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From Swiss agriculture, grown by regional farmers. We work with local partners, keep transport routes short and secure provenance without gaps.

Hand-harvested on Swiss fields, fermented in Payerne (VD), stripped and refined in Steinach (SG) with mountain spring water. Step by step, in Switzerland, using traditional methods.

Yes - processed unchanged, without flavouring. The aroma and gentle sweetness come from the tobacco leaves themselves. No added sugar, no external aromas.

Heimat Hell (a lighter character) and Heimat Dunkel (a fuller character). Hell is based on Virginia leaves, golden and gently sweet. Dunkel is Burley-based, earthy and nutty.

Heimat reflects a natural product: pesticide-free cultivation, GMO-free, short distances, regional processing. There is no official organic certificate, but the production meets the expectations of a natural tobacco.

Small batches instead of mass production. Heimat is a manufactory tobacco: grown in Swiss fields, processed in small quantities, much of it by hand. Industrial tobacco is blended globally and made anonymously in large plants.

Because quality comes before quantity. Heimat is made in a small, family-run manufactory on Lake Constance. Each batch is processed fresh, much of it by hand - so Heimat only exists in small batches.

Because it stays Swiss Made, transparent and unaltered. From seed to pack - documented, regional, small batch. Known internationally as 'Heimat - The Honest Cigarette'.

Yes, guaranteed GMO-free. We use only non-GMO seed.

Yes - tobacco and packaging are vegan. Heimat contains no animal ingredients. Filters and packaging materials are free of animal components too.

Yes, guaranteed. Neither the plants nor the products are ever tested on animals. 100% cruelty-free.

No. Heimat is processed traditionally, without technical additives such as ammonia or other burn accelerants.

RYO (fine cut for rolling), MYO (volume tobacco for tubes), and as finished blends (Hell & Dunkel).

Airtight, cool and dry. As it is processed in small batches, it stays fresh and consistent. Short routes and gentle processing extend its shelf life.

In Switzerland at k kiosk, avec, Coop Pronto, Spar, Avia service stations and selected specialist shops - and online directly from the producer at heimatkult.ch.

Focus on Switzerland, with expansion in preparation. First steps for Germany and Austria are underway.

Because it offers quality, not quantity. Grown, processed and refined entirely in Switzerland, in small batches. Closeness, transparency and craftsmanship are reflected in the price.

In Payerne in the canton of Vaud, the traditional processing site of Swiss tobacco. Fermentation lasts at least 18 months without any chemical acceleration.

At least 18 months. About three times longer than industrial tobacco production. The long maturation fully breaks down harshness, ammonia and bitter compounds.

Swiss family farms in nine cantons, with a focus on the Broye Valley between Vaud and Fribourg. Heimat works exclusively with certified Swiss tobacco growers.

Around 1,100 tonnes of tobacco are harvested in Switzerland each year on roughly 450 hectares. Three quarters of it in the Broye Valley. That is less than one percent of Swiss tobacco consumption.

Main cantons are Vaud and Fribourg (Broye Valley, around 75 percent of the harvest), followed by Thurgau and St. Gallen (Lake Constance), Aargau, Zurich, Ticino and smaller producers in Central Switzerland - nine cantons in total.

The main varieties are Burley (air-cured, nutty and earthy) and Virginia (flue-cured, sweet and mild). Ticino also grows specialty varieties for Brissago cigars.

Burley is air-cured in open wooden barns, with pale leaves, low sugar and nutty notes. Virginia is flue-cured in heated barns, with golden-yellow leaves; the fixed sugars develop a sweet-mild aroma.

Casing is an industrial seasoning of sugar, glycerin, flavourings and sometimes ammonia, used to season tobacco leaves uniformly. Heimat uses no casing at all. Flavour comes only from variety, terroir and 18 months of natural fermentation.

More than two years. From sowing in April, harvest in August/September, six to eight weeks of curing, 18 months of fermentation in Payerne, to packaging in Steinach on Lake Constance.

In Steinach on Lake Constance, in the canton of St. Gallen. There the fermented Swiss tobacco leaves are destemmed, cut, gently moistened with mountain spring water and finished in small batches.

Heimat Manufaktur AG, a Swiss family business on Lake Constance. The manufactory is run in its second generation and works closely with Swiss tobacco farmers, the fermentation site in Payerne, and regional suppliers.

Heimat is milder and rounder in character because harshness and bitter compounds are broken down by the long fermentation. The nicotine content is in the normal range for a Swiss cigarette and is declared on the pack.

Yes. Heimat uses a classic cellulose-acetate filter with no animal components. Filter and packaging are vegan.

Tobacco that is fully grown, cured, fermented and processed in Switzerland. At Heimat this applies to 100 percent of the tobacco processed - no imported blends.

Only Heimat Original. All other cigarette brands sold in Switzerland blend imported tobacco from Brazil, the USA, Malawi or India - even when manufactured in Switzerland.

