Kenfessions: Gurkha 125th Anniversary Rothchild – Lustau 125th Anniversary 1996 Añada Vintage Sherry

[Ken Gargett]

Gurkha 125th Anniversary Rothchild –

Lustau 125th Anniversary 1996 Añada Vintage Sherry.

Well, this certainly did not go to plan. In the bundle of Kenfessions cigars, a Gurkha (actually, two). Never had one. Well, so I thought. The first draft was sent back to me with evidence of a Kenfessions I did ages ago with a Gurkha. So obviously it was not something which made an impression on me.

Mind you, if I were an alien and FoH was my reference point for cigars (which, of course, it is), I would assume that Gurkha cigars were only smoked by the Four Horsemen and that the makers made Bernie Madoff look like Mother Teresa. These are, I have been assured, extremely expensive cigars, for the most part, and yet they are more or less described on FoH as toxic excrement.

As I mentioned, I mistakenly thought that I had never had one. I am 99.9% Cubans only, because that is what I like and what is available to me. It is not because there is simply no FoH love for Gurkhas. To be honest, I’ve always been a little keen to find out if they are as bad as many claim or if it is just a value thing.

This one was marked on the cellophane as the ‘125th Anniversary Rothchild’. I have no idea where that sits in the Gurkha pantheon, but, according to my research on the ever-reliable internet... continue to full article. 

[Murphestopheles]

Love it! I need to book a trip to Jerez and visit this famed Casa Balbino as soon as possible!

[B44]

You know the shelves are bare when Ken smokes a Ghurka.

 

[coug28]

A Ghurka cigar Kenfessions?
 

Surely this must be due to a lost bet to Rob?! 
 

 

[Bill Hayes]

Well, I now know where my next holiday could be. Would be interesting to see how COVID has affected these bars and towns. Hopefully still going strong.

[GoodStix]

9 hours ago, B44 said:

You know the shelves are bare when Ken smokes a Ghurka.

They branded the line Gurkha only because Yack was already trademarked 😉

[canadianbeaver]

I call them Brown pickles.

CB