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Gurkha Cigars Year of the Snake
Crafted to commemorate the Year of the Snake with opulent presentation, this Gurkha limited edition is rolled in the Dominican Republic. Featuring aged reserve tobaccos across wrapper, binder, and filler, this medium-bodied celebratory cigar provides an impeccably balanced smoke filled with rich fertile earth, cracked black pepper, and sweet velvety cream.
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Gurkha Year of Snake 2025 by Oliva Perfecto - 5 Pack
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Gurkha Year Of The Snake Limited Edition By Oscar Valladares
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2 reviews · top score 91
Gurkha Year of The Snake
Stogie Press · Jul 16, 2025
Introduced at the 2025 PCA Trade Show, the Gurkha Year of The Snake by Oliva Cigar, was one of three Year of the Snakes the company showcased. The other two were by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Oscar Valladares and we will have a review of them shortly. The Gurkha Year of The Snake by Oliva Cigar is made Read more about Cigar Review: Gurkha Year of The Snake by Oliva Cigar – Rated 91[…]
Box-pressed figurado · 6.63″ × 52
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Halfwheel · Jun 11, 2025 · March 2025
The Gurkha Year of Snake by Oscar Valladares is a thoroughly enjoyable cigar, one with a profile that leans into its Honduran roots, offering a profile rooted in earthiness, woods and pepper, with an interesting thread of creaminess that flows through those core flavors. The first two thirds of the cigar are very enjoyable, if maybe a bit pedestrian in how the profile is established and evolves. It checks the boxes, plays the familiar notes, and does so pretty proficiently. if anything, the final third comes up a bit short, as the flavors separate into individual components instead of a cohesive group. While I didn't ever make note of the cigar being overly harmonious or complex, it is interesting to see what happens when the complexity and harmony it did have erode, as the cigar goes from being perfectly enjoyable to harder to embrace. If that final third tightened up, this could be a really solid cigar; for now, it's a good two thirds that I'd gladly smoke again.
6.00″ × 52 · Honduras
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