{"id":79410,"date":"2026-08-27T22:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=79410"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:12:04","slug":"don-alejandros-a-home-for-cigar-enthusiasts-for-the-past-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/don-alejandros-seit-10-jahren-ein-zuhause-fuer-zigarrenfreunde\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Alejandro\u2019s: A home for cigar enthusiasts for the past 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ten years is, for example, a considerable ageing period for a cigar. And all the more so for a cigar lounge. On 15 August 2026, Angela and Daniel Schneebeli celebrated the tenth anniversary of their Don Alejandro\u2019s Cigar Lounge in Dietlikon with their guests. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daniel and Angela Schneebeli \u2764\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the celebrations were certainly not exactly quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2-624x936.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-2.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you hear that unmistakable laugh? \ud83d\ude06<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before long, that distinctive scent \u2013 one that cigar lovers recognise instantly \u2013 hung over the square. Amidst it all were music, voices, clinking glasses, laughter \u2013 and a live Cuban band that, for a few hours, brought Dietlikon a good deal closer to Havana in terms of atmosphere. Later, the DJ took over. There was food to enjoy and, above all, plenty of opportunity to savour a fine cigar together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A lounge became a meeting place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Angela and Daniel Schneebeli opened Don Alejandro\u2019s ten years ago, they created more than just a place with armchairs and a humidor. Today, the lounge is one of those meeting places where the Swiss cigar scene regularly gathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The centrepiece is the walk-in humidor, featuring a wide selection from Cuba, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and other countries of origin. Yet there is something even more important than the selection: people come for a cigar \u2013 and often stay because of the people. That was exactly the atmosphere on this anniversary evening. Old friends met up again, new acquaintances were made, cigars were discussed and stories were told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years of Don Alejandro\u2019s can therefore perhaps best be summed up as follows:&nbsp;<strong>Many cigars have long since turned to ash. The memories of those encounters remain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s to the next ten years!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Don-Alejandros-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3385.3390190332684!2d8.620433912397841!3d47.41517440105596!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x479aa1bea6064465%3A0x7b4454658b1248f1!2sDon%20Alejandros%20GmbH!5e1!3m2!1sde!2sch!4v1787861228100!5m2!1sde!2sch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years is, for example, a considerable ageing period for a cigar. 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