Customer Reviews (33 Total)
UNPLEASENT
February 07, 2016
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Since production moved from Sweden to Denmark this is not the same pipe tobacco The taste has changed .
Not recommend
January 10, 2017
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
It just tongue bite and the taste is not good.
Not good at all
January 10, 2017
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Just not good at all to my tastes. Flavor is bitter. Has about the worst bite I've ever found in pipe tobacco. Only bought it in the past because at the time I was inexperienced and had no clue about good tobacco or where it came from. Tried it again... Read More
later once I had experience and still don't like it at all. Read Less
Not the best for your buck.
April 23, 2016
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Seemed to burn slower but my bowl was still hot. Offers some bite but not alot. Smells decent out of the pouch. Better tobaccos for the same price out there and overall I didn't find it very enjoyable. I'm dissapointed I didn't buy something else but... Read More
it's smokable. Won't be buying again. Read Less
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
I could not get past the bite on this one.
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Smells sickly, burns HOT!, the worse case of tongue bite I have ever had, the price for this travesty is criminal. I would not recommend this vile mix to ANYBODY.
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
no taste, terrible tongue bite, Don't bother!
No Way!!!
November 19, 2019
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
Well, there I was. Trying to get back a little feeling from my young days when I first smoked a Dr. Grabow pipe at 14 and knew nothing of tobacco or even how to smoke. But we were at the PX in Ft. Rucker, AL and Borkum Riff was there along side the D... Read More
r. Grabow pipe. I bought the pipe but my dad had to buy the tobacco. Back then it was all about the idea of just holding the pipe and filling a room with the aroma that came from it. 34 years later I got another tin of Borkum Riff bourbon whiskey mixture just to add to my cellar for old time sake. One day I decided to give it a try. It was so horrible that after several more tries I ended up throwing the tobacco out and keeping the tin. It burned hot, had absolutely horrible taste and tongue bite, and ruined my mouth for a couple hours after. NO WAY! Never again. This blend has been buried and will not be coming back to my cellar. :-( Read Less
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Neptune's trousers! this stuff is God awful. If you took your ass and left it out in the hot summer sun for a week, this is what it would taste like. That's just the initial taste. The after taste is worse. It's a slowly dying taste of essence of sun... Read More
soaked rotten ass and strong copper rod. Read Less
Not so good
January 25, 2019
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Note to self - read the reviews before purchasing next time.
Not so great
February 20, 2020
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
This may be fine for cheap otc, but this one just wasn’t for me.
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Again can you say Switzer Sweet!!!!!!!!!
Hurt my tongue
April 06, 2017
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Terrible tongue bite no taste but good favour of bourbon.
Long time user
April 12, 2021
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
I've been smoking this Borkum Riff tobacco for over 30 years The taste is great and I get compliments on the smell I tried other tobacco's and nothing is better then This Bourbon Whiskey tobacco
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Wish I would have spent the money on Captain Black because I ended up throwing this away. It's best flavor is "bitter," with fierce tounge bite.
Excellent
February 21, 2021
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
This is real tobacco !
Worst Tobacco I Ever Used
February 21, 2021
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
Of all the various tobacco blends I've used this has to be the absolute worst. Strong, burns to hot in pipe, cannot be retrohale because it burns nostrils. Smells like rotten cigarettes. Does not even deserve one star. A absolute garbage.
My First Love
February 17, 2021
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Lost my pipe smoking virginity to Borkum Riff in 1980. For years I smoked the bourbon whiskey exclusively. To this very day (2021) I can not bad mouth it.
Excellent
January 25, 2021
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Very good tobacco if you’re accustomed to European tobacco
Wish it was as good as drinking
November 23, 2020
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
Like many have mentioned, definitely some tongue bite. Wished the tobacco/flavor was better. Definitely more to be desired left on the table.
But wait...
October 16, 2020
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
So I tried this over a year ago, and didn’t finish the bowl. Tawdry common and overdone with casing. I should’ve thrown in out, but I likely forgot about it, and happened upon the bag when cleaning out some old pipe stuff. Interestingly, it went from... Read More
1 star to 3.5 after considerable uncontained drying. Burnt right up with zero gurgle and was still sweet. If you somehow end up with it, this the only way it becomes semi-decent Read Less
Could Stand Some Aging
March 24, 2020
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Got mine at a local brick and mortar shop.It contains tobaccos that should respond well to three or four weeks in a Ball jar.I tried it upon getting home,and found it a bit bitey ,just a bit.I like the pouch aroma,very tobaccoy,but that’s just me.The... Read More
Bourbon essence is there,which inspired me to pour a glass of that spirit.I think aging is the answer,here,and I’m willing to give it a try,if I don’t smoke it all first. Read Less
Strange but not horrible
November 06, 2019
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Not half as bad as the tobacco snobs make it out to be, but I find this brand to have a strange after taste that comes with cheaper tobacco I guess
Better than nothing
March 12, 2019
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
I'd smoke it if I had nothing left. Prefer captain black
I liked it
January 06, 2019
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
I bought this at my local smoke shop a long time back and really enjoyed it. Smooth smoke; not much of a bite. I've been looking for this for awhile and I'm glad i found it.
Decent OTC
November 07, 2018
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
I rarely smoke aromatics, but at least with this blend I know when my pipe is lit! I much prefer this to 1Q/Captain Black. Can be a little harsh if you push it though.
not what I remember
August 01, 2018
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
The old flavor isn't there or my taste has changed it has been a few years but not as good as traditional Borkum.
Great recipe伟大的配方
February 28, 2018
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
First of all, it does burn the tongue, but when you overcome the burning tongue, it is an unparalleled good smoke.
However, if you like Bourbon, Bourbon whiskey hidden behind the rum, if you do not seriously, you may only detect the rum, but can not ... Read More
find a Bourbon. Shallow taste to find the style of the cigarette, which is why some people say it has the taste of chewing tobacco. In short this is a great deployment.
Great recipe Read Less
Great recipe伟大的配方
February 28, 2018
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
First of all, it does burn the tongue, but when you overcome the burning tongue, it is an unparalleled good smoke.
However, if you like Bourbon, Bourbon whiskey hidden behind the rum, if you do not seriously, you may only detect the rum, but can not ... Read More
find a Bourbon. Shallow taste to find the style of the cigarette, which is why some people say it has the taste of chewing tobacco. In short this is a great deployment.
Great recipe Read Less
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
The best one of out the Borkum Riff range, in my opinion. Pack it medium tight - smoke it slow and soft for a smooth, sweet bourbon flavor, with little to no tongue bite. Leaves a lasting, but pleasant room note. If you smoke this one fast and hot, i... Read More
t will taste bitter and give you nasty tongue bite. Read Less
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 7oz
next to borkum riff original I usually smoke it at least once a day
It's a tobacco
March 04, 2017
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
Taste isn't anything special. I personally haven't had much bite with this but that seems to be just me.
Either hate or love it!
February 04, 2015
Product: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey 1.5oz
This is one of those tobaccos that you'll either hate or love. Being from Kentucky I happen to love bourbon and this is one of those OTC tobaccos that I happen to like very well. It tends to burn hot and bite hard, but if sipped slowly, it's one of t... Read More
hose few tobaccos that will reward you greatly with flavor and an overall relaxing experience. The pouch note it that of chewing tobacco (crazy huh?) but the room note is that of an old fashioned aromatic with hint of vanilla and creme that people tend to complement. One of my top ten OTC's. Read Less