Description

The Gurkha Year of the Snake 2025 by Oscar Valladares celebrates the Chinese Zodiac with a medium-bodied Honduran puro torpedo measuring precisely 6 inches by 52 ring gauge, limited to 750 boxes of 10. Showcasing a Honduran Habano wrapper over binder and fillers, it delivers wood, leather sweetness, and subtle spice across a refined 75-minute journey with impeccable draw and resilient ash. Ignition unveils polished cedar heartwood and supple leather nectar laced with Madagascar vanilla whispers; midway deepens into roasted chestnut earthiness, wild honeyed tobacco silk, and white pepper retrohale finesse; finale harmonises graphite minerality and lingering caramel through silvery ash pillar. This zodiac masterpiece demands 65–70% humidor humidity, transcendent with bourbon or sake—fusing cultural significance, nuanced complexity, and Valladares craftsmanship for exalted connoisseurs.