{"id":71491,"date":"2024-10-03T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=71491"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:48:49","slug":"camacho-and-bbq-the-swiss-enjoyment-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/camacho-und-bbq-das-schweizer-genusserlebnis\/","title":{"rendered":"Camacho and BBQ: The Swiss flavour experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Camacho, known for its bold cigars, has opened an exciting new chapter in Switzerland: a combination of premium cigars and barbecue. While pairings with whisky, rum or wine have long been established in the cigar world, Camacho is bringing a breath of fresh air to the scene with a ground-breaking approach: cigars and barbecues. A review from the Swiss cigar scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">5<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#titel-1\" data-level=\"2\">Camacho and \u201eBig Sam\u201c<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-vier-exklusive-events-in-der-schweiz\" data-level=\"2\">Four exclusive events in Switzerland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-camacho-broadleaf\" data-level=\"2\">Camacho Broadleaf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-was-meinst-du-dazu\" data-level=\"2\">What do you think?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\" data-level=\"2\">Resources on the topic and buying cigars<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-das-konnte-dich-auch-interessieren\" data-level=\"2\">This might also interest you<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Camacho Grill &amp; Chill BBQ\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1011785860?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"titel-1\">Camacho and \u201eBig Sam\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_024.jpg\" alt=\"The guests were able to enjoy the cigars with a fantastic Asian hamburger.\" class=\"wp-image-71498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_024-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>The guests were able to enjoy the cigars with a fantastic Asian hamburger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with Samy Scheller, better known as \u201eBig Sam\u201c, pitmaster and head chef of the renowned Steakhouse Schmitte in Birmenstorf, Camacho presented the \u201eGrill and Chill Cookbook\u201c this summer. This cookbook, which was developed with a great deal of dedication and culinary expertise, presents 13 unique recipes - each of which is matched to a perfectly selected cigar combination. The aim of the book is to create a sensory journey in which flavours and aromas merge into an unforgettable experience, both when eating and smoking. The photos in the cookbook were taken by cigar enthusiast and photographer Christian Schmid, FotoWerk 132 (as were the photos in this article).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_054.jpg\" alt=\"Big Sam - the master. I&#039;ve never met a meat connoisseur like him before. A few days after my visit to the event, my wife and I visited his restaurant. It was an absolute blast!\" class=\"wp-image-71503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_054.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_054-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>Big Sam - the master. I've never met a meat connoisseur like him before. A few days after my visit to the event, my wife and I visited his restaurant. It was an absolute blast!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vier-exklusive-events-in-der-schweiz\">Four exclusive events in Switzerland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/240825_camacho_csf-321_055.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/240825_camacho_csf-321_055.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/240825_camacho_csf-321_055-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/240825_camacho_csf-321_055-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>I attended one event and was delighted to see an above-average number of women among the cigar connoisseurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate this new concept, four exclusive events were organised in Switzerland. Here, cigar lovers met barbecue enthusiasts and it became clear that barbecue and cigars belong together. Each participant received a copy of the limited edition \u201eCamacho Grill and Chill Cookbook\u201c - a true rarity that is currently not available for purchase. According to the Camacho Product Manager at Oettinger Davidoff Basel (Luca Corpina), the coveted cookbooks were only intended for the event participants. However, it is worth keeping an eye on the Zigarren D\u00fcrr shops in the coming months in case more copies turn up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_025.jpg\" alt=\"The welcome drink was very tasty!\" class=\"wp-image-71499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_025.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_025-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>The welcome drink was very tasty!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-camacho-broadleaf\">Camacho Broadleaf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_128.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_128-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Camacho Broadleaf, an aromatic cigar with a broadleaf wrapper from Honduras, took centre stage at the events. The cigar was deliberately combined with the menus to challenge the aficionados' taste buds and put this powerful cigar back centre stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_035.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_035-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\">The \u201eGrill and Chill\u201c events were a great success and impressively demonstrated that Camacho not only produces cigars, but also creates an overall experience of flavour, passion and adventure. Cigars and barbecue - a pairing that aficionados in Switzerland will not soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, I was very enthusiastic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_078.jpg\" alt=\"mmmm.... \ud83d\ude05\" class=\"wp-image-71509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_078.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_078-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>mmmm.... \ud83d\ude05<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_087.jpg\" alt=\"Luca Corpina, Product Manager of Camacho at Oettinger Davidoff Basel. He lent a hand with the preparation.\" class=\"wp-image-71510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_087.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240825_camacho_csf-321_087-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><strong>Luca Corpina, Product Manager of Camacho at Oettinger Davidoff Basel. He lent a hand with the preparation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-meinst-du-dazu\">What do you think?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/de\/forum\/topic\/camacho-und-bbq-das-schweizer-genusserlebnis\/\">We look forward to your opinion - discuss this blog post with us in the forum!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\">Resources on the topic and buying cigars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=camacho+broadleaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy CAMACHO Broadleaf cigars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csf-321.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cigar lover and photographer Christian Schmid, FotoWerk 132<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-das-konnte-dich-auch-interessieren\">This might also interest you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/de\/tag\/camacho\/\">CAMACHO reviews at Zigarren.Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/de\/forum\/topic\/rezension-steakhouse-schmitte-ein-erlebnis-der-besonderen-art\/\">Review about the restaurant of BIG SAM at Zigarren.Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73395\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vasilij_100_csf54279-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>More smoke. 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