Gurkha Perfectos

mustluvcigars

What is the correct way to cut light and smoke these big Gurkha perfectos?

dutyje

Cut the end you smoke, like a torpedo... but not too much. You can always make it a little wider if you need, and you don't want to take off the whole cap. Light the little foot as it is (easy), and smoke it like... a cigar.

dutyje

mustluvcigars

smoking a centurian, the little foot threw me off, took it awhile get get smoking good, got em in my first cotm pkg, did the legend last week it didnt burn real well. let this one rest, guess it needed more time now the wrapper is comin apart!!! thanks for the welcome

gmill880

welcome musty

mustluvcigars

A nickname so quick? that must be a record-- thanks for the welcome..

rwheelwright

Dude Love

Welcome from a fellow n00b. I've got two Ghurkas sitting in my humidor just waiting for spring time...

mustluvcigars

mustluvcigars

and thanks for the welcomes

kuzi16

mustluvcigars

Kuzi, I understand the resting, but I am a bit perplexed...... I got 30+ cigars from here on the third of this month.. including a GOF, the Gurkhas were the cotm pkg which came in the same shipment, the rest were a 20 cigar sampler,one day deal, the $15 boutique sampler, anf the cuvee freebie. most them smoked great, some so-so but still enjoyable, but the Gurkhas of three so far none relly smoked and the that waited the longest,the one tonight, wrapper fell off between the band and the ash about a less than an inch onto the smoke. GOF burned perfect. the Cuvee Rouge was way too dry and had to be ptiched. ManoWar tasted good but didnt burn or draw well and the Old World Reserve burned and drew worse, really disappointed I expected to really like that one. Got some yesterday from a different site they were not humiudifed shipping like ccom... I know tthey be better later but was to impatient to not try a couple, they burned fine...... I guess my question is this ....other than liighting them up how can you tell if they are ready or not, and if all stored and kept the same way why the huge difference?

kuzi16

These Filthy Hands

Welcome to the board bro

mustluvcigars

mustluvcigars

oh and the picture is burned in my brain, basically a split the length of the stick from the band were to tore flush with the band and unraveled about half the diameter of the cigar, smoked as much as i could before it got too messy , cut off the cherry and relit the thing...saved as much as I could..

rwheelwright

I would definately get the deal if I were you. Now, I like the centurion but don't love it. It think it is really good but I have had better from Gurkha and other brands. I don't think they are worth the price that they charge but when a deal comes around they are usually worth it. I myself have probably 12 - 15 of them aging for at least 4 - 5 months now. My suggestion would be if you get them, some one, wait six weeks, try another, etc... See how the taste, burn draw progress with age. That is if you can wait.

kuzi16

Rob1110

As Kuzi mentioned, perfectos are a tough bunch to roll and as I've stated before, regardless of their inherent burn issues (with many, but not all perfectos), I still feel they're one of my all time favorite shapes. One because of the classic look to them, and two, because of the transition between wrapper to filler ratio throughout the length of the cigar. I'd chalk it up to a bad stick and jump on the deal, put them aside and smoke them in a few months. I've had Gurkhas that just weren't my cup of tea, but have never had one that's performed terribly.

mustluvcigars

Well I appreciate everyones respanse to my inquires, I must admit Iam a little bummed. I smoked my first cigar from a package sent to me for christmas, 10 or so really good ones, ordered up from here then order other batch from another site, sound like ive been smoking them way to soon....got some cao, rp and graycliff i cant wait to smoke 60 or so. Now i find it necessary to sit on them, hmmm can any body suggest some of the el cheapo bundles from smoke shops to hold me over till these these get smokable..... these sites should have a disclaimer on these deals and cotm for newbies that dont know any better---- Jan "5 expensive gurkhas but wait till march to lite em up!!" but thanks to you guys saving me from any more bad expeirences with really fine cigars

urbino

kaspera79

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kuzi16