This is my video review of the Gurkha Status – Enjoy!
Great stick, really came into its own in the last third – I will be getting another!

Origin: Dominican Republic
Size: 60 X 5?
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Strength: Medium
Price: $5/each

Behind the Stick:
This cigar comes out of the Dominican Republic and all the cigars they make are of the giant 60 ring gauge. I will say though, they do pride themselves on the fact these cigars are made in small batches in an attempt to keep their consistancy and quality at the proper level – and I can vouch, they are consistent.

I was really impressed by this stick for multiple different reasons. First off, the price, at $20.00 for 4 you just can not beat the price tag, and what makes it even better is the quality and consistancy. The other things that really stood out, this is a heavy cigar – not as in color or body but rather the actual weight. Each one that I have had has been evenly rolled, easy to cut and light and draws perfect.

I have smoked a few, given a few to a local shop and all parties involved, absolutely loved this cigar. It is not one of those cigars to write home about, but enough to make sure you keep one or two in your humidor at all times. Personally I am not a big fan of the larger ring guages, it seems the flavor is usually very dull until midway or beyond and this cigar follows right in that suit. I will say though, from other large ring guages I have tried, this one I will go out and re-purchase over and over again.

Flavor:
The starting flavors are pretty minimal, sweet tobacco and coffee notes seem to be the main foreground while coco is easily noticed – making the transitions a little more interesting but mild. After the second half began, notes of leather and some sort of spice, pepper or cinnamon perhaps, grew in intensity but never became so much to easily tell nor did it become overpowering. Some have reported they noticed a cherry taste within, although I personally could not pull this flavor I am able to say the sweet notes were very enjoyable and not overpowering to the rest of the cigar.

Conclusion:
When it comes down to it, this is a long smoking cigar, mine came in right around the 2 hour mark, but does nothing but satisfy. Not overpowering on the buzz, the retrohale was full of pepper but tolerable and the finish was short enough to enjoy a beer that may not perfectly compliment. I can honestly say that once my local B&M starts to carry these, you will always be able to find one in my humidor.

Every cigar has a story, every smoke a memory.

Sorry for not updating this info earlier – the winner of the 1000 Unique Views contest is Mike – @KnightRid on twitter! I will be sending the package out asap – Congrats and thanks again to everyone who joined the contest. More to come soon!

Wow – Thats all I can really say. It was just about three months ago that I decided I would start this page, and slowly things have been coming along. You all have been very patient with me as I get into a rhythm, and I know that there will be more adjusting to come, but that’s what makes life fun, right?! I am very surprised at the amount of comments and email that I am receiving but I’m still waiting for that hate mail! I have only had this site up and running for about 3 months, and to hit almost 1000 unique views is a real impressive feat to myself. I originally started this page as an excuse to the fiance for me to continue to smoke cigars – I still can’t believe what it is turning into and I’m still in the infancy of the site.

On to the important stuff -

This contest, much like the other contest I ran, just leave a comment to this post and be sure to include your email so I can sent you your stuff! I will add pictures later but I am including a few different things:

3 Marco V Premium Blend Cigars
2 Cigar Spike – Cigar Cutter
1 Nub Cigars – Cigar Cutter

I will try to add as much as I can into the mix – So whatever the lady will let me ship out is fair game!

Here is a bit about the Room 101 trip to Honduras taken from SocialCigars.com – Runs about 15 minutes but very informative and gives you a look at the people behind this great brand.

For all those who are on twitter or perhaps those who just keep up with the latest and greatest in the cigar world, Matt Booth has paired up with Camacho Cigars to create the Room 101 line – The Conspiracy is to be released October 1st, 2009. First and foremost he has created a fine jewelry line and I highly recommend you checking out their site www.room101silver.com . Through the proper meetings that life presents, the Room 101 line was created. Included is the company history per their website at www.room101cigars.com

“Initially, a mutual business associate had introduced me to Dylan Austin and some of the Camacho family at one of our Las Vegas after parties. The �after extravaganza� we hold during the MAGIC trade show has come to be somewhat of an institution. It was surrounding one such event, that the initial connection was made. Immediately, the synergy between the two camps was acknowledged � and talk quickly turned to a smoker�s accessory series I had already been working on. I wanted to translate the Room101 flavor to lighters and cutters and I had some concepts on deck for a humidor series, which was unlike anything I had seen on the market.

After this initial meeting, Christian returned fire with the ultimate proposition � why not create a cigar to accompany these fine accessories � or would the accessories accompany this fine cigar? Either way, I digressed�

Before I knew it, I was touring the Camacho Family facilities in Danli, Honduras (respect!) and following the lead of Christian Eiroa – the process of cigar craft was broken down from the very beginnings, to the final product of a hand crafted cigar. Witnessing the process first-hand not only blew my mind, but it changed the way I would view cigars forever and solidified the direction in which I would go within this industry.” – Taken in full from www.room101cigars.com

Here is a video of the drop

Cant wait till they are in local stores, review to come soon!

P.s. This is just a sick knife – Called the Bokanyi