leaf was sponsored by Gurkha Cigars, and we can’t thank them enough for Read more about Save the Leaf Cigar Freedom Event Day 2 – sponsored by Gurkha Cigars[…]