Question...the white ash, is that something that shows quality in a cigar? I have heard this before but I'm not sure of the reason that you want white ash.
along whit what others have said... its not so much the color of the ash but how strong it is. all the color can tell you (if you know) is the different amounts of compounds in the soil that the tobacco grew in. (or so im told)
I've seen different colors on good cigars. I'm not seasoned enough to know what regions some flavors may come from, although I have realized that I prefer smokes from Nicaragua then Honduras.
Now, the RP 92...that 'creamy' discription eluded me for months. This is the cigar that sold me on smoking cigars. Being new then I had no idea that a cigar could have that kind of flavor and it wasn't a hint of flavor either. It was a rich creamyness like a damn good cheesecake or 30 y.o. tawny port. Damn, I can't wait to get home.
Bummer deal. You'd really expect more from the brand that is called the Rolls Royce of cigars. Speaking of the Gurkha Legend, that Warlord I sent you is actually an extension of the Legend line, however, I did not run into any severe problems with it, a minor corrective light here and there. The flavor profile was much to my liking, so give that one a try before you give up on Gurkha.
Rolls may have some issues but any car manufacturer that will fly the man who built your car to you to fix it has to be pretty commited to reliability. Rolls are built by one person not assembly line built. Thats the major difference between Roll and Bentley. Jags are just plain garbage, espicially since Ford bought them and now has sold them to a Indian firm called TaTa who's claim to fame is they build the world's cheapest car.
Gurkha is no where near the "Rolls Royce of cigars". They are a little more anal about production but there are other companies far more anal than they are, like for instance Davidoff who actually tests the soil where their tobacco is grown to make sure it is exactly what it needs to be.
In that respect, kuzi, it sounds like they're a bit of a microcosm for the whole industry. I think the "maybe you got a bad one" phenomenon is cropping up so often here because the makers haven't figured out how to meet increased demand and still maintain quality. That's strictly a theory, though. I'm pretty much talking out of my ass.
Thought I smelled something...lol. I'd rather pay a tad more for more consistant quality. It's supply and demand but they can only put out so much at one time. If they get to be known for bad quality then their demand will go down no matter how great there product used to be.
WOW, I sounded like a complete cigar snob, and I apologize for that just had to go on a little rant about Gurkha. While I do appreciate some of their cigars, I am rather tired of hearing how they are the "Rolls Royce of Cigars". Just pricing yourself to the high end doesn't make you the high end. Whether I am a fan of their cigars or not is irrelevant. I'm not a Davidoff fan but I have to say they are the "Rolls Royce of Cigars" PERIOD!
Thought I smelled something...lol. I'd rather pay a tad more for more consistant quality. It's supply and demand but they can only put out so much at one time. If they get to be known for bad quality then their demand will go down no matter how great there product used to be.
When the cigar boom of the mid 90's hit, cigar makers could not keep up with the demands either so the quality was lower on many brands due to rushing cigars to market...And there were so many Don Nobodys putting out cigars that there was a lot of crappy cigars being sold for way to much.. Quality has improved greatly since then and the"here today gone tomorrow" makers are all pretty much gone..I still think this is a great time to discover and enjoy cigars.
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