Borkum Riff Admiral's Flake Vanilla
(3.36)
Borkum Riff Admiral's Flake Vanilla is a pressed tobacco with an attractive colour and aroma, made from the choicest raw tobaccos, a premium quality refined mix of dark Kentucky and burley tobacco. The mild vanilla flavour produces a tobacco with an elegant, soft body and a long finish.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Swedish Match |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Vanilla |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Sweden |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.36 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 05, 2016 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This, for what it is, is excellent. Nice Vanilla notes with ever puff, and the leaf is a cut above what one would expect. I've always enjoyed the Borkum Riff blends but have had a problem with heat. I think the Burley in the Admiral's Flake series is much higher on the ladder and provided a coolness with true tobacco taste that I enjoyed. A blend that I will eventually finish the tin of, but am in no rush.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 05, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
An interesting surprise, this a really odd flake!
Big Kentucky builds the foundation of this aromatic, and it's a pleasant surprise if you compare it to most of aromatic Mixtures and flakes on the market. This keeps away the flake from that citric, bitey feelings some virginia aromatics show and it retains a real tobacco taste.
It has the right amount of Nicotine and soft flavoring to be an odd allday blend.
The Flakes are fairly dark and show sugar crystals on the surface, a good moisture since the first bowl, very tasty and slow burning if not rubbed. The aroma out of the tin reminds of chocolate, anisette and honey.
Ages Perfectly in the jar after 5 years, refining some Kentucky bitter accent.
Vanilla is not Overwhelming and the smoke is creamy, sweet but not too sweet and dry to the bottom of the bowl.
Recommended to anyone.
Big Kentucky builds the foundation of this aromatic, and it's a pleasant surprise if you compare it to most of aromatic Mixtures and flakes on the market. This keeps away the flake from that citric, bitey feelings some virginia aromatics show and it retains a real tobacco taste.
It has the right amount of Nicotine and soft flavoring to be an odd allday blend.
The Flakes are fairly dark and show sugar crystals on the surface, a good moisture since the first bowl, very tasty and slow burning if not rubbed. The aroma out of the tin reminds of chocolate, anisette and honey.
Ages Perfectly in the jar after 5 years, refining some Kentucky bitter accent.
Vanilla is not Overwhelming and the smoke is creamy, sweet but not too sweet and dry to the bottom of the bowl.
Recommended to anyone.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Oscar, Some Brebbia
Age When Smoked:
5+
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 08, 2013 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
this is difficult because in my 'normal'sized pipes it has a chemical flavour that I find a little off-putting.HOWEVER , I have a v.large Dunhill 'Hungarian' that takes two flakes ,lasts about an hour and tastes sensational. I am a little unsteady at the end,but I don't regard the tobacco as over strong as the nic is un- noticeable in a smaller pipe.I have given 3 stars, you be the judge. What's the deal with Cavendish ? One description above says yes and the other says no. One reviewer says yes ,another says no.Anyway Cavendish method sounds very much like Flake method to me apart from cut. After all this rambling ,I've just ordered four more from Sturks.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 19, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
try this one i would say,,this is the only blend i likes btn all this brand,,burns perfect burlyes n virginia r there and homogenised by the cavendish,,tamping is needed but it goes smoothly,,prefered to be rubbed out and give the tin a chance it needs to breath for a while before smoking,,would consider buying another tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 25, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Amazing that we here in the States get all the Borkum Riff Crap but never get to see the Flake versions... Seriously? Do they hate us that much? Anyways I had to ask a buddy to mail me a tin to try and you know what? It was delicious! Reminded me of Macbaren's Vanilla Cream Flake, so much so I wonder if they are the same blend? I really hope we finally get this in the US since I loved the taste and aroma, the vanilla was very natural and high grade, the best part was its a BR blend with NO BITE!!!! 🙂
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