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In this four-episode segment, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs explore classic cocktail recipes, creating new variations designed to pair perfectly with a premium cigar. This week, they tackle the Manhattan, typically made with bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Mix up your own Manhattan variation and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Black Walnut Manhattan & Liga Privada No. 9 👍🏻Robby: Rob Roy cocktail & Artista Midnight 👎🏻VotesRandy 89%Robby: 11%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsOTTERS! (all otters tie)𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Not to be redundant but it’s time to kick that mule in the ass… This week on Flavor Odyssey, hosts Robby and Randy continue their quest to bring fun twists to classic cocktails. They’re shaking things up by testing variations of the mule cocktail, swapping out the traditional vodka base for spirits like bourbon, rum, mezcal, and more.PairingsRandy: Kentucky Mule & Espinosa Warzone 👍🏻Robby: Darker & Stormier & Davidoff Escurio 👍🏻VotesRandy 47%Robby: 53%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam Finnell: Mezcal Mule & Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Sun Grown𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Flavor variations are the next stop in our pairing odyssey! That’s right, folks, we’re diving into classic cocktails with bold, creative twists. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy take on a show favorite, the Old Fashioned, swapping out bourbon for smoky, funky Mezcal. Shake things up by crafting your own Old Fashioned variation and join the the show!PairingsRandy: Mezcal Old Fashioned & Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro 👍🏻Robby: Mezcal Old Fashioned & RoMa Craft Maestranza 👍🏻VotesRandy 29%Robby: 71%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsJoe Machado: Gonzalez Mezcal Old Fashioned & Tatuaje Lomo de Cerdo𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s the final episode of the Big Screen Bracket Challenge! In this episode, we pit Harry Potter’s Butterbeer, The Big Lebowski’s White Russian, Glass Onion’s Cuban Breeze, and Casino Royale’s Vesper Martini against each other to determine the ultimate movie cocktail for pairing with a cigar. Grab your favorite cinematic cocktail and join the show!PairingsRandy: Butterbeer Old Fashioned & Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro 👍🏻Robby: White Russian & Tatuaje T110 Corojo 👍🏻🙋♂️ Audience PairingsJosh Rivas (episode) & Jeff Endrizzi (segment contest winner)𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Bond… James Bond. On this episode of Flavor Odyssey, we explore the iconic Vesper Martini, famously known as James Bond’s drink of choice. But does this classic cocktail pair well with a cigar, and if so, which one? Mix up a martini (shaken, not stirred – err, well that’s debatable) and join the fun with our Big Screen Bracket Challenge.PairingsRandy: Vesper Martini & Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 👍🏻Robby: Vesper Martini & Davidoff Grand Cru Diademas Finas 2024 👍🏻VotesRandy 54%Robby: 46%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsBill Powers & Nathan Stewart𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we tackle the ultimate pairing challenge: the Bloody Mary. That’s right, folks—this cocktail’s intense, spicy tomato flavors make it a daunting match for cigars, one that most professionals would avoid. But no mission is too tough for the Flavor Odyssey hosts, who bravely risk it all for your benefit.Are you bold enough to tackle an impossible pairing? It doesn’t have to be a Bloody Mary—choose a drink and cigar combo that defies your better judgment and join the fun!🙋♂️ Audience PairingsRandi Harrison & Nathan Stewart𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Flavor Odyssey returns with the next Big Screen Bracket Challenge cocktail contender from the movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The Cuban Breeze takes the spotlight, vying to be the ultimate movie-inspired cigar pairing. Mix up this cocktail, light a cigar, and join the fun!There are many recipes for a Cuban Breeze, and instead of requiring you to use ours, we invite you to find or create your own perfect version of this refreshing cocktail.PairingsRandy: Cuban Breeze & Arturo Fuente Hemingway 👍🏻Robby: Cuban Breeze & Aganorsa Aniversario Connecticut 👍🏻VotesRandy 53%Robby: 47%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam Finell: Cuban Breeze & Diamond Crown 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we’re diving into a wildcard edition! Join us as we explore unique cigar pairings you may not know. Robby Ras will smoke the Entropy from Domain Cigars, while Sensei tries the Viso Horny 555 from Tyler Jeffery. To round out the theme, our hosts will pair these cigars with an under-the-radar bourbon. Tune in for an intriguing episode!PairingsSensei: Still Austin Cask Strength & Viso Horny 555 👍🏻Robby: Sabbatical American Single Malt & Stolen Throne Crook of the Crown 👍🏻VotesSensei 71%Robby: 