Category Archives: Cigar of the Month

We will be meeting on Wednesday, February 23rd at The Chop House. The cigar of the month, the Gurka Micro-Batch Liga C-10 Churchill. The following is the write-up from Cigars International:

The cigar nuts around here view the novel Micro-Batch series as the most exciting stuff to emanate from the mind of K. Hansotia, the guru of Gurkha, ever. The secret sauce behind Gurkha’s long and distinguished list of delicious, highly-rated blends is its use of small lots of exclusive tobaccos. Gurkha Micro-Batch puts that on display in living color. Each growing season, small amounts of superb tobaccos become available – superior leaves that unfortunately are all too rare. Worse, often these tobaccos are overlooked since the supply is far too small for most national brands to utilize on any type of ongoing basis. This is where Gurkha is at its best – and where Micro-Batch in particular truly shines. A mere 40 to 50,000 cigars per liga are possible given the limited production. When fermented properly and blended artfully, these tobaccos ignite the palate with unique, satisfying flavors and aromas. Continue reading →