Cigar: Gurkha Treinta
Size: 6.7×52 Figurado
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Rosado
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
MSRP: $15.00 from my local B&M
Opening my humidor a couple of days ago, I was surprised to learn that it was running on fumes. While certain areas of my life are still subject to COVID restrictions, other areas (work) have kept me occupied enough to allow me to forgot that the humidor was beginning to run low. I popped into my local B&M before having to pick the kid up from school and browsed around. The door to the walk-in humidor had a photocopied sign on the door that said the following:
Buy two Gurkha Treinta cigars to be entered to win this humidor (You can find a picture of the humidor at this link)
I wasn’t familiar with this particular Gurkha, so I hunted them down in the humidor. They debuted at last year’s IPCPR to celebrate the company’s 30 years in business. This particular vitola was originally gotten only by purchasing the humidor. While I don’t consider myself to be inherently lucky in any way (besides a lottery ticket now and then, I don’t gamble), I figured at the very least this would give me something new to review.
I did purchase two cigars to enter the raffle; this is the first of those two cigars. Right away, I caught a small part of the cap coming off of itself. I also noticed a small chip in the wrapper once the elegant band came off. Neither of these cosmetic issues affected the smoking of the cigar. It was a windy evening when smoking this cigar and perhaps that affected what I could or could not discern from the pre-light aromas. Besides faint wood, I really didn’t get anything aromatic from the cigar. The cold draw I received more wood on the palette but nothing else stood out prior to smoking. With it being windy, lighting the cigar was more a test of patience. Once that did happen, I found the draw to be open, lots of smoke on the exhale, and a firm medium bodied strength. The opening flavors notes were touches of earthiness and hits of pepper around the top of the palette following the aftertaste. The Treinta I felt was balanced well between the openness of the draw, the strength of the cigar and its flavor profile. 24 minutes in was when I found the wood noted prior to the draw enter onto the palette. I also noticed a slight bitterness as well; it wasn’t bad or took away from the flavors. It simply added more complexity to the whole of the cigar. It was after this point where the pepper notes began fading away and the wood grew more prominent on the palette, all the while holding firm at a medium strength. The cigar completed in this fashion, clocking in 1:04.
Besides the cosmetic issues listed above and a minor burn correction or two, the cigar smoked just fine.
By-The-Numbers
Pre-light: 1.75/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4.5/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9.25/10
To recap the Gurkha Treinta:
- While I don’t smoke many Gurkhas on a regular basis, this is one I will remember. I love the complexity of flavors coupled with a very comfortable medium bodied strength. And I can always smoke more figurados.
- This cigar is not going to scare off anyone with overpowering strength, however…
- The price tag might be the deciding factor here for many. If there wasn’t a chance to win the humidor, I may not have purchased these cigars. With that being said, I think the cigar is worth the price although I don’t think I would spend anything more on them.
- I could see another purchase of these cigars for a special occasion but for just a regular everyday cigar purchase, it’s not likely.
Thank you so much for reading. I look forward to the next time I can share my thoughts with you.