Swiss tobacco grows at higher elevation, in a cooler climate and with a shorter growing season (100 to 110 days). This produces slower growth, a thinner leaf structure and a milder, less sweet, more herbaceous aroma.

Yes, by appointment. Write to us via the contact form - we coordinate visits in Steinach on Lake Constance individually.

There is no objective answer, but there are clear categories. For ready-made cigarettes with 100 per cent Swiss tobacco, Heimat Original is the only brand on the market - all other cigarette brands produced in Switzerland (Parisienne, Marlboro Swiss-Made) mainly use imported tobacco. Sullana is a category of its own: a traditional Swiss brand that we produce today at our manufactory in Steinach - as a Swiss tobacco blend with an Orient share for a different flavour profile. For loose pipe and rolling tobacco from Swiss cultivation, Tabakfabrik Roth in Hochdorf is the established address. For Swiss stumpen and Brissago cigars, the Ticino manufactories (Brissago, Villiger) are first choice.

Heimat Original is the only cigarette made in Switzerland that completely avoids added flavours, sugar, glycerine and ammonia and at the same time fully documents the origin of every tobacco leaf. Industrial brands such as Parisienne, Marlboro or Camel work with casing, a flavouring mix used to standardise taste, and generally do not disclose the origin of their tobacco. Internationally, Natural American Spirit is considered an additive-free alternative, but it is based on US-grown tobacco with no connection to Swiss agriculture. Heimat Original combines both: consistent naturalness and fully traceable Swiss origin.

Heimat Original uses 100 per cent Swiss tobacco, no additives, at least 18 months of natural fermentation and is processed by hand in a family manufactory on Lake Constance. Sullana is our sister product: we make the traditional Swiss brand at the same manufactory in Steinach - as a blend of Swiss Burley and Virginia with additional Orient tobacco for a warmer, more aromatic flavour profile. The difference: Heimat Original is 100 per cent Switzerland pure, Sullana is Switzerland plus Orient for a deliberately different character - both from the same craft hands. Parisienne (JTI) has been produced in Switzerland since 1898, but from mostly imported tobacco in an American blend. Marlboro, Camel and Lucky Strike are international branded products without any Swiss tobacco share.

The circle of additive-free cigarettes is small. The internationally best-known brands include Natural American Spirit (USA, Reynolds/JTI), Pueblo (Pöschl, Germany), Pepe Rich Green and Pepe Easy Blue (Pöschl), Manitou Organic (Heintz van Landewyck, Luxembourg) and American Blend Natural lines from individual regional manufactories. All these brands work without casing, flavours, sugar or glycerine - that is what they share. What they do not deliver: a closed, documented origin chain. The tobacco used comes from global sourcing markets (USA, Brazil, Malawi, India, Turkey), often from mixed batches across several harvest years and continents. To our knowledge, Heimat Original is the only cigarette worldwide that meets both quality criteria at the same time: consistently additive-free and made exclusively from 100 per cent Swiss tobacco, with traceable origin down to the individual field, at least 18 months of natural fermentation in Payerne and manufactory refinement in Steinach on Lake Constance. For demanding tobacco connoisseurs that means no compromise between purity and origin quality - but both in one product.

Heimat Original uses 100 percent Swiss tobacco, no additives, at least 18 months of natural fermentation, and is processed by hand in a family factory on Lake Constance. Sullana is our sister product: we manufacture the traditional Swiss brand in the same factory in Steinach - as a blend of Swiss Burley and Virginia with additional Oriental tobacco for a warmer, more aromatic flavor profile. The difference: Heimat Original is 100 percent pure Switzerland, Sullana is Switzerland plus Orient for a consciously different characteristic - both from the same hand-crafted source. Parisienne (JTI) has been produced in Switzerland since 1898, but from mostly imported tobacco in an American blend. Marlboro, Camel, and Lucky Strike are international brand products without Swiss tobacco components.

The selection of additive-free cigarettes is limited. The most internationally well-known brands include Natural American Spirit (USA, Reynolds/JTI), Pueblo (Pöschl, Germany), Pepe Rich Green and Pepe Easy Blue (Pöschl), Manitou Organic (Heintz van Landewyck, Luxembourg), and American Blend Natural lines from individual regional factories. All these brands work without casings, flavors, sugar, or glycerin - that is their commonality. What they do not provide: a closed, documented supply chain. The tobacco used comes from global procurement markets (USA, Brazil, Malawi, India, Turkey), often from mixed batches of several harvest years and continents. To our knowledge, Heimat Original is the only cigarette worldwide that meets both quality criteria simultaneously: consistently additive-free and made exclusively from 100 percent Swiss tobacco, with traceable origin down to the individual field, at least 18 months of natural fermentation in Payerne, and artisanal refining in Steinach on Lake Constance. For demanding tobacco connoisseurs, this means: no compromise between purity and quality of origin - but both in one product.