At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Gurkha Cigars will celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of its popular lines from the past, the Gurkha Beauty. The 2023 PCA Trade Show opens July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It’s been 25 years since Gurkha first introduced the Beauty and it’s still a […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Year of the Dragon to Debut at PCA 2023
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2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar. Many companies over the past few years have released Chinese Calendar themed cigars to mark the occasion. This year, Gurkha Cigars is getting the jump on things as it has announced it will release a cigar in honor of the Year of the Dragon […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Pure Evil Toro
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put its Deeming Regulations into effect, the concept of predicate cigars was introduced. Predicate cigars are ones that were first introduced to the market prior to February 15th, 2007 and anything introduced after that would require the FDA pre-market approval. This gave companies with predicate cigars a […]
Prime Time Episode 254: Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
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On Episode 254, we kick off the 2023 season of Prime Time and welcome the one and only Juan Lopez of Gurkha Cigars. Juan is always an entertaining and informative guest. We will catch up with Juan and all things Gurkha. Plus, we will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron, Dunbarton Tobacco […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Grand Age II Launched at TPE 2023
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At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023 Gurkha Cigars introduced a three-blend value set known as the Grand Age II. As the name indicates, it is a spinoff of an older Gurkha line, the Gurkha Grand Age. “The Grand Age II is a fun project we’ve been developing over the past few months,” comments Jim Colucci, […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Ghost Connecticut Makes Debut at TPE 2023
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At Total Product Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gurkha Cigas unveiled a third blend under its popular Gurkha Ghost line, the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut. “We feel that the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut will be the perfect addition to our portfolio of Gurkha Ghost,” says Juan Lopez, Vice President of Sales, in a press release. “The […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 254 – Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
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On Episode 254, we kick off the 2023 season of Prime Time and welcome the one and only Juan Lopez of Gurkha Cigars. Juan is always an entertaining and informative guest. We will catch up with Juan and all things Gurkha. Plus, we will also have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle Baron, Dunbarton […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Nicaragua Series TAA Exclusive
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In 2021, Gurkha Cigars would release its second exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The cigar would be a perfecto-shaped line extension to the Gurkha Nicaragua Series. The Gurkha Nicaragua Series would make its debut in 2019. It would be one of the first projects that Gurkha worked on with Aganorsa Leaf’s […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Colección Especial Heading to Retailers
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The Gurkha Colección Especial, a limited production line, has begun shipping to retailers. This was a cigar that was showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. A special figurado size of Colección Especial was shipped to members of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) earlier this year. The […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Expands into Italy
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Gurkha Cigar Group has officially announced that Italia Cigar Company will handle its distribution into the Italian market. Italia Cigar Company was established in 2021 and handles distribution in the Italian Market to Italian retailers. “We are excited to see our brand expand throughout Italy,” comments Jim Colucci, President and CEO of Gurkha Cigars in […]