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 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 23, 2012 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Borkum Riff/Vanilla/Cavendish/Burley/Aromatic. Who in their right mind would buy this???
There is no way in HELL i would have paid for this tobacco. In fact i would have easily gone through my entire life without ever trying it. Were it not for the Helderberg Pipesmokers Guild and for the local distributor who has generously donated several tins to our tobacco bar.
To be honest, i would not have tried it were it not for Mr Pieter Claasen who encouraged me to load my pipe that night.
This is the Vanilla blend all the others want to be. It tastes of faint Vanilla. It has some VitN, does not bite, stays composed till the bottom of the bowl and smokes relatively dry.
The taste is simply DELICIOUS.
You gotta try it.
Mo,South Africa
There is no way in HELL i would have paid for this tobacco. In fact i would have easily gone through my entire life without ever trying it. Were it not for the Helderberg Pipesmokers Guild and for the local distributor who has generously donated several tins to our tobacco bar.
To be honest, i would not have tried it were it not for Mr Pieter Claasen who encouraged me to load my pipe that night.
This is the Vanilla blend all the others want to be. It tastes of faint Vanilla. It has some VitN, does not bite, stays composed till the bottom of the bowl and smokes relatively dry.
The taste is simply DELICIOUS.
You gotta try it.
Mo,South Africa
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2007 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
I came across this blend at a tobacconist never visited in the past. This elegant small blue rectangular tin is placed near my belowed Capstan blue. I asked him what is that ? He passed the tin on my hands, I looked at it and said "Oh, Borkum Riff ... sorry, I don't moke aromatics" but kept the tin, turned it on the side and read "Made in Denmark" (good!) and then looked the small label on the back of the tin and read "Selected premium dark Kentucky, cool-smoking Burley and bright Virginia tobaccos specially blended to give a distinguished taste of luxurious fragrant vanilla" (no Black Cavendish, good!). So I decided to give it a try. I was so curious to realize if I was right or wrong, that I opened the tin right after and 1) the tin aroma is spicey vanilla but not at all a heavy aromatic 2) the inner fold is very much similar to McB's Navy Flake, golden foil with printed "Borkum Riff Admiral's Flake" 3) the flakes are a wonderful mix of light and dark tobaccos, they say to both my eye and finger this is very good quality tobacco. Yes, Smoking-Rob, I agree with you that McB may be the producer of this blend. The smoke is excellent, mellow and creamy, a damn good medium blend for everyday. No Black Cavendish in this blend, Kentucky gives some body and strength, and tickles the nose here and there. Vanilla does not cover anything, it just adds some sweetness, this smoke is tobacco. Flakes are not wet. Just fold one or two flakes (one is enough for the small straight oval sand blasted Savinelli De Luxe I'm now smoking), relight and it smokes dry to the bottom with no gurgle, leaving medium grey ash and no goopy at all. All that being said, I highly recommend this blend. You should dedicate it some of your pipes - or avoid those committed to english mixtures - since it delivers them some vanilla flavour.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 24, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
This is a wonderful blend of pipe tobacco. I first found this in Egypt at the airport. I bought two tins. I smoked both in just a few days. It took a while until I found more. I bought the entire stock. I have about 100 tins of this stuff and I do guard it. I smoke it on thanksgiving and christmas. SMELL is wonderful. TASTE is one of those you will not forget.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill, Peterson, Savinelli, Comoy
PurchasedFrom:
London England
Age When Smoked:
Tin - 5 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 06, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Wesleys Tobacconists in Jburg, South Africa carry this (unless Mo has purchased it all - sounds like he cracked a fat at first puff !)
5 tins just arrived - wonderful stuff !!!
5 tins just arrived - wonderful stuff !!!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 20, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
The only tobacco of this brand I've tried and it is not shabby. Upon opening the tin there is a rich christmas cake/chocolate/vanilla scent. Light it up and the vanilla is very mild but to my palate a chocolate taste develops and lingers in the background. The room note is a bit like Ovaltine and rather pleasant to me at least. The flake burns rather quickly though although not hot and I didn't get any 'tongue bite'. Recommended + +.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 18, 2008 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
I disovered this one by coinsidence at the tabacconist, and was reminded about the pretty good critics on tabacco review, especially the one of Skando.
I like it best, when its fold or rubbed to a ball, one or two pieces depending of the bowls capacity.
I completely agree with the nice review of Skando.
Furthermore there is to mention, that it kept me amazed about the aromatic garden which this tabacco leaves behind:
1)First you feel as if baking a tasty vanilla cake, but nevertheless I am impressed that I am smoking a very good quality leaf.
2)At arround mid bowl, I discovered a nice chilly and black chocolate taste, a slight vanilla taste accomponied by the masters of Kentucky and Burley.
3)Later on, at arround the last third, even an earthy taste, discovered in some rare high quality English blends comes out.
4)Almost at the end the srength might get overwhelming, and this is the point, when I begin to clean out my pipe.
After the first two bowls of smoking, I have ordered ten tins, it has become a constant member of my tabacco bar
Give it the time when smoking, which it definetly deserves, and you will be amazed of how cool it smokes. I also experienced the legendary Mac Baren bite, therefore and also because of its "pure taste", I cant imagine that McB could have produced such a nice composition.
I recommend to anyone and also to to "English smokers" who are looking for a great alternative.
In my oppinon it is a good after dinner smoke: I am just smoking it in a nording pipe, which will give two and a half hours of pleasure, with two flake pieces - never smoked anything like this, on an occasion I also try the Brokum Riff Cherry Flake. Two thumbs up......
I like it best, when its fold or rubbed to a ball, one or two pieces depending of the bowls capacity.
I completely agree with the nice review of Skando.
Furthermore there is to mention, that it kept me amazed about the aromatic garden which this tabacco leaves behind:
1)First you feel as if baking a tasty vanilla cake, but nevertheless I am impressed that I am smoking a very good quality leaf.
2)At arround mid bowl, I discovered a nice chilly and black chocolate taste, a slight vanilla taste accomponied by the masters of Kentucky and Burley.
3)Later on, at arround the last third, even an earthy taste, discovered in some rare high quality English blends comes out.
4)Almost at the end the srength might get overwhelming, and this is the point, when I begin to clean out my pipe.
After the first two bowls of smoking, I have ordered ten tins, it has become a constant member of my tabacco bar
Give it the time when smoking, which it definetly deserves, and you will be amazed of how cool it smokes. I also experienced the legendary Mac Baren bite, therefore and also because of its "pure taste", I cant imagine that McB could have produced such a nice composition.
I recommend to anyone and also to to "English smokers" who are looking for a great alternative.
In my oppinon it is a good after dinner smoke: I am just smoking it in a nording pipe, which will give two and a half hours of pleasure, with two flake pieces - never smoked anything like this, on an occasion I also try the Brokum Riff Cherry Flake. Two thumbs up......
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 24, 2012 | Mild | Very Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I came upon this small tin when i went to my regular tobacconist to buy my regular tobacco. always game to try a new flavor i bought a tin thinking what the hell you never know. Got home ,opened the tin ,got a fright when i saw the bubblegum like sticks thinking i bought chewing tobacco. read the front of the tin again and saw "pipe tobacco" and thought what the hell! loaded the bowl and lit it up.MAN WAS I PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. I know i found my brand new Favorited tobacco. I am going back and i'm going to buy the cherry flavor to try.
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