Blended of cavendished burley and virginia, with a greater emphasis on the burleys than many other Borkum Riff blends, there is also a greater proportion of dark leaf. Identified as dark kentucky, although I initially assumed that it was black cav. Regardless, any boldness from dark kentucky is subsumed to the overall aromatic sweetly cavendished quality. The vanilla-cherry flavoring is reminiscent of CAO Cherrybomb, though the complement of brisker tobaccos in Cherry Cavendish lightens the taste into a more dynamic range.

Typical of Borkum Riff's line in both character and quality, Cherry Cavendish is a winner for the sweet leaf fan. This will ghost a briar and seemed best in narrow to medium gauge chambers.

I remember being given cough mixture as a child that tasted a little like this, only cooler. I don’t know what chemical is used to create this effect, but it’s nothing like any cherry I’ve come across. The tobacco itself is nondescript and, I suspect, not of good quality. The casing is vile and, I imagine, only there to try to cheer up a third-rate leaf.

If you want to try Cherry Cavendish, just to be broad-minded, be warned: the flavour will linger in your pipe for ages. If you’re looking for an aromatic, there are plenty to choose from out there that are far superior to this: Gawith & Hoggarth Cherry & Vanilla, for example. I wouldn’t wish Cherry Cavendish on my worst enemy.

Everyone around you will enjoy the smell, but the taste is almost non existent.

Cheap, but save your money for something better.

Avoid Borkum Riff if you want real quality pipe tobaccos instead of smokable candy.

Not a great tobacco, by all means. But not terrible either.

WOW!

I was honestly surprised, the cherry is very subtle, almost an undertone to the tobacco, along with a spicy full earth like taste. It does smell strong in the room,(although I enjoy this), and it can bite if puffed too hard/quickly. This is one tobacco I can say has won me over, and I plan on buying it on a regular basis.

3/3/10 I have to add an additional comment, the nicotine content is rather high. I smoke 15 to 20 pipes a day on the average. More than 3 or 4 of this blend and I can feel the effects, and start getting dizzy and somewhat nauseous.

It's a pain to get it to light, and when you finally do, you wish you hadn't. The smell in the pouch is pretty decent, though you can tell it's been laced with all sorts of chemicals. However, despite the somewhat pleasant smell in the pouch, none of it whatsoever translates to the actual smoke.

It burns hot, it bites, and most of the time it tastes like you're smoking ash.

You'd be better off crumpling a 5 dollar bill in your pipe and smoking it. I'm sure it wouldn't be as bad as this.

The flavour drifts in and out as you progress throught the bowl and it can get a little strong and bitey if smoked too hard.

It's a bugger to keep alight and the more you fight with it the hotter and harsher it gets.

Much as I love the smell of this tobacco, I still have some left that I return to from time to time to remind myself what could have been.

Not recommended for new pipers.