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Gurkha Cigars

gurkha-cigars-logoFrom Sheikhs and Royalty to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs, Gurkha Cigars are considered the Rolls Royce of cigars around the world. Famous for their $25,000 a box cigars and artistic packaging it’s easy to see why they are considered a luxury cigar enjoyed only by the affluent. While they are certainly a producer of premium high-end cigars, they also make lines within the budget of the every-day cigar smoker. Behind the name Gurkha Cigars is a very compelling and unusual story.

The Unique History of Gurkha Cigars

Founder Kaizad Hansotia started in the family business of luxury watches and high-end timepieces. Born to a wealthy family of Indian descent, he was raised in Hong Kong and London. While on vacation in India in 1988, Kaizad met a Portuguese vendor selling cigars under the name Gurkha. Entranced by the art of cigar making, Kaizad bought the entire inventory and company from the stranger for the low price of $143.

His plan was to hand out the cigars as a token of appreciation to his watch clients. After sharing with duty free suppliers he started getting requests for more cigars. The spark was ignited and Kaizad began to immerse himself in the cigar market trying to find a way he could break through this highly competitive industry. He quickly realized there was a market in place for the high-end cigar. By producing high quality cigars that were of superior quality, Gurkha Cigar Company was born and Kaizad was able to define a new segment in the cigar market. His innovation changed the way smokers thought about purchasing premium cigars.

The Origin of the Gurkha Cigar Name

Although the story of Gurkha Cigars can be traced back to the Portuguese man that first sold his cigars to Kaizad, the name goes back much further than that. Nepalese fighters who carried Khukuri swords were often referred to by this name, and colonial soldiers in the 1880s became enamored with the history and the skill of the Gurkha warriors. To pay tribute to these warriors, the colonial soldiers started calling the cigars they produced Gurkha.

The name quickly began to spread throughout the British colonies, making its way to India where the Portuguese man would eventually pass it on to Kaizad. To continue the tradition of paying respect to the Nepalese warriors, Kaizad kept the name after acquiring the small cigar company and incorporated their likeness in the logo design.

Gurkha Cigars Premium Releases

The first release was the cognac infused Grand Reserve, which retailed for $12 at a time when the average cigar cost around $2.50 and high-end was $6. The cigars sold and he went on to create even additional lines, including the most expensive cigar in the world.

Gurkha released the His Majesty’s Reserve (HMR) that uses 18-year-old tobacco and is soaked in an entire bottle of the expensive Louis XIII Cognac. At $25,000 (or more) for a box, the cigar averages about $1,000 per stick…and they sell out of the limited run.

Growing With The Cigar Market

While the brand was geared toward the lifestyles of the rich and famous, over time the market grew to include the “average” cigar smoker, a blue-collar worker who simply wanted to enjoy a cigar on his middle-class salary. Breaking away from their original ideals of only crafting high-end cigars, Gurkha decided to meet demand and produce quality cigars made from less expensive tobacco.

The challenge was the company had started at the top of the cigar industry, so they were quickly associated with high price tags far out of the reach of the average smoke. When they created lines to meet the demand, cigar smokers questioned would the quality suffer in order for the price to be accommodating for them. It took the middle class a while before they began to realize that a quality cigar is a quality cigar. This is evident in the lines Gurkha Cigars produced that are considered some of the best in this industry.

The 125th Anniversary, the Ninja, and the Cellar Reserve stand alone as a testament to a high quality cigar that the everyday man can afford. Cigar smokers today consider Gurkha Cigars one of the best cigar brands, reasonably priced and packed with high grade tobacco that has a powerful thick flavor that still honors the tradition of exceptional quality.

Gurkha Cigar Lines

Gurkha Cigars produces over 40 lines that are handmade in the Dominican Republic and Honduras. These include…

Core Brands

  • Cask Blend
  • Heritage
  • 125th Anniversary
  • Xtreme
  • Ghost
  • Cellar Reserve
  • Royal Challenge
  • Seduction
  • Private Select
  • Grand Reserve
  • Evil
  • Assassin
  • Warlord
  • Signature 1887 Red
  • Signature 1887 Black
  • Status
  • Ninja

Limited Edition

  • Maharaja
  • Platinum
  • HMR
  • Cellar Reserve Edicion Especial
  • Cellar Reserve Limitada
  • 125th Anniversary Special Edition
  • Genghis Khan
  • Ancient Warrior
  • Black Dragon Tubos
  • Triad Natural
  • G5
  • The Beast
  • The Beauty
  • Special Ops
  • Archive

East India Trading Company

  • Classic: Havana Blend
  • Rogue
  • Wicked Indie
  • Red Witch
  • Prize Fighter

Pedro Martin

  • Maduro
  • Ruby
  • Limited Edition 2103

 

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6 months ago

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Just arrived at all 3 locations of Nottingham Cigars & Pipes ( Sherwood Park, Edmonton West & Edmonton Central, besides Rogers Place )
2 New Cigars.
Only Tobacconist in all of Canada to have them in stock. Thank you to House of Horvath for making this possible. Limited Quantity available.

1. FLOR DE LAS ANTILLAS MADURO

The Flor de las Antillas Maduro is heavily based on the award-winning, #1 Cigar of 2012 (Cigar Aficionado Magazine). This new version has a Maduro Ecuadorian Habano wrapper along with other tweaks to ramp up the strength of the original version.

