Tuesday, October 07 2008
By James H. Burnett III
The Miami Herald online
Sure it's a cliché, but to Kaizad Hansotia, a smoke is not just a smoke, regardless of what non-lovers of tobacco say.
Nineteen years ago, Hansotia, a Miami-based entrepreneur, wasn't so sure.
But then, while on vacation in his native India, Hansotia stumbled across a cigar called Gurkha, named for the legendary Nepalese colonial soldiers who fought during Britain's rule of India.
He tried a couple and liked what he smoked. So he bought the brand -- for less than $150. That was because a Gurkha, while tasty, fans say, was unfairly receiving little more consideration by cigar aficionados than a convenience mart Swisher Sweet.
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