Borkum Riff Original
(2.01)
A natural tobacco, strong but soft to smoke with a neutral light aroma, Borkum Riff Original is a specially selected and processed Virginia and burley tobacco flavoured with the lightest touch of vanilla. It is carefully prepared and offers unique smoking pleasure.
Pouch Description: The original recipe consists of 60% Black Cavendish from the Philippines and Africa mixed with 40% Virginia from Brazil, India and Africa.
Notes: Formerly called "Borkum Riff - Ultra Light", named changed due to tobacco regulations.
Details
| Brand | Borkum Riff |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Skandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch, 250 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.01 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 20 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 26, 2014 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Although this is called a drug store tobacco, few drug stores actually sell pipe tobacco anymore. Thus, the price on this pouch is a bit high for what it is and one needs to have a healthy nostalgia fix in place to buy it. My pouch was pretty dry and I had to sprinkle some water on it and wait about an hour. When I opened the pouch, it smelled like chewing tobacco. The cut was nice and it packs and lights easily. The taste immediately reminds me of Sail Green, only with more flavor. It is primarily Virginia and a little Burley. The other flavors like vanilla are very light indeed and need to sought out. The first of the bowl is aromatic enough for the wife to tolerate, but it is not the smell of baking cookies by any means. It is simply the smell of gass and some vanilla which eventually turns more like natural tobacco further down the bowl. Lots of thick smoke and little tongue bite. Just go easy and all is good. It will start to gurgle and I use a pipe cleaner during the smoke with most aromatics anyway. When you are done there is a fine ash that practically falls out of the pipe when knocked. This is important to me in that I think it speaks to the purity of the product. And nothing is left in the bowl save only the ghost of the flavor. So, for those who smoke many kinds of tobaccos, I say dedicate a pipe to this for the duration or smoke other Virginia blends that can get along with their grassy brothers.
Pipe Used:
corn cob
PurchasedFrom:
local cigar shop
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 22, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This is a perfectly pleasant tobacco. Nice vanilla aroma and taste, no real tendency to bite. Maybe not up there with the greatest, but nothing much wrong with it in my opinion.
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| Jun 11, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Hello folks! This particular Borkum Riff is probably of the most neutral tobaccos I have tried, with a slight vanilla flavoring, that, at least to me, is noticeable enough! It is better than SKANDINAVIK Vanilla, but slightly reminds me of it, and its strength is mostly Mild. The only reason why I put 'Mild to Medium' is because it somewhat affected my throat (more cough etc), and because it overheats easily! I mean, not only had I tried the first 3-4 draws, when my tongue was bit, and the pipe was almost heated(and although I lack pipe experience, this seldom happens to me at the very first draws of my pipe 'sessions')! It might be that my tobacconist hadn't preserved it appropriately, but I don't think that's the case, because he keeps all tobaccos in a humidor, and most of the pouches I have bought, are fine! I recommend it to beginners like myself, because it is highly aromatic, pleasant, and the others around you might as well love its odor and not complaint about your smoke!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 23, 2021 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Very similar to captain black original. The difference i found is tha borkum riff white is more on the virginia side making it a bit more pleasant and smooth.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 24, 2017 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Aah... Borkum Riff original mixture all day every day any day easy to smoke and easy to get available most places. I 4ozs jar for it and I try to get it fill up whenever it gets half way empty. I can smell deep dark chocolate and some vanilla hint at background smokes well if you just sip it whenever you smoke fast it bit bite. A good deep dark smoke.
Age When Smoked:
New from the pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 31, 2014 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Very mild tobacco, nice room note and no tongue bite. It's good all day smoke, but if you want something special look elsewhere because this is simple smoke.
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| Sep 16, 2008 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Hay~Rookie, you need to try it. Cool Smoke! Easy light.
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| May 27, 2008 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
For my first review, I would say that this tobacco is very sweet but very pleasant for a danish tobacco smoker. I feel a little taste of hazelnut and vanilla. It is a very soft and mild smoking. I recommend it as a good danish tobacco !
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 26, 2022 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Una mezcla danesa natural, lograda a base de black cavendish y virginias, con un muy leve topic de vainilla y un aún menos perceptible chocolate. La humedad estaba perfecta. El corte es en cinta más bien gruesa. La intensidad es suave pero es.un tabaco ligero pero sabroso, ideal para fumar todo el dÃa. No requiere reencendidos y es aconsejable la fumada lenta.
Pipe Used:
Brebbia
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 08, 2022 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Pouch notes of strong vanilla and mild chocolate liquor. Tobacco cut is mostly shag with a little fatter ribbons mixed in. Further it looks like 3 different leaves of mostly medium brown and a smaller amount of black and tan. Tobacco is soft, no prep needed. Burns is moderate with few relights. The strength is mild and nic is mild. Flavoring is mild, with notes of vanilla that continues to wane as I smoke it. Taste is mild and consistent, with notes of spicy, very woody, mild sweet grass, dry earth, toasted slightly bitter nut, a mild lemony background note, and a very peppery retro. Burley is leading with Virginia and Cavendish supporting. Room note is pleasant, and aftertaste is good.
Pipe Used:
2015 XXX Ashton Brindle Author
Age When Smoked:
3 years
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