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Gurkha Empire III

GURKHA
Empire III
ROBUSTO
87

Cigarbench score

87 / 100

8 reviews on record.

Reviews

8

on record

Price

Not recorded

No retailer quote in our snapshot.

Elevation · actual size
5.5″52 RG

5.5″ × 52 robusto · Costa Rica wrapper · Secret binder · Dominican Republic, Honduras filler · mild-medium strength

I · The blend

WrapperCosta Rica
BinderSecret
FillerDominican Republic, Honduras
OriginUnited States
ColourMaduro
StrengthMild-Medium

II · What people taste

Counted words in the 8 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

sweetnamed in 3 of 8 reviews38%
chocolatenamed in 2 of 8 reviews25%
cocoanamed in 2 of 8 reviews25%
bitternamed in 1 of 8 reviews13%
caramelnamed in 1 of 8 reviews13%
cherrynamed in 1 of 8 reviews13%
coffeenamed in 1 of 8 reviews13%
creamnamed in 1 of 8 reviews13%

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 8 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.