29%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam P: Old Pepper Rye & Patina Oro de Nicaragua 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Careful, man, there’s a beverage here! This week on Flavor Odyssey, our Big Screen Bracket Challenge continues with movie-themed cocktails. In this episode, the Dude abides as we dive into the iconic White Russian, the pivotal drink from the Coen Brothers’ classic, The Big Lebowski. So, pour yourself a White Russian, grab the perfect cigar pairing, and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Sarsaparilla & White Russian 👍🏻Robby: Illusione OneOff Black & Black Russian 👍🏻VotesRandy 55%Sensei: 45%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam Finell: Tiramisu White Russian & Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Last week on Flavor Odyssey, we kicked off the Big Screen Bracket Challenge, where we selected four movie-themed cocktails to explore over the next four episodes. First up, from the beloved Harry Potter series: Butterbeer! So grab your wand, shout ‘Bevifors Butterae,’ and conjure up this magical drink. You can craft a ‘traditional’ Butterbeer (if such a thing exists) or whip up your own creative twist—then pair it with a cigar of your choice.PairingsRandy: Butterbeer Old Fashioned & BLTC Bishops Blend 👍🏻Robby: Butterbeer Old Fashioned & Foundation El Güegüense 👍🏻VotesRandy 54%Sensei: 46%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam Finell: Butterbeer Old Fashioned & Perdomo 12yr Maduro 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
In our most ambitious episode yet, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy set out to craft cigar and drink pairings inspired by iconic cocktails from the big screen. First, they need to narrow down the options to the top four movie cocktails. That’s where this bracket challenge comes in! Join the hosts and the audience as they debate and determine which four cinematic drinks will star in our next pairing segment.PairingsRandy: Sazerac cocktail & Partagás Casa del Habano 👍🏻Robby: Squeaky Wheel cocktail & AJF 20th Anniversary 👍🏻🙋♂️ Audience PairingsCraig Lee: Chianti & My Father No. 3 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Red, red wine goes to my head—come on, you know the song! This week on Flavor Odyssey, we’re diving into a cigar and drink pairing that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Your Flavor Odyssey hosts are on a mission to find the ultimate cigar and red wine combinations, and we invite you to join the fun with your own pairings!PairingsRobby: True Grit Petite Sirah & HVC 10th Anniversary 👍🏻Sensei: Saldo Zinfandel & Mi Querida Triqui Traca 👍🏻VotesRobby 35%Sensei: 65%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsThane Russey: Casa de Uco El Salvaje Malbec & Toscano Extravecchio 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s Wildcard Madness on Flavor Odyssey! Hosts Randy and Robby are tossing out the rulebook as we celebrate the most outlandish cigar and drink pairings imaginable. Fancy a chocolate-infused cigar with a spicy mule? Or perhaps a bold maduro with a frothy piña colada? As March Madness approaches, bring your most bracket-busting combinations and show us what flavor chaos you can create! The crown awaits the most daring flavor explorer—so what wild pairing will you bring to the table?PairingsRandy: Courtside Punch & Southern Draw 300 Hands Maduro 👎🏻Sensei: Aperol Spritz & Tatuaje Karloff 👎🏻Studio: Dark 'n Stormy (w/ Soy Sauce) & Psychedelic Turtle II 👍🏻VotesRandy 44%Sensei: 56%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsBill Powers: Mtn Dew Old Fashioned & La Zona Farm-Rolled Maduro 👎🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Sure, ’tis our grand annual St. Paddy’s Day edition of Flavor Odyssey, so nab yer green cigars and yer Irish-themed cocktails and drinks, and come join the craic! Randy and Master Sensei will be on the hunt for the audience members with the finest St. Paddy’s Day cigar and drink pairings, so ye’d best bring yer A-game, lads and lassies!PairingsRandy: Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan & Tipperary Cocktail 👎🏻Sensei: Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan Shamrock & Shamrock Sour 👍🏻VotesRandy 47%Robby: 53%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsJeff Endrizzi: Irish Negroni & All Saints St. Patrick's Firecracker 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
