Borkum Riff Limited Edition 36 Mixture Californian Wine
(2.00)
Consists of 65% double fermented black cavendish from East Africa, Italy, India, and Brazil. 25% of the mixture is golden Virginia and the last 10% is nutty burley. Real dry California chardonnay have been added together with flavors caramel, vanilla, citrus, and curacao.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Series | Limited Edition |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Skandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Caramel, Fruit / Citrus, Other / Misc, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 3.5 ounce tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2017 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Not long ago I received multiple tins of the Borkum Riff limited edition blends to review and sell on my private website from a friend up in Arkansas. It took awhile to get to them because, frankly, most Borkum Riff blends and my palate get sideways with each other. These limited production blends, however, were a cut above their standard fare.
Borkum Riff went to the well with California Wine and pulled up quite a compilation of flavoring to go along with the Virginia and Burley. So many different aromatic flavors hit me at once that I wasn't sure what was what. I did find it overwhelming. This blend also burns a little hot but not wet. It was the least impressive of the three of these limited edition blends that I tried.
Borkum Riff went to the well with California Wine and pulled up quite a compilation of flavoring to go along with the Virginia and Burley. So many different aromatic flavors hit me at once that I wasn't sure what was what. I did find it overwhelming. This blend also burns a little hot but not wet. It was the least impressive of the three of these limited edition blends that I tried.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2016 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
As with several reviewers, I received this as a freeby with an order from pipes and cigars. I'm going to be a bit more generous than the other folks and say that this isn't an awful tobacco. One can definitely tell there's wine added, and as the tin gets a bit of age on it that wine adds a sourness that is not altogether unpleasant. Yes, that may seem a bit odd but it's a sourness that adds to, perhaps even dominates, the flavor profile and I kind of like it. There's a bit of a lemon tang and a hint of grassiness here. Not an every day smoke but I find myself coming back to it a bowl or two a week. Now, this is a Borkum Riff tobacco so, yes, it will burn hot and, yes, we're not talking about the highest quality of leaf. Smoke slowly in a small bowl.
Pipe Used:
cob
PurchasedFrom:
pipes and cigars
Age When Smoked:
new from tin
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