Gurkha Monogram Torpedo 6"1/2 * 53

Highly recognized among cigar smokers, Gurkha has been sold at prices too high for most cigar aficionados…until now. Kaisad Hansotia has just launched the Gurkha Monogram, a more accessible cigar, offered in four standard sizes and packaged in very modern and beautiful tin boxes of 20. The Monogram Torpedo is a similar cigar to the Gurkha Elegance, which retails at $16 per cigar, a mild to medium bodied smoke with Connecticut wrapper and Dominican grown binder and filler.

• Brands
  Gurkha Monogram

  The Gurkha brand has always been synonymous of one-of-a-kind experience that appeals to all senses, from the beauty, taste and excellent craftsmanship of every cigar, to the spectacular packaging. Looking to further expand their appeal, three new lines have been launched in 2009, packaged in beautiful embossed tins of 20, and at the lowest price you will find for a genuine Gurkha. One of these lines, the Gurkha Monogram is a mild to medium smoke similar to Gurkha's limited edition Elegance cigar.
  
• Cigar Shape
  Torpedo

  The Torpedo was traditionally a fat cigar with two closed, tapered ends. Today, it is any cigar with a cut foot and straight body which tapers to a closed, pointed head.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  6"1/2

  This cigar is 6"1/2 inches long, or 165.1 mm.
• Origin
  Honduras

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Honduras, a Central American country which shares a border with Nicaragua, is widely known in the premium cigar industry as the ideal place to grow Cuban and Connecticut seed tobaccos. Danli and the Jamastran Valley is considered the heart of Honduras’ cigar industry. The Jamastran Valley is known for producing a full-bodied tobacco that draws strong comparisons to the tobacco grown in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. This same region is also known for its Connecticut shade grown and Corojo shade grown tobacco. In addition, Honduras produces Cuban-seed sun grown filler tobaccos of the highest quality.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  53

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 53, so his diameter is 53/64 inches or 21.08 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Claro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Claro wrapper is light, yellowish brown in color.
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  K. Hansotia & Co.

  K. Hanostia & Co. owns the Gurkha Cigars brand. Their cigars are made by various cigar factories throughout the Caribbean and Central America.
• Cigar Wrapper
  USA Connecticut Shade

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  The Connecticut Valley, in the Northeast of the USA, is well known for its bright golden wrapper. Because of a very hot and sunny summer, the tobacco is shade grown to make the leaf more delicate with few veins and even surface. Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in the United States has a mild to medium flavor and a silky quality, making it one of the most expensive and sought-after cigar wrappers in the cigar industry.
• Cigar Binder
  Dominican Republic

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Dominican Republic is a traditional tobacco-growing country. In the 60's, a Cuban seed was introduced and the resulting tobacco, called Piloto Cubano, became famous as a good substitute of the Cuban tobacco that was no longer allowed to enter the USA. Piloto Cubano is full bodied while the Dominican Olor tobacco is milder but more aromatic.
• Cigar Filler
  Dominican Republic

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
  Filler (or “tripa” in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.