Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Year Old Koi Cigar – Box of 20

The Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Year Old Koi features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf Maduro wrapper and 18-year-aged tobacco. This box-pressed cigar combines Dominican filler and binder tobaccos aged in oak barrels. The blend uses a Corojo wrapper leaf discovered during a search for rare tobaccos by Gurkha’s blending team.

Construction and Presentation

Packaged in a piano-finished mahogany box containing 20 cigars, the Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Year Old Koi demonstrates tight construction with a dark, oily wrapper. The cigar maintains a slow burn rate with dense ash formation, measuring 52 ring gauge x 6" in size.

Flavor Development

• Initial notes: Roasted coffee, bittersweet cocoa
• Mid-profile: Oak tannins, black pepper spice
• Final third: Leather, mineral undertones

The medium-full bodied Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Year Old Koi transitions from espresso bitterness to earthy sweetness, with a creamier texture in the second half. Smoke output measures above average, requiring retrohaling to detect subtle baking spice nuances.

Pairing Recommendations

This cigar complements barrel-aged spirits effectively. Pair with 12+ year aged rums or cask-strength bourbons to amplify the tobacco’s natural sweetness. The Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Year Old Koi responds well to humidor aging at 65% relative humidity.