Gurkha confusion

illinoisgolf99

Is it just me or does anybody else have a hard time figuring out what type of gurkha their stick is from the band? Whenever I get a sampler with a Gurkha in it I have no idea what type it is, whether it be a regent or a legend.. anybody have any clue as to figure out which kind of gurkha the cigar is if the band gives no indication?

Alex Svenson

Let us know what sampler you bought and we can fill you in. Or if you can show us a pic should be able the help you out.

The Cank

I have the same issue but as my knowledge gets better I am able to get most of them by the band but not always, take for instance the legend has the same band as a few others and it is confusing as when I smoke one that I really like I have no idea which exact one it was since my humi has about every kind of Gurkha made in it

kuzi16

illinoisgolf99:

Is it just me or does anybody else have a hard time figuring out what type of gurkha their stick is from the band? Whenever I get a sampler with a Gurkha in it I have no idea what type it is, whether it be a regent or a legend.. anybody have any clue as to figure out which kind of gurkha the cigar is if the band gives no indication?

usually you can go online and find out. the bands almost always have the same picture but in different colors. thats a big help. i use cigar.com for a visual reference all the time.

TatuajeVI

lol. I have the same problem with Gurkha and Camacho. Drives me f-ing crazy. But poking around online is a good way to figure it out. That, and smoking a lot of cigars and learning from staring at the band and repeating the blend while you're smoking it.

jsnake

I used to have that problem but as I got more and more into Gurkha I started figuring it all out. I can tell by the band and/or size now on all of them. I used Ccom and other references to learn.

illinoisgolf99

I've started to check ccom for the bands and its getting a bit easier, found a couple legends hiding in my humi!

KCW

illinoisgolf99:

I've started to check ccom for the bands and its getting a bit easier, found a couple legends hiding in my humi!

Careful. My "Beauty" had a Legend Band on it (w/a black band below it saying "Beauty")..

Stryker808

Especially when they came out with the new maduro "beauty". I thought the whole point was the beauty and the beast, conn and maduro respectively. What they hell was that? I sent an email to Gurka via there web site, but of course they didn't respond. I had posted about this a while ago. http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/thread/52005.aspx As a follow up i smoked them side by side, and I swear its the same thing with different labels.

betasynn

Save yourself some trouble and trade your gurkha's in for something better, like Swisher Sweets.

illinoisgolf99

hahahah wasnt expecting that response... sounds like youve got some pretty stong feelings about gurkhas

betasynn

With the exception of the Beast and the Turk, I can not say that I've had good experiences. Especially with the price point.

kaspera79

betasynn:

Save yourself some trouble and trade your gurkha's in for something better, like Swisher Sweets.

Hey beta,Try the new version of the Black Dragon- Dragon Fire. I got this one from Laker and it was a great find. He will have to give us the exact name so I can buy more, since the label is a little confusing. This maduro with a shaggy foot was a robusto, I had it today and it was fantastic. It will change your mind about Gurkha or I will personally refund the price you paid for it. I have never made that offer before, but that is how much I liked it.

j0z3r

kaspera79:

It will change your mind about Gurkha or I will personally refund the price you paid for it.

Ok Kas, I'll try the HMR, quit hammering me.

Redtailhawkoz

betasynn:

With the exception of the Beast and the Turk, I can not say that I've had good experiences. Especially with the price point.

Thats what I am Talking about, I have lbeen given 4 different ones and i have had three and they arent my faves and they are HIGH ... I have two HUGE Salamone Shaggys Resting...... praying..... i have an assasin resting ..... im praying......... LOL

illinoisgolf99

Doing inventory and found I had 2 legends and a few regents.. there are two I'm not sure of though. They both have the same band, but one has a maduro wrapper and the other has I wanna say a cameroon one with one of those thin cedar linings to preserve the cigar on the foot.. the band has the gurkha guy with a redish orange background.. the gurkha letters are gold with the same red background.. any ideas? they're both 7 x 54 I believe, if that helps

illinoisgolf99

illinoisgolf99

illinoisgolf99

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illinoisgolf99

illinoisgolf99

arrrrrgh i keep tryin to posts pics of the bands but its not working!

urbino

illinoisgolf99:

Hmmm. Your markup looks fine. You must have the wrong url. Or you don't have the image publicly visible.

illinoisgolf99

how do I make the image publicly visible? Im using photobucket if that makes a difference

illinoisgolf99

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illinoisgolf99

ah there we go!

illinoisgolf99

I through in the fuente and padron to identify as well, no clue what they are

urbino

The three on the right end look like Regents. The Padron looks like a standard Padron.