This fat little beauty is a Gurkha XO Maduro. It's out of Gurkha's Master's Select line. Let me tell you, this mother is big. Comes in at 6 x 60 of nothing but goodness. Got this beauty from the CI Gurkha grab bag special they were running. Pre-light: velvety dark brown wrapper, tight seams, and small veins. Smells of a rich earthy leather.
Cutting/lighting: Punch cut, took a little effort to lit this honker but no issues once it was torched.
First 1/3: Full of a black coffee and leather. A little bit dry in the mouth, needed some water. Draw is a little tight but I expect that with a punch cut and a large stick. Smoke output is acceptable. Strength is a solid medium.
Second 1/3: Starting to get a nice black pepper mixed in with coffee. Draw has opened up a little bit. As you can see the ash held on for about half of the burn.
Final 1/3: Lots more pepper especially on the finish. Strength got up to a medium-full range. Total smoke time, and hour and 25 minutes.
Overall: A great full bodied, medium-full strength smoke. The stick had no construction issues at all. I love the flavor and the changes. Retails for about $6 but you can find them cheaper. Well worth it in my opinion. HOOAH!
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