Borkum Riff Ultra Light
(1.72)
Borkum Riff smooth ultra light tobacco is a premium quality mixture, which combines a specially processed blend of smooth Virginia and rich cool-smoking burley tobaccos, to create an exquisite taste, enhanced with aromatic vanilla.
Notes: Borkum Riff Tobaccos were previously produced in Sweden, but now they are manufactured in Denmark.
Named changed top "Borkum Riff - Original" to comply with Tobacco regulations.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Skandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Vanilla, Whisky |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Extremely Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Very Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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1.72 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 23 of 23 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 03, 2006 | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
February 2006.
If your terrified of any tobacco with even the slightest touch of back-bone in taste,or strength,then,you may like this.
It lit easy enough but,I felt like I was smoking fresh air that had been contaminated with a very weak sickly taste of faint vanilla.
Ugh! Boring,and way to light for me!
I'm running back to my virginia,perique,and latakia blends.
If your terrified of any tobacco with even the slightest touch of back-bone in taste,or strength,then,you may like this.
It lit easy enough but,I felt like I was smoking fresh air that had been contaminated with a very weak sickly taste of faint vanilla.
Ugh! Boring,and way to light for me!
I'm running back to my virginia,perique,and latakia blends.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 06, 2004 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Strong |
Well, we all make mistakes. Burkum Riff was a big one. I was lured by the exotic sound of Swedish tobacco and thought that this stuff would be prime. Boy, was I wrong. I really couldn't tell what kind of tobacco it was, since it was green in color. The pouch smelled and felt like wet newspaper. It was very sticky and gummy. It was so damp that a whole bunch of steam was gathered on the inside of the bag. I threw it out after I saw that, suspecting that mold was soon to follow!
I guess what bothered me about this was that the taste never changed or improved the entire time. It just stayed the same, and that wasn't good. Perhaps giving it only one smoke is not enough to sufficiently rate it, but my experience was so terrible that I wasn't willing to give it a second chance. I'm pleasantly surprised that it didn't sour the taste of my pipe. I've read that some tobaccos can give you a shot of "pipe juice" if you're not careful. This is the only tobacco that's ever juiced on me.
I guess what bothered me about this was that the taste never changed or improved the entire time. It just stayed the same, and that wasn't good. Perhaps giving it only one smoke is not enough to sufficiently rate it, but my experience was so terrible that I wasn't willing to give it a second chance. I'm pleasantly surprised that it didn't sour the taste of my pipe. I've read that some tobaccos can give you a shot of "pipe juice" if you're not careful. This is the only tobacco that's ever juiced on me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 29, 2003 | Extremely Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
A friend of mine had some of this, so I tried a bowl. It seems to have less casing than many aromatics (judging by feel anyway), but plenty of flavoring.
This tastes like (in order of prevalence): sweet, vanilla, and a hint of tobacco flavor in the background. If I really wanted this I think I'd just buy a cream soda instead. Even if I were completely out of tobacco and could only get to a drugstore, I'd almost certainly find something there that's superior to this.
This tastes like (in order of prevalence): sweet, vanilla, and a hint of tobacco flavor in the background. If I really wanted this I think I'd just buy a cream soda instead. Even if I were completely out of tobacco and could only get to a drugstore, I'd almost certainly find something there that's superior to this.
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