06 - Journal
Notes from the manufactory.
Editorial pieces on Swiss tobacco, vintages, people and places. Written for those who want to listen.
N°09 · 11 min read
Swiss terroir - what soil, altitude and climate leave in the leaf
Terroir is well known from wine. In tobacco it remains barely studied - and nowhere in Europe does it show as clearly as here.
N°08 · 10 min
Stumpen and Brissago - a small Swiss tobacco culture
Two cigar formats, two cantons, an almost forgotten history.
N°07 · 8 min
Burley from Switzerland - a variety with character
Europe's northernmost serious Burley region - and what that latitude means in the glass.
N°06 · 9 min
Broye - the heart of Swiss tobacco
Three quarters of all Swiss tobacco grows here. A close look at a landscape that almost hides itself.
N°05 · 7 min
From field to manufactory
A day with our growers and processors - what really happens between harvest and blend.
N°04 · 10 min
The Swiss tobacco tradition
A short history of a quiet culture - from the Huguenots to today.
N°03 · 6 min
The influence of a hot summer - vintage 2024
Vintage 2024 - a season that changed the leaf.
N°02 · 12 min
Why fermentation matters more than technique
On what cannot be sped up.
N°01 · 8 min
What makes good tobacco?
A small school of taste - and why the answer doesn't live in the lab.