Borkum Riff Champagne
(1.82)
Selected premium quality Virginia and burley tobaccos from South Carolina and Kentucky combined in a coarse cut that ensures the blend burns evenly and steadily throughout and gives a cool, pleasant smoke.
Notes: Prior made by Swedish Match,now by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (as the other Borkum Riff). Recently, their production was discontinued.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Swedish Match |
| Manufactured By | Skandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Sweden |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Very Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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1.82 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 19, 2011 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
I couldn't detect any casing while smoking this blend. The quality of leaf is so-so and it is not a bad blend for an OTC. I haven't seen a pouch of it available for over 20 years and I would be surprised if it isn't discontinued.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 04, 2007 | Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
Verus amicus est tamquam alter idem - the Latin motto used to be the most attractive part of the Borkum Riff range. In the new incarnation the Latin is gone, and the pride of place occupied by the heraldic lions rampant has been taken by a ship. The tobacco is now made in Denmark.
I was gifted three of the new range over last Christmas. The other two are Malt Whisky (the absence of the `e` indicating Scottish provenance) and Vanilla. The Champagne is not very evident. It is difficult to imagine how it could be evident. Just as well, since the lack of casing allows the taste of tobacco to come through. The tobacco taste is not particularly distinguished in any way, but nor is it execrable. This is a definite improvement over the previous range of Borkum Riff and would not make a bad introduction to mildly aromatic blends. Cautiously recommended.
I was gifted three of the new range over last Christmas. The other two are Malt Whisky (the absence of the `e` indicating Scottish provenance) and Vanilla. The Champagne is not very evident. It is difficult to imagine how it could be evident. Just as well, since the lack of casing allows the taste of tobacco to come through. The tobacco taste is not particularly distinguished in any way, but nor is it execrable. This is a definite improvement over the previous range of Borkum Riff and would not make a bad introduction to mildly aromatic blends. Cautiously recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 09, 2003 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I really liked this tobacco.Found it nice & smooth & mildly sweet,with no tongue bite at all.Perfect for anyone new to pipe smoking & very easy to light.Infact very easy to live with all round.But if your a regular pipe smoker who prefer's stronger taste then I'm sure this would not be strong enough.But again I must say "Good" for the new comer or person with mild taste.(You could do far worse) In it's own category. 3 out of 4 star's.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 25, 2006 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The first few smokes with this tobacco were really disappointing. Among any other things there was a prevailing "stingy" taste (that now I know to be a Borkum Riff's trademark), while the champagne taste was completely absent or not-recognizable. With time it improved a bit, giving sweet notes (probably from the Virginia component, and some (rare) puff that vaguely reminded champagne. Overall, this tobacco confirms the extremely light topping of Borkum Riff series (a good thing for many smokers, not for me)and their tendency to "sting" with Burley. Not completely bad, but for sure not interesting for me.
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