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 […]
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 […]
Gurkha Cigar Group International has announced that Gurkha Pure Evil, a cigar that launched at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, is now shipping to retailers in the United States. Pure Evil is the re-release of a brand the company discontinued 15 years ago. “A few weeks ago we pre-released the Pure Evil […]
Over the years, Gurkha Cigars has been known for delivering some of the most ornate packaging in the industry. In recent years, Gurkha has been working to showcase themselves as delivering quality and innovative brands to the market. At the same time, Gurkha hasn’t totally taken its foot off the pedal in terms of packaging. […]
Earlier this year, Gurkha Cigars introduced its Gurkha Colección Especial Figurado as an exclusive offering to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA), Gurkha will introduce a Robusto, Lonsdale, and Toro-sized offering to the line. The Gurkha Colección Especial is highlighted by a hybrid Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper. Because […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group introduced a six-cigar sampler containing three blends from its Gurka Revenant line: Revenant Corojo, Revenant Maduro, and a previously unreleased third blend called Revenant Connecticut. The samplers contain two cigars from each of the three blends. All three blends come in a round 6 […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group International will launch a line known as Pure Evil. Pure Evil was blended by Damian Tapanes at his factory, American Caribbean Cigars. The blend features a Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigars are being released in three sizes: Robusto, Toro, […]
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 […]
