Finck's Cigar Company Finck's Whiskey
(3.00)
Our manufacturer took his finest whiskey flavoring and put a generous amount on a blend of mild flue-cured Virginia and Burley to create this phenomenal tobacco. The wonderful aroma and savory taste will make you feel like you are in a distillery in the hills of Kentucky!
Notes: Finck's customer service confirmed to me on 10/30/14 that Mac Baren now makes their tobaccos.
Details
| Brand | Finck's Cigar Company |
| Blended By | Mac Baren (formerly P.Stokkebye) |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Whisky |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 14, 2010 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I try Whiskey saturated blends every now and then in a continual effort to find just the right one. The taste appeals to me but many of these blends burn either hot or gooey or both.
Stokkebye's version (Finck's Cigar Co., distributor), is quite good. It arrives just a tad too moist in a bag. Let it dry for a couple of hours or more before loading and lighting for best results. The whiskey flavoring is delicate but detectable. The blend smokes mostly cool and dry. Not a lot of strength in this one, but I revved up the blend by mixing 50/50 with Five Brothers (stout Burley that imparts a lot of bang but very little flavor), and had a whale of a delightful smoke. In fact, I'm getting ready to load up another bowl right now.
Stokkebye's version (Finck's Cigar Co., distributor), is quite good. It arrives just a tad too moist in a bag. Let it dry for a couple of hours or more before loading and lighting for best results. The whiskey flavoring is delicate but detectable. The blend smokes mostly cool and dry. Not a lot of strength in this one, but I revved up the blend by mixing 50/50 with Five Brothers (stout Burley that imparts a lot of bang but very little flavor), and had a whale of a delightful smoke. In fact, I'm getting ready to load up another bowl right now.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 06, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I was looking for an decent economical everyday blend and that is just what I got. With the good reviews and the cheap price I decided to take a flyer on this one and I am glad I did. I am very gun shy when ordering any blend with the dreaded black cavendish in the description but I need not worried because to my delight when the pound arrived lo and behold no sign of the black stuff. This is a straightforward fairly tasty blend that tastes and smells like whiskey all the way to the bottom of the bowl and yes there is some real tobacco taste there also. This is so much better than any of the other Danish whiskey blends that I have had.Hell its just one of the better Danish made blends that I have had : Period!!! It burns cool and never bites no matter how furiously you pull on it.I can smoke a ton of this stuff without getting bored.This probably won't do it for you nicotine freaks but that is just fine by me. Finck's Whiskey blend moves to the top of my everyday economy blends list particularly when you factor in the unbelievable low price. I will always keep a pound or so in stock as long as the price remains about the same. Thanks Finck's!!!
Update 12/06/08 Have since had Finck's Golden Cavendish which blows this out of the water. Still a good blend but now relegated to a lower place on my tobacco hierarchy.
Update 12/06/08 Have since had Finck's Golden Cavendish which blows this out of the water. Still a good blend but now relegated to a lower place on my tobacco hierarchy.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 25, 2005 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Finck's sells this as a replacement for Borkum Riff Whiskey.
They should be glad I can tell the difference! Indeed, it is considerably better. Very straight forward, but pleasant. Better quality leaf makes for a much more enjoyable experience. It is not nearly as bitey as the Borkum blend. If you like BR Whiskey, (I hate it)do yourself a favor, and give this a shot. For $17.95/ lb, you don't have much to lose.
They should be glad I can tell the difference! Indeed, it is considerably better. Very straight forward, but pleasant. Better quality leaf makes for a much more enjoyable experience. It is not nearly as bitey as the Borkum blend. If you like BR Whiskey, (I hate it)do yourself a favor, and give this a shot. For $17.95/ lb, you don't have much to lose.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2003 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
I bought a pouch of this out of curiosity after reading Finck?s description of this blend as being comparable to Borkum Riff?s Bourbon Whiskey and challenging the smoker to see if he/she can tell the difference. I like Borkum Riff?s Bourbon Whiskey anyway (contrary to most reviewers, but then I have the palate of a peasant) so I wanted to see if Finck was telling the truth or blowing smoke. I?ll be darned if he isn?t correct, this does taste enough like BR that it would be a good replacement for the more expensive Bourbon Whiskey. Actually, the tobacco leaf quality of Finck?s is much better than BR?s; it isn?t as brittle or as stem-filled. There doesn?t appear to be as much Black Cavendish as in BR and it is a little milder in taste but if you like BR?s Bourbon Whiskey you should like Finck?s Whiskey and it will save you a few bucks too.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
First off, I like Peter Stokkebye's stuff for the most part and I've ordered cheap cigars from Finck's for years and have always been impressed by their service. I'll also say I hate whiskey flavored blends, but Fincks was kind enough to send me a bunch of samples when something else I had ordered was on back-order. Thats how I wound up with this stuff.
I really think Finck's does a disservice by naming this as an alternative to Borkum Riff. It's much better than the BR. But, Finck's is actually the old Wally Frank (discount) Cigar Co. so, a lot of their customer's know Borkum Riff and have never heard of Dunhill, etc.
In short, it's good stuff and has a decent bit of tobacco flavor with a nice room note. Like all of Pete's blends, there can be some bite if puffed too fast, but it's less in this one.
I really think Finck's does a disservice by naming this as an alternative to Borkum Riff. It's much better than the BR. But, Finck's is actually the old Wally Frank (discount) Cigar Co. so, a lot of their customer's know Borkum Riff and have never heard of Dunhill, etc.
In short, it's good stuff and has a decent bit of tobacco flavor with a nice room note. Like all of Pete's blends, there can be some bite if puffed too fast, but it's less in this one.
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