Borkum Riff Cherry Liqueur
(1.33)
Borkum Riff Cherry Liqueur flavored tobacco is a high quality, mild mixture, which combines a delicious blend of light aromatic Virginia and rich, cool smoking burley tobaccos, to create an exquisite taste and aroma, enhanced with the sweetness of a fine cherry liqueur.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Swedish Match |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Cherry |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Sweden |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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1.33 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2019 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I have had many experiences with Borkum Riff over the years, mostly for the good. This blend was a pleasant surprise. The pouch aroma is wonderful with hints of cherry but mostly a full, rich pipe-tobacco scent. Upon lighting, the cherry note is light and compliments the burley and VA very well. As the cherry casing fades the tobacco flavor and strength begin to dominate. If you like the nostalgia of a classic cherry pouch blend that's widely available, give this one a try. You could spend a whole lot more and not do much better. The price and availability of all Borkum Riff mixtures have inducted many a pipe-smoker over the years, and this blend is no exception.
Pipe Used:
Any
PurchasedFrom:
PipesandCigars.com
Age When Smoked:
New Pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2019 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I suspect that the majority of reviewers who trash this blend do not like Cherry in their tobacco. I can appreciate a good cherry so here we go. The Virginia and Burley tobacco are top quality. The moisture level in the pouch was just about right and the cut makes for easy packing. The pouch aroma is that of good tobacco tipped with a cherry liquor. That is important because the taste is more liquor than cherry to me. It lights well and provides a decent amount of smoke. The taste is just like the aroma in the pouch. To me, the Burley comes through very nicely while the Virginia stays in the background. The Cherry acts to sweeten rather than turn this into a cherry bomb. The room aroma is more tobacco than anything else. I am saying that the room aroma will not win non-smokers over only because of the tobacco side. There is actually not enough cherry in the aroma to cover it up. The same is true with the taste. There is quality tobacco with some cherry sweetness, but it is more of a liquor sweetness. I am reminded of Sir Walter Raleigh Full Aroma here. SWR is much more more Burley based, but it you love that blend, like I do, you should try this. The taste remains the same down to the bottom of the bowl. The ash is find and jumps out with a tap or two. This will ghost your pipe so be advised. This review is brought to you by a guy who trashed Captain Black Cheryy, but loved Peter Stokkebye's Cherry.
Pipe Used:
MM Legend Straight
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 18, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I am a fan of Virginia/perique blends. However, once in awhile stray back to old standards like Prince Albert, Half and Half and Velvet for nostalgic purposes. I smoked Borkum Riff Whiskey blend back in the day. Smoked pretty hot, but never tried the cherry liquer. Ordered a pouch just out of curiosity. Albeit, a lot of reviews claim it is hot and overly cased, I found this to be pleasant and not gooey or cloying. I will agree that it burns faster than flaked tobaccos, I did not experience tongue bite. Enjoyed this very much.
Pipe Used:
Petersen 3/4 bent
PurchasedFrom:
Cup o Joes
Age When Smoked:
Newly purchased
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 23, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
In the pouch, this stringy, fine-cut mixture has an authentic cherry liqueur scent, behind which some huskier tobacco scents can be detected.
A blend of cavendished bright VAs and burleys along with a significant portion of black cavendish, the flavor tilts to the darkly sweet end of the spectrum. And though sweet, it is not jarring, and the topping does not intrude.
Cavendish fans will find Cherry Liqueur to be contemplative and quite refined. This will ghost a briar and seemed best in narrow to medium gauge chambers.
A blend of cavendished bright VAs and burleys along with a significant portion of black cavendish, the flavor tilts to the darkly sweet end of the spectrum. And though sweet, it is not jarring, and the topping does not intrude.
Cavendish fans will find Cherry Liqueur to be contemplative and quite refined. This will ghost a briar and seemed best in narrow to medium gauge chambers.
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