Latschenbrennerei Hofmann

Who would have thought it? In the Kaiserbach valley you will come across one of the oldest mountain pine oil distilleries in Tirol. Find out about the production of this natural, pure essential oil, which brings with it a whole host of precious healing effects. You can visit the mountain pine distillery and top-quality products including ointment, bodywash, soap, bath salts, liniment and throat salt made using this mountain pine oil from the Alpine region are also available to purchase.

The Wilder Kaiser has always been home to this high-quality, healing mountain pine oil. The mountain pine, German: ‘Bergkiefer’ (Pinus Mugo), also known as the ‘Latschenkiefer’ (shortened form ‘Latsche’), ‘Legföhre’, ‘Legkiefer’ or ‘Krummelholzkiefer’, is a coniferous plant from the Pinaceae family.

This aromatic oil is made from the needles and branches of the mountain pine directly beneath the summit of the Kaiser mountains. Anna Hofmann (born 1909) foudned the Latschenbrennerei. She was involved with the making of products from 1933 to 1974 under the "Kaiseradler brand". This tradition has now continued for 4 generations.