BigJake6904
Fat Texan
Cigar: Gurkha Grand Master Dos Capas
Size: 8.5 x 52
Smoking Time: 1hr. 45min.
Drink: Water
Pre Light: This cigar is very aesthetically pleasing. It has a beautiful appearance and draws you to it once you set eyes on it. I presume this cigar will smoke for quite awhile, and can only hope it smokes as good as it smells and looks.
First Third (8.5 – 6.0): The initial puff off the end of this cigar leaves you desiring and wanting more. It is full of flavor and very earthy. As the cigar smokes through the remaining 1/3, it becomes more bland and leathery, leaving you searching for that initial first puff flavor of love. I must admit however, the aroma that comes off the tip of the cigar as it rests in the ash tray as I type has got to be one of the best aromas that I have ever smelled from a burning stick.
Second Third (6.0 – 3.5): The cigar picks up to be a little more medium bodied, and not so light and bland. The leathery taste intensified a little bit with hints of coffee and earth. It seems as though the flavors in this cigar are all over the board. It started nice, sweet and almost perfect. Then there was almost a sudden drop off in flavors, and they started building up again at the beginning of the second third of this cigar. I hope they keep building, this cigar would finish nicely.
Last Third (3.5 - .75): The cigar begins to get quite spicy, and more full bodied. The earthy tastes have disseminated and the leathery and coffee flavors remain. This cigar is all over the spectrum in almost all areas: flavor, burn, construction. It is very inconsistent, but not overly disappointing or unbearable.
Conclusion: This cigar is acceptable if you can find it for some of the “low gurkha prices.” It looks and smells a lot better than it smokes, though it’s still difficult to get past the beauty of the dos capas (two layers/ wrappers). I don’t think I’ve smelled an aroma off of a cigar that is nicer than this one, however. The burn is pretty inconsistent, and would have short periods where there would be a “run” and one side would get ahead of the other. I can’t see I enjoyed the taste of this cigar as much as I had hoped, but it certainly is a nice one to sit next to while someone else is smoking. If you can get it for the lower prices, it’s a decent mild and long smoke. Otherwise, it’s not really worth the time to smoke it.
Appearance: 9/10
Aroma: 8/10
Burn: 4/10
Construction: 5/10
Draw: 7/10
Overall: 6/10
Size: 8.5 x 52
Smoking Time: 1hr. 45min.
Drink: Water
Pre Light: This cigar is very aesthetically pleasing. It has a beautiful appearance and draws you to it once you set eyes on it. I presume this cigar will smoke for quite awhile, and can only hope it smokes as good as it smells and looks.
First Third (8.5 – 6.0): The initial puff off the end of this cigar leaves you desiring and wanting more. It is full of flavor and very earthy. As the cigar smokes through the remaining 1/3, it becomes more bland and leathery, leaving you searching for that initial first puff flavor of love. I must admit however, the aroma that comes off the tip of the cigar as it rests in the ash tray as I type has got to be one of the best aromas that I have ever smelled from a burning stick.
Second Third (6.0 – 3.5): The cigar picks up to be a little more medium bodied, and not so light and bland. The leathery taste intensified a little bit with hints of coffee and earth. It seems as though the flavors in this cigar are all over the board. It started nice, sweet and almost perfect. Then there was almost a sudden drop off in flavors, and they started building up again at the beginning of the second third of this cigar. I hope they keep building, this cigar would finish nicely.
Last Third (3.5 - .75): The cigar begins to get quite spicy, and more full bodied. The earthy tastes have disseminated and the leathery and coffee flavors remain. This cigar is all over the spectrum in almost all areas: flavor, burn, construction. It is very inconsistent, but not overly disappointing or unbearable.
Conclusion: This cigar is acceptable if you can find it for some of the “low gurkha prices.” It looks and smells a lot better than it smokes, though it’s still difficult to get past the beauty of the dos capas (two layers/ wrappers). I don’t think I’ve smelled an aroma off of a cigar that is nicer than this one, however. The burn is pretty inconsistent, and would have short periods where there would be a “run” and one side would get ahead of the other. I can’t see I enjoyed the taste of this cigar as much as I had hoped, but it certainly is a nice one to sit next to while someone else is smoking. If you can get it for the lower prices, it’s a decent mild and long smoke. Otherwise, it’s not really worth the time to smoke it.
Appearance: 9/10
Aroma: 8/10
Burn: 4/10
Construction: 5/10
Draw: 7/10
Overall: 6/10
