Perfectly tailored

Landewyck’s brand ecosystem is very diverse. It’s dedicated to life’s pleasures and the ultimate in quality – very much in the spirit of our company’s founders Josephine van Landewyck and Jean-Pierre Heintz. Today, we have around 40 brands, including many classics, that are sold on regional, national and international markets.

Brands

Products

CIGARETTES
Stuffing tobacco / Make your Own (MYO)
Rolling tobacco / Roll your Own (RYO)
Pipe tobacco
CIGARS & CIGARILLOS
New Generation Products
SMOKING ACCESSORIES

OUR QUALITY PRODUCTION PROCESS

(1) Raw tobacco

(2) Preparation

(3) Cutting

(4) Drying

(5) Mixing

Production

(7) Packing

Raw tobacco

In our warehouse we currently stock tobaccos from 23 different countries. All our brands have their own specific tobacco recipe using a wide variety of raw tobacco (‘blends’). It all depends on the taste we are seeking to create.

Tobacco preparation

As soon as we receive an order, the required raw tobaccos are sent from the warehouse. The still dry and pressed tobacco arrives in a rotating cylinder. The individual leaves are then moistened with water and steam to make them supple. Depending on the recipe, the tobacco is then refined with a mixture of liquorice, cocoa or sugar. In order to guarantee uniform moisture in the tobacco, the blend is then left to relax in a silo.

Cutting

As the leaf fragments in the blend are still too large, the moist tobacco is passed through a special leaf cutter to produce fine strands, which are then perfect for use in cigarettes.

Drying

The still damp tobacco strands are passed through a dryer for further processing. Or into the ‘toaster’, as we like to call it. This gets rid of the excess water. This also makes for a more balanced, deeper and softer taste.

Mixing

The final step consists of once again ensuring that the blend is well mixed. And, depending on the recipe, a further flavouring is added to the cut tobacco. This gives the cigarette a rounded flavour and is specific to each brand. Now the tobacco is ready for cigarette production.

Cigarette production

The finished blend is moulded into a continuous strand of tobacco in the cigarette machine and wrapped with cigarette paper. The strand of tobacco is cut up into segments, which are the smokeable part of the cigarette. A filter is then added to each segment in the filter wrapping-paper machine. The cigarette is now ready to be smoked.

Packing

After the cigarettes have passed quality control, they are transferred to the packing machine. Here, a defined number of cigarettes are packaged in paper and the resulting packet is folded, glued and wrapped in cellophane in order to maintain freshness. 10 packets are placed in each carton, which are in turn packed for delivery. Now they are ready to be sent to the retailer.

Here the blend is everything.

Additive-free

A blend without additives or aromas.

American Blend

Composed of three different tobaccos (Virginia, Burley and Orient) with 6% additives.

European Blend

Mainly composed of Virginia tobacco, with 3% additives.

Virginia Blend

Mainly produced from sweet and mild Virginia tobaccos. This blend is mostly produced without additives.

Zware Blend

‘Zware’ means ‘strong’ in Dutch and is mainly composed of fire-cured Kentucky, Latakia and air-cured Paraguay tobacco.

Halfzware

‘Half-zware’ means ‘medium strength’ in Dutch and is a combination of Virginia and Zware blends.

THE DIFFERENT TOBACCO VARIETIES

Viriginia

This blend is named after the US state where it was first cultivated. Due to the orange-yellow colour caused by hot-air drying, it is also known as ‘blond’ tobacco.

Burley

The Burley tobacco plant can grow up to 1.5m in height and is somewhat lighter than Virginia tobacco. Burley tobacco needs heavier ground and more fertiliser than Virginia tobacco.

Orient

Orient tobacco is the smallest and most resistant of the three plant varieties. As the name suggests, it fares especially well in hot regions, such as Turkey and the Middle East.

Dark fire

This dark tobacco is smoke dried. It therefore has a smoky
flavour and very characteristic aroma.

THE INS AND OUTS. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

TAR, NICOTINE AND CARBON MONOXIDE

These three terms are invariably voiced in the same breath when talking about tobacco products. So why? And what do they mean exactly? Here are the facts.

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EVAPORATION DATA

The constituents of smoke are defined through evaporation, as defined in EU or country-specific regulations. Tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke and fine-cut tobacco are measured against ISO and DIN standards.
The Landewyck laboratory is accredited to measure the constituents of smoke according to ISO 17025.

ADDITIVES

Not including the tobacco itself, all materials added to a tobacco product are defined as additives. Such as flavourings to achieve a rounded product, or material for the filter, paper or brand stamp.

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