Gurkha Pure Evil Debuts at Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival
The Gurkha Pure Evil, one of the company’s new releases from the 2022 PCA Convention & Trade Show, appears to have made its debut today at the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival in Broomfield, Colo.
This new line is a reimagining of a cigar that first came out about 15 years ago, also called the Pure Evil. The blend was reworked by Damian Tapanes of American Caribbean Cigars, the factory producing the cigar, with the new version using an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler. It is offered in three sizes:
- Gurkha Pure Evil Robusto (5 x 52) — $8.95 (Box of 20, $179)
- Gurkha Pure Evil Toro (6 x 54) — $9.50 (Box of 20, $190)
- Gurkha Pure Evil XO (6 x 60) — $9.95 (Box of 20, $199)
“The brand was released on a limited basis about 15 years ago,” said Juan Lopez, vp of sales for Gurkha Cigars, via a press release. “We found the blend while visiting the factory in Nicaragua and we’re happy to bring back the old favorite with a new twist.”
While the original Gurkha Pure Evil was a limited edition, this new version is a regular production line.
A representative from Gurkha declined to speak with halfwheel about when the cigars will be widely available at retailers, though the company had originally scheduled it for release in mid-August.
Update (Aug. 30, 2022) — The company sent out a press release about the Pure Evil today, and indicated that the cigar’s release has been delayed “a few weeks” from its revised release date of the end of September.
Patrick Lagreid
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