{"id":46151,"date":"2021-07-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=46151"},"modified":"2021-10-14T07:49:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T05:49:48","slug":"the-cigar-business-at-the-chedi-andermatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/das-zigarren-business-im-the-chedi-andermatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mach geil and the fantastic cigar business at The Chedi Andermatt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201eGet horny.\u201c That's what Marie Gerber heard her boss at The Chedi Andermatt say when he gave her the key to the cigar treasures in 2018. No sooner said than done. Now, in 2021, it's me-time for me. I'm spending a cigar and pleasure weekend at The Chedi Andermatt. This article tells you what I experienced here. It is the prelude to The Chedi Andermatt series. With 4 blog articles and 4 cigar ZEN programmes, I will take you on a journey into a fantastic world of me-time indulgence. Come along, let yourself be seduced and enchanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also choose to enjoy this article as an eBook. The reading experience is best on a desktop or tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please come into the humidor of The Chedi Andermatt and enjoy the 24-second clip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pairings for the cigar: composed exclusively for Zigarren.Zone Social Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All the cocktails presented in this article were specially composed for Zigarren.Zone. You won't find them on the cocktail menu at The Chedi Andermatt. But, who knows, maybe you'll be lucky and just order them when you're a guest there. Maybe they will prepare one of these cocktails for you? Just ask for it. Except for one cocktail, which you won't get: La Resistencia. It takes over 6.5 hours to prepare. You read that right. This cocktail was served in the afternoon with the Plasencia Sixton II. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now I invite you to read this article slowly and with pleasure and to look at the photos. I hope you enjoy it - preferably with a fine cigar and a nice drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROLOGUE: The cigar freaks of Andermatt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tim-Martin Weber (Executive Assistant Manager) says: \u201eWe are cigar freaks!\u201c Back then, he knew how cigars at The Chedi Andermatt could become an incredible USP (Unique Selling Proposition). \u201eWe do something here that no other hotel does! Either we do it right, or we don't do it at all. We have decided in favour of the former.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Tim-Martin Weber took over the reins as EAM, the cigars at The Chedi Andermatt were in a desolate state. Nobody cared. Condensation was running down the walls of the walk-in humidor. \u201eI almost cried when I saw it,\u201c he said. \u201eI came up with a crazy concept and got the GO from the management.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Such a change does not happen overnight. It takes months and years to train this philosophy of enjoyment and to inspire the staff. It needed a fresh start. The humidor was completely overhauled and some of the cigars were disposed of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you fancy cigars and would you like to take over the cigar service with a team?\u201d Tim-Martin Weber asked Marie Gerber in January 2018. She immediately said \u201eYES!\u201c and he replied: \u201eGo for it!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the crazy dream became reality. With a lot of attention to detail, a lot of passion, a lot of daring, many beads of sweat on the forehead and also on other parts of the body - and above all with a lot of enthusiasm and passion for cigars - the once spiritual state materialised into physical reality. As the saying goes: \u201eIf there is nothing on the inside, there is nothing on the outside. If everything is on the inside, everything is on the outside.\u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is exactly how the cigar business is celebrated at The Chedi Andermatt. Should I perhaps mention that ultra-rare cigars are purchased for tens of thousands - and thousands - of euros, Swiss francs and pounds? Or that they organised a tasting for me of a 136-year-old La Corona cigar, Havana, Cuba? Or that they discovered a Cuban cigar brand and bought a box that was produced around the Spanish colonial period in Cuba and was called \u201eLa Confederacion Suiza\u201c? I shouldn't mention something like that, should I? For us normal connoisseurs, it might make our heads twitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But: to create an insane USP, you have to be a bit insane. \u201eMach geil\u201c, this expression will always be with me from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The morning cigar: Avo Intermezzo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I arrived shortly before 10am. I realised that my room wouldn't be ready yet. But that didn't matter to me. After the friendly welcome, my luggage was safely stowed away. My car was connected to the electric charging station and later parked in the garage. I took a seat in The Cigar Library. That's the name of the cigar lounge at The Chedi Andermatt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie Gerber came into the lounge a short time later. \u201eI'd like a morning cigar. Which one would you recommend?\u201c We went to the walk-in humidor. She recommended the Avo Intermezzo. A light cigar with fine flavours. She recommended a fine, light tea as a drink. \u201eCan I cut the cigar and light it?\u201c Marie Gerber asked me. But now I had the time to do it myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cigar is light and perfect as a morning cigar. Slightly creamy and slightly nutty, fine cocoa (bittersweet) and a pleasant acidity give me a wonderful start to my weekend of enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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