Borkum Riff Mixture with Bourbon Whiskey (Bronze)
(1.65)
Selected quality, bright aromatic Virginia and rich, cool smoking burley tobaccos are blended to give an exquisite taste and aroma, enhanced by the finest Kentucky bourbon whiskey traditionally matured for over eight years to develop its full complex flavour. Serious yet dynamic, Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey has a unique, captivating taste and aroma. Infused with eight year old Kentucky Bourbon, it combines the natural flavour of the tobacco with a distinctive aroma that is both traditional and discreetly masculine.
Notes: Used to be Virginia and burley. Now is Virginia and black cavendish. The new pouch description relates: The Bourbon Whiskey recipe consists of 35% black cavendish from Africa, Europe and the Philippines mixed with 65% Virginia from Brazil and Africa. And as a final treat genuine Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey is added.
Due to EU regulations this is now known as "Bronze".
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Lane Limited |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Bourbon |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 42.5 grams (US) 50 g (Canada) pouch, 250 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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1.65 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 24, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I first must concede I am a new pipe smoker of 4 months. So take my review with that in mind. I also smoke outside so will always mark room note as tolerable.
So far I have tried about 25 blends with 13 being aromatics. This is by far horrible garbage. My father smoke BR Whiskey for 40 years before he quit for health reasons in 2000 time frame. He loved this blend but as others have stated they must have changed it and decided to cut corners.
It’s supposedly Virginia and Cavendish but it’s the only blend I have smelled (out of 40) that almost makes me dizzy like I am smelling chemicals. That includes Virginia, Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Kentucky, Orientals, Turkish, etc. I smells like red man tobacco spit and tastes like an ashtray from Waffle House, and I like Waffle House.
That said maybe I smoked it too fast?
So far I have tried about 25 blends with 13 being aromatics. This is by far horrible garbage. My father smoke BR Whiskey for 40 years before he quit for health reasons in 2000 time frame. He loved this blend but as others have stated they must have changed it and decided to cut corners.
It’s supposedly Virginia and Cavendish but it’s the only blend I have smelled (out of 40) that almost makes me dizzy like I am smelling chemicals. That includes Virginia, Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Kentucky, Orientals, Turkish, etc. I smells like red man tobacco spit and tastes like an ashtray from Waffle House, and I like Waffle House.
That said maybe I smoked it too fast?
Pipe Used:
MM Gentlemen
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
4 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 07, 2020 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Borkum Riff- Bourbon Whiskey Mixture
Well I can’t say I expected much from this one, I was gifted the pouch from and in law earlier this year. I stuff this away into a container with my other assorted tobaccos. I found this pouch today and am smoking it currently.
Pouch note is very nice as is the room note, tobacco tastes okay, get some hay Virginia’s and a little touch of cavendish on occasion, the bourbon is mostly non existent.
I am not an aromatic fan, and will say avoid this, buy yourself a bulk aromatic from Lane or Sutliff. The pouch is not worth the price.
Now to figure out what to do with this stuff. Hopefully the in laws don’t ask how I liked it.
Well I can’t say I expected much from this one, I was gifted the pouch from and in law earlier this year. I stuff this away into a container with my other assorted tobaccos. I found this pouch today and am smoking it currently.
Pouch note is very nice as is the room note, tobacco tastes okay, get some hay Virginia’s and a little touch of cavendish on occasion, the bourbon is mostly non existent.
I am not an aromatic fan, and will say avoid this, buy yourself a bulk aromatic from Lane or Sutliff. The pouch is not worth the price.
Now to figure out what to do with this stuff. Hopefully the in laws don’t ask how I liked it.
Pipe Used:
Bones apple
PurchasedFrom:
Gift
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 27, 2020 | Very Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
Just awfull tobacco. No flavor, no strength, no taste... is just bland. Like smoking grass that you find on the side of the road. Also burns extremely hot. For me it was just fuel for nightmares, and I feared for the integrity of my pipe.During my pipe tobacco blends exploration phase this was one of the lowest moments, and I will never try another Borkum Riff again, unless recommended from a very reliable source.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 11, 2019 | Medium to Strong | Extra Strong | Overwhelming | Strong |
All I can taste in this blend is cheap whiskey. I get no tobacco flavor at all. I know many people smoke it, but this blend bites my tongue like a rabid badger. I can't get past a third of a bowl.
Pipe Used:
Cob, Dr. Grabow
PurchasedFrom:
Local tobacco stores
Age When Smoked:
Fresh to 3 years old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 26, 2018 | Extremely Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
This now goes under the name of “Bronze” it is truly awful. It burns fast and very, very hot. It had little smell from the packet and even less taste, no bourbon or tobacco, just horrible heat. I tried it in a selection of bowl sizes and also my Churchwarden, that particular pipe calms the most savage of heat yielding baccys but not this vile rubbish. I got this ad a gift, I had previously tried BR cherry and that wasn’t up to much either. Never again will I put a match to a Borkum Riff blend.
Pipe Used:
Lozenzo Titino, cob, pearwood and briar
PurchasedFrom:
Gifted
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 07, 2018 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I really don't like bashing blends, but this really isn't a good one. I didn't enjoy the first pouch, found it dull and didn't like the whiskey aroma. Gave it an honest chance by buying another bag later on, but no improvement for me, sorry!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 29, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
It has been many years since I last smoked this and my recolections are that it had a slight hint of Bourbon, I was expecting Scotch, and it bit like a rabid stoat.
No I didn't stock up on this.
No I didn't stock up on this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 27, 2010 | Strong | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Strong |
Bites like a injured pitbull with rabies! Have not found a way to help this blend at all. Only way I will ever burn this again is in the fireplace and hope it don't offend the neighbors. Minus 4 stars! So dry out of the pouch that it almost floats. Would not feed it to a horse or a wild goat for that matter. Other than that I have nothing bad to say about this blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 31, 2022 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Beating a dead horse here it seems, that said it's an unimpressive, ashy, harsh, cigarette blend. Probably better than nothing, I guess, but there are FAR better bourbon tobys. Anything else I could say has been said by hundreds. Not recommended
Pipe Used:
Cob
Age When Smoked:
Fresh pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 09, 2021 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
I can't say i enjoy this. To me it doesn't have any flavour, the smoke doesn't have much scent to it and although it smells nice in the packet i don't enjoy smoking it.
Pipe Used:
Corn
PurchasedFrom:
TobaccoBlends
Age When Smoked:
40
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