Hotel Institute Montreux Masterclasses

"Eat less but only the best
Drink less but only the best
Smoke less but only a Davidoff"

Mr. Jonathan Lüssi, a specialist from Davidoff Cigars, travelled in from Basel to share his expertise with Hotel Institute Montreux students. With visuals and in classroom demonstrations, he took the students through the long journey of how a cigar is made from the first seeds planted in the ground to the final puff on the cigar from the buyer. At the beginning of the class, two students walked in and shook Mr. Lüssi’s hand with knowing smiles, you see, they were regulars to the Cigar Masterclass...a good indication of things to come.

During the second half of the Masterclass and with the newly gained knowledge ready for practice, Mr. Lüssi generously revealed his cedar wood humidor stocked full of cigars and began to hand them out one by one. The students were asked to move outdoors to the HIM terrace and with Lake Geneva in the background, each student expertly lit up their cigars for their first taste. A gift box with an Avo cigar, specialty cutter and matches were provided as a takeaway for the students to enjoy on another occasion - it was a truly enjoyable evening!

Next semester Mr. Lüssi will be returning to HIM to host the Cognac Masterclass, because of course cognac and cigars go delightfully together!

Did you know?

• To roll one cigar it takes between 12-15 minutes
• There are 61 different shades of tobacco brown
• Cedar wood from Lebanon is the most effective in a humidor
• There are 46 different sizes of cigars in both diameter and length