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Gurkha Fuerte XO

GURKHA
Fuerte XO
TORO GORDO
88

Cigarbench score

88 / 100

5 reviews on record.

Reviews

5

on record

Price

Not recorded

No retailer quote in our snapshot.

Elevation · actual size
6″60 RG

6″ × 60 toro gordo · Costa Rica wrapper · Secret binder · Honduras, Nicaragua filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperCosta Rica
BinderSecret
FillerHonduras, Nicaragua
OriginHonduras
ColourMaduro
StrengthMedium-Full

II · What people taste

Counted words in the 5 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

cedarnamed in 5 of 5 reviews100%
leathernamed in 4 of 5 reviews80%
coffeenamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
spicenamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
earthnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
smoothnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
toastnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
bitternamed in 1 of 5 reviews20%

III · The rest of the Gurkha house

Nicaragua Series Belicoso6.125″ × 52 · Corojo · Nicaragua · mediumExpedition Series 1887 Toro6″ × 50 · Connecticut Shade · mild-mediumLegend Sultan5.75″ × 52 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full$6.00Cellar Reserve 15 Years Kraken6″ × 60 · Havana 98 Criollo · medium-full$13.55Symphony Robusto (toro)6″ × 50 · Connecticut Shade · mild-medium$3.00

The score blends 5 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.