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Flavor Odyssey continues the shade portion of season four. This week, we find the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Jordan: 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 45% Sensei: 14% Jordan: 41% Pairing Randy: Kentucky Mule Sensei: Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA Jordan: Pabst Blue Ribbon

Steve Saka (Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust) is a man of conviction. Cigar Dojo goes deep on this segment of Smoke Night LIVE, searching for profound truths with the dignified #SakaSquatch

The incomparable Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust joins the show. Steve is one of the most entertaining characters in the cigar industry, so make sure to catch this interview.

Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs kick off the “shade” segment of season 4 with the grandaddy of them all—the Fuente Fuente OpusX. What drink pairs best with one of the greatest cigars on the planet? Tune into this episode to find out. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 45% Robby: 55% Pairing Randy: Daiquiri Robby: Mint Julep

Juan Martínez, the Executive President of Joya de Nicaragua, joins the show to discuss JDN’s significance in the history of Nicaraguan cigars. We will also get the details on the recent JOYA Ninjaragua Dojo collaboration.

Flavor Odyssey takes a quick detour and... on this wildcard episode, we talk home brew and find great cigar pairings with homemade beer. The Dojo crew will be drinking Tanner Cole’s Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout. So grab a beer and a cigar and join the show! Thumbs Randy: 👎🏻 Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Jordan: 👎🏻

Smoke Inn’s Abe Dababneh joins the show to discuss the release of the JOYA Ninjaragua, as well as all the other stuff going on in the busy, busy world of Honest Abe.

Flavor Odyssey wraps up the Au Naturel segment of season 4, as your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs find the best drink pairing for the Luciano Fiat Lux. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Jordan: 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 58% Robby: 42%

A panel of experts determine if you should BUY, SELL, or HOLD stock in some of your favorite cigar brands. William [Cigar Coop] Cooper, Bear [El Oso Fumar] Duplisea, and Scott [Trinity Cigar Lounge] Braband join the show and discuss the trajectory of several cigar brands.

Flavor Odyssey is joined by Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf, continuing the Au Naturel segment of season 4 with the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection. Who will find the best pairing for this popular natural-wrapped offering from Aganorsa Leaf? Thumbs All: 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 21% Sensei: 21% Terence: 58%

Smoke Night LIVE catches up with Halfwheel’s co-founder Charlie Minato and get his take on many of the issues facing the cigar industry in 2022. More specifically, we pick up on the cigar marketing hot-button issue, including Charlie's recent article, 10 Thoughts: Please Stop Marketing Cigars to Children.

Flavor Odyssey is going Au Naturel by exploring natural-wrapped cigars and which drink pairings are best. This week, your hosts smoke the EPC Encore and attempt to determine what drink brings out the best for this cigar. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👍🏻 Jordan: 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 15% Sensei: 70% Jordan: 15%

Smoke Night LIVE is on location in Hialeah, Florida for La Zona Palooza 2022. It’s the annual meetup for Espinosa Premium Cigars fanatics, and we will interview Erik Espinosa and the crew during what is one of the most unique brand-centric events on earth.

It’s a Sharing Our Pairings reunion show with Robby Ras and John McTavish (AKA Cigar Surgeon). Rob and John had, very likely, the first-ever cigar pairing show, “Sharing Our Pairings,” which aired from 2014 to 2017. Rob and John reunite on this episode and pair scotch whisky with their favorite cigar.

What is the meaning of life? Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan from Protocol Cigars join the show to answer that question and many more. Yes, folks, it’s Deep Thoughts with Protocol Cigars, and if you are looking for the answers to life’s toughest questions, you will want to tune into this episode.

Flavor Odyssey takes a quick Saint Patrick’s Day detour, and your hosts Robby and Randy grab some Irish Whiskey and seek out their favorite (or most appropriate) cigar to pair with it. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Jordan: 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 52% Robby: 48%

Riste Ristevski of Jas Sum Kral joins the show to discuss the hotly debated topic of cigar branding and marketing. Riste has been targeted as one of several brands that might go over-the-line in regards to marketing, which could catch the eye of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory aspirations. On this episode, we will get Riste’s take on the subject, especially in regard to his recently announced Rocky Road cigar release.

Hot off the maduro road segment of season 4, Robby goes au natural! This week, we investigate the best possible drink pairing for the Camacho Factory Unleashed. This cigar and drink pairing will kickoff the natural-wrapped cigar segment of Flavor Odyssey. Thumbs Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👍🏻 Jordan 👍🏻 Votes Robby: 33% Sensei: 57% Jordan: 10%

We catch up with Fred Rewey, who was recently named brand strategist for Illusione Cigars. Get all the details on Fred’s new job and see what he plans to bring to the table for one of the most popular boutique brands on the market.

Flavor Odyssey takes one last trip down maduro road as Robby and Randy smoke the Padron Black and attempt to find the best pairing with one of the best maduro wrapped cigars on the planet. Thumbs Randy: 👍🏻 Robby: 👎🏻 Jordan 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 43% Robby: 57%

We are LIVE from Miami at Aganorsa Leaf headquarters. Terence Reilly (Dojo’s Person of the Year in 2021) joins the show to demonstrate the fine art of validating a cigar.

It’s time to “speed date” some cigars. Yes, that’s right, it’s the 6th edition of our First Impressions Show, where we try new cigars for the first time and review and rate them live on the show. Emmett Malone from Blind Man’s Puff joins Eric and Jordan on this show, which will also feature a blind bourbon tasting.

Flavor Odyssey wraps up the maduro segment of Season 4 with the Liga Privada T52 from Drew Estate. Your hosts Robby and Sensei seek the perfect pairing for one of the best cigars to come out of La Gran Fabrica. Thumbs Robby: 👍🏻 Sensei: 👎🏻 Jordan: 👎🏻 Votes Robby: 50% Sensei: 20% Jordan: 30%

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Nick Perdomo from Perdomo Cigars joins the show to discuss the huge year that his team has in front of them in 2022. We will get the scoop on the much-anticipated Perdomo 30th Anniversary cigar as well as how they have been handling the tricky landscape with inflation and the supply chain crisis. There isn’t a more passionate person in the cigar industry, so you will NOT want to miss this show.