The taste is very pleasing, but the smoking experience, at least with these ten, has been a disappointment. A few hours ago I took one out of the cellophane, only to have it immediately start unwrapping itself. I soldiered on and lit it, but the wrapper continued to loosen until I simply abandoned hope and removed it. The next few puffs with only the binder holding things together weren't satisfying at all. Waste of an otherwise good stick. I concede that I should probably invest in a good humidor and allow newly purchased cigars to stabilize in constant humidity. It couldn't hurt. I'll try the Gurkhas again and, if they perform better properly humidified, I'll revise my review. OTOH: I smoke "5 Vegas" as I receive them and don't encounter the same issues of unreliable burn and loose wrappers.

Classic Gurkha quality and flavor.

I was impressed with the flavor and smoothness of the cigar. Great for sitting in the shade with a glass of bourbon and relaxing!