Gurkha

Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by Oliva 6 1/2″ x 60

The Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by Oliva, a 6 1/2 x 60 salomon from the limited Chinese New Year collection. A Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos with a Cameroon binder: dark cocoa, espresso, cedar and pepper. Medium-full with a coffee-forward backbone.

$23.50

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Built from the leaf up

Size and shape
6 1/2 x 60
Salomon
6½″60
Strength
Medium-Full
Wrapper
Mexican San Andrés
Dark San Andrés maduro
Origin
Nicaragua
Oliva Cigar Co. (Gurkha Year of the Dragon)
Tasting notes
Dark CocoaEspressoCedarBlack PepperSweet Spice
Smoke time
~90 min
A bold, figurado salomon
Binder & filler
Cameroon binder, Nicaraguan filler
Made by Oliva for Year of the Dragon
Pairs with
Bourbon, Espresso, Porter

How it smokes

First third

Dark cocoa and espresso with cedar.

Second third

Cedar thickens, black pepper moves underneath.

Final third

Sweet spice coats the finish.

Fast, discreet shipping
Ships within one business day.
Authenticity guaranteed
Sourced direct, inspected, and genuine.
Packed for freshness
Humidity protection keeps it in ideal condition.
Damage replaced
Anything damaged in transit is replaced. Checkout is encrypted.

Description

The Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by Oliva is a San Andrés-wrapped salomon from the Oliva family, handmade in Nicaragua.

It blends a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Cameroon binder and Nicaraguan filler at a medium to full body, leading with cocoa, espresso, black pepper, and a sweet, almost-syrupy dark earth. At 6 1/2 by 60, the wide ring gives the smoke room to cool before it reaches you, so it smokes rounder than a slimmer size of the same blend.

San Andres turns up on so many Nicaraguan and Dominican cigars because it does one job better than any local leaf: it takes a maduro fermentation without breaking, and it comes out tasting of chocolate rather than char.

Pairs well with bourbon, espresso, or porter.

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