At the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Conference in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Gurkha Cigars announced it will deliver an exclusive cigar as a part of the TAA Exclusive Series, the Gurkha Colección Especial Figurado. The Gurkha Colección Especial Figurado is produced at Abe Flores’ PDR Cigars factory in the Dominican Republic. It’s 5 1/4 […]
Gurkha Cigar Group has announced it has revamped the packaging of the Gurkha Royal Challenge. The Royal Challenge made its debut back in 2011, and has been one of the more popular lines in the Gurkha portfolio. The new packaging does away with the fragile dome-shaped top, and uses a simple and ornate rose gold […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On January 22, 2022, Juan Lopez of Gurkha was our special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: You may […]
Gurkha Cigar Group International management has announced that 2022 will bring no pricing increase across all core domestic lines, with the only exception being their sampler bags. “Although suppliers have increased prices due to shortage of tobacco and production, Gurkha has decided to absorb those increases on our end at this time so that the […]
The Gurkha Revenant, a two-blend line launched at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, is now shipping to retailers. These are the first two cigars for Gurkha to come out of Tabacalera El Artista in the Dominican Republic. The Revenant Corojo uses a Corojo wrapper over Cameroon binder and fillers from Nicaragua, Dominican Criollo […]
Gurkha Cigars was one of the larger booths at the 2021 PCA Trade Show. Our team got to the Gurkha booth on the afternoon of Day Three. Former Gurkha Chairman Kaizad Hansotia was not present, and the operations of the trade show were in the hands of Jim Colucci and Juan Lopez. While we didn’t get […]
Over the years, Gurkha Cigars has been known to pair up with some of the leading factories in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic to produce its cigars. In 2021, Gurkha turned to Ram Rodriguez’s Tabacalera El Artista to produce the Gurkha Revenant line. Gurkha Revenant is available in two blends – Corojo and Maduro. The […]
In 2020, Gurkha announced it was re-releasing a cigar known as San Miguel. San Miguel is a grandfathered brand that was a part of the Gurkha portfolio. The San Miguel would be given a facelift, including a new blend. This was not a new strategy, as for the past few years Gurkha has been reaching […]
It’s been a while but we are honored to have Juan Lopez, Vice President of Gurkha Cigars make his return to Prime Time. Juan’s always an entertaining and informative guest, so folks will be in for a real treat as we catch up on all of the happenings of Gurkha and Sindicato Cigars. (Note: Due […]
It’s been a while but we are honored to have Juan Lopez, Vice President of Gurkha Cigars make his return to Prime Time. Juan’s always an entertaining and informative guest, so folks will be in for a real treat as we catch up on all of the happenings of Gurkha and Sindicato Cigars. Tune […]