Originally released in 2012, the Flor de las Antillas was named after Cuba; the largest and most beautiful of the Greater Antilles islands. With artwork from the early 1900's, the Garcia family once again honors THE ISLAND / THEIR BIRTHPLACE with this latest creation. : This 3/4 to Full-Bodied blend is a perfect combination of Ecuadorian wrapper with Nicaraguan binders and fillers. The Habano sun grown Oscuro wrapper and the gentle box pressing give the cigar complexity and balance. The filler is a combination of tobaccos harvested from farms in La Estrella, La Bonita 1 and Las Marias, owned and operated by the Garcia Family. This cigar has an ideal combination of strength EXQUISITENESS / ELEGANCE / DELICACY, with notes of creamy leather and a sweet and salty finish that resounds on the palate, producing a beautiful white ash giving it a great finish.

Wrapper: Habano sun grown Oscuro wrapper
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan

2. EL CENTURION H-2K-CT:

Back in 2007, the Company released El Centurion as limited edition cigar and then brought it back as a regular production based on its extreme popularity.

This new blend comes as an extension to the El Centurion line. Featuring a hybrid H-2K-CT wrapper from the United States,: the binders and fillers are 100% Nicaraguan grown, cured and fermented by the Garcias. Adjusting the blend slightly to accent the new wrapper, the Garcias created a cigar that is rich, yet refined at the same time. Well balanced and truly delicious, with unique aromas and flavors.

Wrapper: Hybrid H-2K-CT
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan

Again Limited Quantities available. So hurry before they are gone.
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7 months ago

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COME AND MEET NICK MELILLO, PRESIDENT & MASTER CIGAR BLENDER FROM FOUNDATION CIGAR COMPANY AS HE LAUNCHES HIS CIGARS INTO CANADA.

EXCLUSIVELY IN EDMONTON AT NOTTINGHAM CIGARS & PIPES, SHERWOOD PARK LOCATION FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2017.

TO GIVE EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON OUR GUEST NICHOLAS MELILLO.

FROM 2003-2014, NICHOLAS MELILLO WAS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR DREW ESTATE CIGARS WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST NICARAGUAN CIGAR MFR. IN THE WORLD. IT IS HERE, WHERE HE EARNED THE NICKNAME "CHIEF OF THE BROADLEAF".

NICHOLAS IS THE MASTER BLENDER WHO HAS BLENDED THE RENOWNED CIGARS LIGA PRIVADA NO.9 & T52, DIRTY RAT, UF13, L40, NICA RUSTICA, ETC.

IN 2015 NICHOLAS FOUNDED THE FOUNDATION CIGAR COMPANY AS BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE MASTER BLENDER.

NICHOLAS HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD PROCURING TOBACCO, HAS TOILED IN FACTORIES OVERSEEING PRODUCTION, AND HAS BLENDED SOME OF THE TOP-RATED AND BEST SELLING CIGARS IN THE INDUSTRY. UNDER HIS WATCHFUL EYE, FOUNDATION CIGARS ARE INSPECTED AND EACH BALE OF TOBACCO IS SMOKED TO VERIFY FLAVOR, COMBUSTION AND AROMA.

IN 2016 ONE OF HIS CIGARS
"EL GÜEGÜENSE "THE WISE MAN”
WAS CHOSEN BY CIGAR AFICIONADO AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 CIGARS OF 2016.
SO COME & HANG OUT AND SMOKE A CIGAR WITH NICK & JOHN PAPPAS.

THE LINE UP
1. "EL GÜEGÜENSE "
2. CHARTER OAK IN CT SHADE & BROADLEAF
3. THE TABERNACLE
4. THE WISEMAN MADURO.
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7 months ago

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Now available at all 3 Locations of Nottingham Cigars & Pipes.
Sherwood Park Location: Flagship location
Edmonton West Location.
Edmonton Downtown Location.

DAVIDOFF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL " THE LATE HOUR" CIGAR

Sir Winston Churchill was not a man to follow convention. When most people were thinking of their beds, Sir Winston found inspiration and creativity in the long dark hours of the night. The dark was where he found his spark.

Davidoff celebrates this facet of the Great Man with a special cigar – The Late Hour.

“Winston Churchill - The Late Hour” contains tobacco aged for six months in finest Scotch single malt whisky casks, a feat no one has attempted before.

The tobacco absorbs the aromas of the cask and whisky, which suffuses the cigar with a unique complexity, depth and the headiest of flavours, creating a unique stimulation of the palate.

Available in 3 sizes

ROBUSTO: 52 x 5"
Enjoyment time: 45 min

TORO: 54 x 6"
Enjoyment time: 60 min

CHURCHILL: 48 x 7"
Enjoyment time: 65 min

The cask aged Nicaraguan Condega Visus tobacco, together with the two different Dominican Visus filler tobaccos and the dark Mexican binder unravels the complexity of this full-bodied blend. Beautiful, robust flavours of black pepper, dark coffee, sweetness, old leather, wood and spiciness tantalize the palate.

To reflect the darkness during which Sir Winston was his most creative, Davidoff has selected a shiny and oily Habano Ecuador wrapper in a beautiful dark chocolate colour.

SO COME DOWN AND TRY THIS NEW CIGAR & DISCOVER WHY THE LATE HOUR WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

To accompany the cigar, we have a special cigar liquor glass with notches to hold a cigar. It is mouth blown by a European glassware expert with 120 years of experience in this craft.

Available in a set of two glasses.

“Every man has his day and some days last longer than others” – Sir Winston Spencer Churchill

FINALLY COMPLETE YOUR WINSTON CHURCHILL EXPERIENCE WITH NEW ACCESSORIES AS WELL.

THE "UNION JACK" AMBASSADOR

THE "LONDON" PRIMOS

THE PORCELAIN ASHTRAY
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