If you’ve been casting about for a unique and flavorful cigar to break you out of a smoking rut, then the Gurkha Barracuda is going to be a prize catch. Loaded to the gills with the kinds of flavorful tobacco they’re known for, this latest creation from K. Hansotia and his talented team is a medium to full-strength ocean of delight. Rolled with utmost skill into one of the most difficult vitolas around, a 6 X 56 Double Perfecto, the Barracuda contains a wealth of Honduran longleaf aged to shimmering perfection beneath a sturdy and aromatic Honduran binder. An appropriately toothy and oily Habano wrapper finishes each stick, transforming it into a sleek and impressive trophy.
Flooding the senses from the moment it’s hoisted from a humidor, a weighty and aromatic Gurkha Barracuda cigar sits in the hand with bottomless potential. The scents of chocolate and crisp tobacco lead to cold draw flavors of cocoa and mild spice, causing the hands to scramble for a lighter. A wide net is cast by each thick perfecto to bring together a school of complementary tastes, from rich and woody cedar to semi-sweet stone fruit. There’s some black coffee with just the right touch of bitterness, a toasted nuttiness brought out in the retrohale, and a warm nutmeg and cinnamon finish so delicious that you’ll want to mount it over your fireplace.
Reel in a bundle of Gurkha Barracuda today and prepare for a rush of excitement and anticipation. No worries though, because we’ll get them to you safe and secure in no time flat. By this time next week, you’ll be bragging to all of your buddies about landing the deal of a lifetime for a monster of a cigar, and since you’ll be passing them around at the same time they’ll know the tale is true.
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