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 […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Revenant Heading to Retailers
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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 […]
PCA 2021 Report: Gurkha Cigars
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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 […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Revenant Introduced at 2021 PCA Trade Show
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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 […]
Cigar Review: San Miguel by Gurkha Toro (2020)
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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 […]
Prime Time Episode 182: Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
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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 […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 182 – Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Treinta Toro
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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 […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 397 – Juan Lopez, Gurkha Cigars
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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 […]
Cigar News: Gurkha San Miguel Heading to Stores
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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 […]