Borkum Riff Vanilla Cavendish (Sungold)

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Borkum Riff Vanilla Cavendish is a premium quality refined mix of dark Kentucky and burley tobacco enhanced with the finest vanilla. The blend is heavily fermented to give a balanced, harmonious smoke with a fresh, accessible nature.
Notes: Due to EU regulations, this is renamed and sold in those countries as "Sungold".

Details

Brand Borkum Riff
Blended By Swedish Match
Manufactured By Skandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Virginia
Flavoring Alcohol / Liquor, Vanilla, Whisky
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams pouch
Country Sweden
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

1.63 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 20, 2015 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
I would say this is good blend for beginner, won't hurt my wallet at all. But after a while when someone introduced me to Latakia blend tobacco, my interest to smoke this tobacco started to fade away. Somehow I still keep it 1-2 pack in stock just for refreshing my memory of why I started to smoke pipe tobacco..
PurchasedFrom: bintang plaza 1st floor shop, miri
Age When Smoked: New in pack
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Apr 20, 2015 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Ah, my first pipe tobacco ever. It was my bible in pipe tobbacos. I have to admit, after all these years, i really like to smoke some vanilla cavendish from time to time. Nice room note, not an overwhelming aroma, just gives a sweetnes to the tobacco. However, it can bite, and tends to be a little wet in the pouch, so you have to dry it. I recomend it for anyone!
Pipe Used: bent pipes
PurchasedFrom: local tobbaconist
Age When Smoked: fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 16, 2014 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
This is nasty. It lacks flavor, has moderate strong tongue bite and has a persistent, bitter chemical aftertaste. It was relatively dry out of the package and burned quite hot and very quickly. I smoked 3/4 of a bowl and literally just dumped the contents of the pouch into my burning pellet stove 5 minutes ago; it stank in the backyard for a bit. (I don't think it liked it either).
Pipe Used: Comoys Trad Briar Billiard
PurchasedFrom: A big indian teepee on I-40 in AZ
Age When Smoked: Fresh out of package
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 31, 2014 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant
This tobacco is for somebody who wants mild vanilla tobacco without tongue bite. Flavors is vanilla and fruit and I found it very pleasant. I recommend it for beginners.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 10, 2013 Medium Medium to Strong Medium to Full Strong
I got several samples of Borkum Riff Vanilla Cavendish and Champagne from my tobacconist. It's pipe tobacco like this that gives all aromatics a bad reputation. It has a very synthetic smell out of the pouch and just seems to be a poor quality leaf that's mass produced.

I think Vanilla is one of the easiest flavors to do for pipe tobacco. Cap Black White, even the Pipa Vanilla Cavendish are leaps and bounds above this. But this cannot even do that correctly. It's a strong kick of unpleasantness. I tried to go as far down the bowl as I could but only made it half way. Tongue bite on top of a terrible flavor leaving a putrid room note. I will probably never buy this company's tobacco and now I don't know what to do with the Champagne.

Pipe Used: MM General
PurchasedFrom: Free Samples
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 29, 2013 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Well as a beginners pipe smoker i'm just tasting pipe tobaccos right now. I really recommend this to the beginners pipe smoker. Specially when u mix it by your own with Alsbo Vanilla and Gold.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 23, 2013 Extremely Mild None Detected Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant to Tolerable
I smoked it as I wanted to try it.I expected a strong vanilla taste of it but it gave no vanilla taste.It was a smell of vanilla with no taste.Not recommended and I will never smoke it again.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 01, 2010 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Tolerable
I think this tobacco is atrocious. Very strong bite and burn, and after the first few minutes all flavor is completely gone and it feels like you're smoking an exhaust pipe.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 03, 2009 Mild Mild Mild Tolerable
Slight vanilla taste with tongue bite, my pipe smelled like cigarette ashtray after I smoked this. it has a bittersweet taste that feels artificial.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 09, 2008 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
Burly based blend with slight vanilla topping, the black cavendish make it sweet and quit hot burning. require slow puffing to avoid bite. Try MB Vanilla Cream for a good vanilla blend
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