Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish (Ruby)
(2.06)
Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish is a premium quality, heavily aromatic mix of dark Kentucky and burley tobacco, enhanced with the soft delicious taste of cherry and just a touch of vanilla. The blend is heavily fermented to give a warm, luxurious smoke with a light sweet aroma.
Notes: Originally from Swedish Match, Sweden, it is now branded by Skandinavian Tobacco Group in Denmark.
Due to EU regulations, this is now sold in those countries as "Ruby".
Details
Brand | Borkum Riff |
Blended By | Swedish Match |
Manufactured By | Skandinavian Tobacco Group |
Blend Type | Aromatic |
Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Virginia |
Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Cherry, Vanilla |
Cut | Broken Flake |
Packaging | 50 grams pouch, 250 grams tin |
Country | Denmark |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
2.06 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 51 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 03, 2014 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Overwhelming | Tolerable |
This has a great sweet smell in the pouch but it ends there. The first couple of puffs has a nice cherry candy taste but then it falls apart. Around the midpoint of the bowl a bitter medicine taste takes over and ruins the experience. The first half of the pouch I smoked in a cob but it burned so hot the heat blackened the outside of itand ruined it. Tonight I tried it in a briar I am dedicating to cherry flavours and I had to stop mid way though. The taste was unbearable. Even though Mr. Bs Afternoon Delight is much weaker in taste it is far superior. This was the first and last Borkum Riff I will ever buy.
Pipe Used:
MM and a Briar
PurchasedFrom:
Fortinos
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 27, 2006 | Very Mild | Strong | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I have only been disapointed by borkum riff so far, this was no exception, smells like fake cherries and it tastes worst, too artificial and syrupy for me. I like cherry tobaccos, but i hated this one, it's kind of overwhelming to say the least. If you want cheap OTC cherry tobaccos, even Captain Black cherry is better.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 24, 2017 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
Without exception another disappontment from B.riff.when the seal breaks a chemical smell comes out..reminded me a lot of C.black cherry.very moist even if dried.lights with effort and needs relights all the time..while burning i got a very artificial taste wich had no match with a natural cherry taste.no tobacco taste at all.the nicotine level is a bit higher than low.the room note is a chemical smell(wife said).burns slow and hot.leaves a lot moisture and dumbness.one pack is enough to ghost your pipe trust me.not an all day smoke and not worth trying this one.
Age When Smoked:
Dried out for 30 mins.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 26, 2006 | Mild | Extra Strong | Overwhelming | Pleasant |
This "tobacco" might be very tasty with a dollop of whipped cream or some Breyers vanilla. As for smoking it, I found this to be the most over the top aromatic I have ever tried. If you like cherry cordial flavor, this is it.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2003 | Extremely Mild | Extra Strong | Overwhelming | Overwhelming |
This stuff almost killed me!!!!! I had to beat up the poor guy who sold this to me just to get over the initial taste!!!! Avoid it like the plague. I don't know if the other Borkum Riff blends are as bad but I don't plan on finding out!
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 24, 2003 | Medium to Strong | Very Strong | Overwhelming | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The worst tobacco I have ever smoked. It fact, it doesn't even FEEL like tobacco! The taste of cherry is much too present, leaving no room for enjoyment. I have not even felt any sort of relaxation or pleseant soothness that tobacco usually gives.
To avoid like poison.
To avoid like poison.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 28, 2002 | Mild | Very Strong | Very Full | Pleasant |
At age 17 I once smoked several loads of this stuff in an enclosed car and as a consequence threw away my pipe and didn't smoke another for many years. Thus endeth the lesson.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 14, 2017 | Mild | Extra Strong | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
The worst blend i have ever tasted.
A bad smelling and even worst tasting blend. It is like a completely artificial cherry flavor (almost like a fake, cheap syrup). Right out of the pouch it smelled almost like a shisha cherry mollasse (quite pleasant indeed), but when lit up it is an absolute failure.
It's a full flavor (although very mild, nicotine wise), but tastes nothing like cherry and it gets worse until the end of the bowl. It has an awfull persistent aftertaste, it has way too much and bad quality casing and burns your tongue like putting out a match on it. When it comes to the room note, i got the worst feedback imaginable. Despite the fact that concerning the note's strength it ranks as "pleasant", it has a bad aroma. People liked it better when i smoked lattakia next to them.
All in all, just no... There are a ton of cheap aromatic blends out there with much better quality. Skandinavik, Captain Black, Seven Seas all have simillar prices and are way better.
Would i buy again? Nope. Would i recommend it to new smokers? Nope. Would i recommend it to non-aromatic smokers? OH no, keep away!
A bad smelling and even worst tasting blend. It is like a completely artificial cherry flavor (almost like a fake, cheap syrup). Right out of the pouch it smelled almost like a shisha cherry mollasse (quite pleasant indeed), but when lit up it is an absolute failure.
It's a full flavor (although very mild, nicotine wise), but tastes nothing like cherry and it gets worse until the end of the bowl. It has an awfull persistent aftertaste, it has way too much and bad quality casing and burns your tongue like putting out a match on it. When it comes to the room note, i got the worst feedback imaginable. Despite the fact that concerning the note's strength it ranks as "pleasant", it has a bad aroma. People liked it better when i smoked lattakia next to them.
All in all, just no... There are a ton of cheap aromatic blends out there with much better quality. Skandinavik, Captain Black, Seven Seas all have simillar prices and are way better.
Would i buy again? Nope. Would i recommend it to new smokers? Nope. Would i recommend it to non-aromatic smokers? OH no, keep away!
Pipe Used:
Briar
PurchasedFrom:
Local tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from pouch
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 04, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I'm proud to admit I have a strong fondness for cherry pipe tobaccos, especially darker varieties for their inherent richness. Although yes, this tobacco can be considered a drug store commoner, would it receive a higher general rating if it was a rare smoke? I believe so. For within this easily misunderstood pouch lies an dark mix of tobaccos that when allowed to air for 2 minutes for better combustion, smoked slowly and with a slightly denser pack, will leave only very mily tongue bite, a room full of thick, fragrant smoke, and of course, a very relaxed piper. Its scent is not of the same quality as, say, black cherry mixture by samuel gawith & co. And nor is its flavour profile as true to cherry as, for example, M-27 three cherry by McClelland. But its a damn good try! The reality is that if you dont have access to better cherry aromatics, this aint bad, but there are much better blends out there
Happy piping
Happy piping
Pipe Used:
Hand-made bent aged briar, no filter
PurchasedFrom:
The local shops
Age When Smoked:
Dried for 2 minutes