Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by Oscar Valladares 6" * 52

A soothing tobacco aroma and an underlying sweetness set the scene for this medium-bodied cigar’s complexity of flavors. This Honduran puro with its inviting maduro wrapper highlights the fine premium tobacco that comes from this Central American country. To compose the blend for this limited-edition cigar, Gurkha enlisted the help of Honduran-born cigar maker Oscar Valladares. The cigar’s are handmade in Honduras at Valladares’ cigar factory. The Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 by Oscar Valladares was crafted to celebrate the Chinese New Year (aka The Lunar New Year). Only 2,000 boxes of 10 cigars per box were made. Order yours today!

• Brands
  Gurkha Year of the Dragon

  The Gurkha Year of the Dragon cigar was crafted to welcome in the year 2024, which according to the Chinese Zodiac is represented by a dragon. It is the first time that Gurkha has released a cigar to celebrate the Chinese New Year (also referred to as the Lunar New Year). The cigars are handmade in the Dominican Republic from undisclosed proprietary tobacco and feature a savory maduro wrapper. Once rolled, the cigars are placed in a specially designed collectible box that commemorates the new year. According to the Chinese Zodiac, people born on the Year of the Dragon are considered ambitious and intelligent. If you were born in the following years: 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, and 2024, you are a dragon. Celebrate by purchasing a box or two of this limited-edition cigar.
• Cigar Shape
  Toro

  The standard Toro shape is 6 inches by 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Round

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

  This cigar is 6 inches long, or 152.4 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
  52

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 52, so his diameter is 52/64 inches or 20.57 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Oscar Valladares

  Established in 2012, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. was founded by Oscar Valladares, Hector Valladares, and Bayron Duartre. Combined they have more than 30 years in the tobacco industry. Their facility is located in Danli, Honduras. The Leaf by Oscar, Altar Q, Oscar 2012, Super Fly, and The Oscar are some of the cigars they produce.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Honduran

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Honduran cigar wrapper has the reputation of great quality, with wrapper leaf being grown in the Jamastran, Talanga and San Agustin valleys. Some of the wrappers being grown in Honduras include Corojo, Honduran Claro, Honduran Criollo, Honduran Jamastran Viso Rosado, Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed and San Agustin Ligero.
• Cigar Binder
  Honduras

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar and bind the filler tobaccos together. Honduran tobacco is known for being full-bodied. Cigars produced in Honduras are regarded for their consistency and quality. Using Honduran tobacco as a binder will add to the cigar’s overall strength and flavor profile.
• Cigar Filler
  Honduras

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.