K. Hansotia 101 Signature Maduro

Kaizad Hansotia, maker of the famed Gurkha cigar brand, introduced this limited-production line in 2004. Members of the club will instantly recognize his and the Gurkha name, as we’ve featured cigars from his virtuosic repertoire time and time again. Four years in development, the Signature 101 offers a rarely encountered eight-year-old dark, oily, Connecticut-grown maduro wrapper. If that last sentence wasn’t enough of a mouthful for you, the massive amount of flavor you’ll get from this cigar certainly will be! Medium in body, this exquisite cigar burns slowly and deliberately as it releases a truly complex profile of flavors that range from hazelnut to coffee bean to vanilla to leather and pepper. Everything about this cigar is near perfection, from the densely aromatic smoke to the moderately sweet notes supplied by a genuine Costa Rican binder (look for the manner in which these sweeter notes judiciously balance the other flavors in this delicious cigar). Gurkha has always been a top-shelf brand made with flavorful, unique blends of only the highest quality. If you have yet to be won over by one of K. Hansotia’s cigars, we have a feeling this will be the one that makes you a devoted fan. This is actually the blend that Mr. Hansotia created for himself to enjoy as his preferred, private stash (thanks for finally sharing with the rest of us!); a true cigar-maker’s cigar. Enjoy this one with a hoppy Pale Ale or Robust Porter.