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Gurkha Empire VI

GURKHA
Empire VI
ROBUSTO
85

Cigarbench score

85 / 100

9 reviews on record.

Reviews

9

on record

Price

$3.25

Average, per stick.
An unsourced average, not a live quote.

average

Elevation · actual size
5.5″52 RG

5.5″ × 52 robusto · Brazil wrapper · Secret binder · Dominican Republic, Nicaragua filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperBrazil
BinderSecret
FillerDominican Republic, Nicaragua
OriginNicaragua
ColourMaduro
StrengthMedium-Full

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

5 Vegas Series A Artisan5″ × 52 · Costa Rica · medium-full · 22 reviews5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.0038% less · 895 Vegas Series A Archetype6″ × 50 · Costa Rica · medium-full · 26 reviews6″ × 50 · Nicaragua · medium-full$1.1565% less · 88Pinar del Rio Habano Sun Grown Robusto (original blend)5″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · Habano · medium-full · 26 reviews5″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · medium-full$2.9210% less · 88Cigars International CI Legends Series Don Pepin Garcia - Yellow5.7″ × 54 · Corojo · Nicaragua · medium-full · 26 reviews5.7″ × 54 · Nicaragua · medium-full$1.6051% less · 88Ave Maria (Core line) Crusader5″ × 52 · Ecuador · Habano · medium-full · 25 reviews5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$3.231% less · 88

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 9 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

leathernamed in 4 of 9 reviews44%
earthnamed in 3 of 9 reviews33%
bitternamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%
cedarnamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%
coffeenamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%
drynamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%
espressonamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%
peppernamed in 2 of 9 reviews22%

IV · 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 9 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
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
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.