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Gurkha Gives Back Gurkha Cigars is a loyal supporter of theEric Trump Foundation, a non-profit charity dedicated to improving the lives of children battling life-threatening medical conditions. Working in close conjunction with St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in New York, the Trump Foundation are committed to finding advance cures, research, treatment for children in...
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Gurkha Cigars Celebrating 125 Years In honor and commemoration of its 125th Anniversary in 2012, Gurkha are proud to bring you the dignified Gurkha 125th Anniversary Edition cigar. This cigar was extremely well received at the brands launch during this year’s IPCPR trade show in Orlando, FL. The 125th Anniversary blend has uses a complex blend of tobaccos featuring an oily Cubra, Habano...
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Cigar Inn to Launch Fernando Leon Miami, FL – In 1997, Fernando Leon of La Aurora Cigars traveled to New York City with Nestor Miranda from Miami Cigar & Company. This was the first time the head of La Aurora traveled to the United States for a cigar event. The location was Cigar Inn and they were hosted by the Fakir Brothers. Fifteen years later, La Aurora Cigars is set to release...
Great Cigar Show in Orlando
For those of you who are new to cigars, once a year the cigar manufacturers and retailers gather to do business. This happens in the summer when the temperature is just right for cigars. This year’s show was in Orlando last weekend and it was chock full of great people, great ideas and great cigars. For me, it was like being a kid in a candy store. Rather than write a long post...
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East India Trading Company Announces ‘Red Witch’ East India Trading Company is a division of Gurkha Cigars. their most recent release was the ‘Wicked Indie’ which scored quite well in our review. This cigar, to be released at IPCPR in August, will be box pressed and available in three sizes. It is said to be a medium bodied cigar and will retail in the $4 to $7...
Cigar Accessory Holds Cigar and Improves Draw
It’s rare that we get a cigar accessory that we haven’t seen before. After all, there aren’t really many new ideas in ashtrays and cutters. But, at a recent trade show, Ben ran into something new. And, after staring at it for a while, he suggested that we take a closer look. The Havana Saver serves a couple of different purposes. First, should you have a plugged cigar,...
