Gurkha Year of the Dragon 2024 (Tabacalera El Artista)

This was first Chinese Zodiac calendar-themed release from Gurkha, but definitely not its last.

El Artista made the first Gurkha Year of the Dragon cigar. Oscar Valladares and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.’s Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. are making the other cigars.

This is the first time that Gurkha has released a cigar celebrating the Chinese New Year and the zodiac calendar.

It was the second-largest booth on the show floor this year, with the company celebrating a pair of anniversaries and the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Everybody climb aboard the Chinese Zodiac calendar hype train!