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Quick Smoke: Gurkha Vintage Torpedo

21 Jul 2007

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.

Gurkha Vintage Torpedo

The Gurkha Vintage Torpedo is a pleasant looking cigar with an almost flawless Connecticut wrapper. Unfortunately, it didn’t taste as good as it looked. While the construction was impressive, the cigar had a strong chemical flavor. That flavor, combined with warm tobacco and hints of sweet hay, made for an unenjoyable smoke.

Verdict = Sell.

–Patrick S

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5 Responses to “Quick Smoke: Gurkha Vintage Torpedo”

  1. Chief Friday, July 20, 2007 at 8:16 pm #

    I purchased about 30 of the Gurkha Vintage Robustos and while most were fine, a few were a bit harsh and a few had an impossible draw.

  2. matthew cortez Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 10:53 am #

    Gurkha, do they make any smokes worth buying?

  3. Iceman Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 8:10 pm #

    I have had a few of these and was not impressed. I also had a problem on all of them when I had to peel off the yellow band. It tore the wrapper basically ruining the cigar about half way through.

  4. Michael Friday, August 3, 2007 at 6:14 am #

    I bought these too and have found them awful.

  5. Kevin Friday, May 30, 2008 at 10:14 am #

    I bought a box of these a year or so ago, and didn't care for them at all. They tasted moldy to me — sort of like when you take a bite out of a slice of bread to then notice that the loaf has mold on it. I smoked several of them, thinking it was just a bad cigar, but it seems the entire bundle was bad.