In 2019, Gurkha Cigars announced the Gurkha Treinta. It was a cigar that would commemorate 30 years of Gurkha Cigars ownership by now-former Chairman Kaizad Hansotia. You may be a little puzzled at why Gurkha is celebrating its 30th anniversary when in 2012, Gurkha Cigars celebrated its 125th anniversary with a cigar. This is because […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On Cigar Coop, we will now post replays of the shows each week (the following week it is aired) in our “blog.” This week on Episode 396 which aired on October 31 2020, and the guest was Juan Lopez, Vice […]
This summer, Gurkha Cigars announced the return of the San Miguel brand. Today Gurkha has announced San Miguel is now heading to retailers. For San Miguel, Gurkha has turned to the TABSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua to handle production. San Miguel is the third line that Gurkha is producing at the TABSA factory, joining the […]
The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for cigar companies in 2020 are well known in the industry, but for Gurkha Cigars the company has faced the additional challenge of the aftermath of Chairman Kaizad Hansotia stepping down following racially insensitive comments on his social media accounts. While the company is going through a change […]
Gurkha Cigars has announced it is partnering with the TABSA factory in Nicaragua to re-release it’s San Miguel brand. San Miguel is a grandfathered brand by Gurkha. San Miguel is the third line that Gurkha is producing at the TABSA factory, joining the Gurkha Trienta and Gurkha Nicaragua. The cigar itself is a Nicaragua puro […]
Gurkha Cigars has announced it is adding another offering under its Castle Hall line, the Castle Hall Nicaragua. Castle Hall is a grandfathered value line of cigars that was re-launched earlier this year at the 2020 TPE. While that line is produced out of the Dominican Republic, the Castle Hall Nicaragua is produced at the […]
Following a firestorm that resulted from what Gurkha is calling racist comments on Gurkha Cigars’ Chairman Kaizad Hansotia’s Facebook account, the company announced the resignation of Hansotia as Chairman of Gurkha effective immediately. Jim Colucci will now assume the role of CEO and President of the Company. He has been with Gurkha since 2019. A […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020, Gurkha Cigars will showcase its Castle Hall line. According to Gurkha, Castle Hall is an old Cuban brand. Castle Hall is a brand that has been sold by Gurkha before and has been seen floating around many online and catalog companies. The Gurkha Castle Hall being released […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020, Gurkha Cigars will unveil a Maduro version to its Prize Fighter bundle lines. The original Prize Fighter line was introduced in 2013 as a value-priced, Cuban sandwich cigar priced under $2.00 per cigar. The original Prize Fighter features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Prize Fighter Maduro features a Maduro […]
This Monday, the Gurkha Nicaragua Series is slated to begin heading to retailers. The Gurkha Nicaragua Series was showcased this past summer at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. It’s one of two releases that Gurkha is doing out of Aganorsa Leaf’s Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA), the other being the Gurkha Treinta. The cigar features […]
