Yeah Gurkha is one of the brands I tend to avoid too, but might take a look at Torano! It seems it might be a note that a lot of people avoid, but I had a cigar a while back that had a few fleeting notes of what I could only describe as fresh, mineraly soil. But in a good way! Sort of like the smell of the earth/mud outside after a nice fresh rain.
Only problem is that I can't remember for sure which cigar it was! I wanted to say it was the Le Bijou but I very well could be confusing it with something else, haha.
The Saka stuff sounds promising along with the All Out Kings, also plan to check out the stuff Weelok suggested too.
Thanks again everyone for the suggestions, you've all been really helpful!