In this episode, we’re focusing on the Otters! During the first segment of 2025, we’ve been exploring the best drink pairings for our Cigar of the Year Sampler, available at Smoke Inn. Our audience (aka “The Otters”) have joined in, creating their own pairings. Hosts Robby and Randy will highlight the top audience submissions, choose the best one, and award the winner with a sampler of their own.PairingsRandy: Randy: Bill Powers' Busted Pipe & Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro 👍🏻Robby: Nathan Stewart’s Modified Manhattan & Tatuaje TAA 2020 👍🏻VotesRandy 38%Robby: 62%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsDarrell Whitacre: Walnut Old Fashioned & Aganorsa Arsenio 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s the final episode of Flavor Odyssey’s segment spotlighting the Cigar of the Year picks from The Dojo’s Cigar of the Year Sampler at Smoke Inn. In this episode, hosts Robby and Randy pair a drink with the Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio, ranked No. 4 on our 2024 Cigar of the Year list. So, grab an Arsenio, pour a drink, and tune in!PairingsRandy: TWG Quiet Professional cocktail & Aganorsa Arsenio 👎🏻Robby: Almond Reposado Old Fashioned & Aganorsa Arsenio 👍🏻VotesRandy 40%Robby: 60%🙋♂️ Audience PairingsSam Finnell: Banana Bread Old Fashioned & Aganorsa Arsenio 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Steve Saka’s Umbagog Bronzeback landed at number 9 on The Dojo’s 2024 Cigars of the Year list. This week, hosts Robby and Randy explore the best drink pairings for this flavorful and budget-friendly release. As they continue their journey through the Dojo COTY sampler from Smoke Inn, grab a Bronzeback and join the conversation.PairingsRandy: Carajillo cocktail & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻Robby: Cynaretto cocktail & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻Sensei: Henry Mckenna & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻Jordan: Henry Mckenna & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻VotesRandy 50%Robby: 50%🙋♂️ Audience PairingBill Powers: The Full Montenegro & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻Mike Henkins: Bastardized Millionaire & Umbagog Bronzeback 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
The No. 16 cigar on our Cigar of the Year list is the Redemption from El Titan de Bronze—everyone’s favorite little factory in Miami. Your Flavor Odyssey hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, are on a mission to find the perfect drink pairing for this exceptional premium cigar. Grab the Cigar of the Year Sampler from Smoke Inn, which includes the Redemption. Find your favorite pairing and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Dirty Kentucky Mule & ETDB Redemption 👍🏻Robby: Offshore Account & ETDB Redemption 👍🏻Sensei: Henry Mckenna & ETDB Redemption 👍🏻Jordan: Elijah Craig & ETDB Redemption 👍🏻VotesRandy 52%Robby: 48%🙋♂️ Audience PairingBill Powers: Busted Pipe cocktail & ETDB Redemption 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Flavor Odyssey is back! This season, we’re discovering the perfect drink pairings for every cigar in The Dojo’s Cigar of the Year Sampler. This week, Robby and Randy feature the No. 19 COTY—the Black Works Studio Paper Crane. Wrapped in a stunning Ecuadorian Connecticut Desflorado leaf, this cigar promises an intriguing pairing experience. Grab a Paper Crane, pour a drink, and join the show!PairingsRandy: Paper Crane cocktail & BLK WKS Paper Crane 👍🏻Robby: Paper Plane cocktail & BLK WKS Paper Crane 👍🏻Sensei: Fortaleza Blanco & BLK WKS Paper Crane 👍🏻Jordan: Old Forester SB BP & BLK WKS Paper Crane 👎🏻VotesRandy 37%Robby: 63%🙋♂️ Audience PairingMike Heykens: Paper Crane with & Chrysanthemum cocktail 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Flavor Odyssey Season 8 is now in full swing, and we kick off the first segment by exploring pairings for five cigars from our 2024 Year-End list. All the featured cigars are included in the Smoke Inn COTY sampler, allowing you to pair along throughout this Odyssey segment. Robby and Randy will start with the Espinosa Sumatra, ranked number 20 on the 2024 Cigar of the Year list. So grab an Espinosa Sumatra, pick a drink pairing, and join the show!PairingsRandy: Bubo Bubo cocktail & Espinosa Sumatra 👍🏻Robby: The River Styx cocktail & Espinosa Sumatra 👍🏻Sensei: Alpha Dawg cocktail & Espinosa Sumatra 👎🏻Jordan: Alpha Dawg cocktail & Espinosa Sumatra 👍🏻VotesRandy 59%Robby: 41%🙋♂️ Audience PairingMike Heykens: Vanilla Cinnamon Old Fashioned & Espinosa Sumatra 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s Dry January—a yearly campaign encouraging people to take a break from alcohol for the entire month. While we might not commit to going dry for a ‘full’ month… your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, are on a mission to discover the best ‘dry’ drink and cigar pairings in this special episode. Get creative with your own non-alcoholic drink and cigar pairing and join the fun!PairingsRandy: BLTC Deliverance Porcelain & Fieldwork 'Day Money' NA Grapefruit Blonde Ale 👍🏻Robby: Chai Blossom & Davidoff Dominicana 2014 👍🏻VotesRandy 44%Robby: 56%🙋♂️ Audience PairingSam P: Warped El Oso 10yr & Fever Tree w TCHO dark chocolate 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Flavor Odyssey is gearing up for its exciting 8th season! In this kickoff episode, hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will unveil all the details of what’s in store for the upcoming season. From thrilling new themes to creative cigar and drink pairings, they’ll set the stage for another unforgettable journey of flavor exploration. So light up a premium cigar, pour yourself a celebratory drink, and join the adventure. This is one episode you won’t want to miss!PairingsRandy: EPC Pledge & Sidecar Cocktail 👎🏻Robby: El Centurion & Kirsch au Café 👍🏻VotesRandy 48%Robby: 52%🙋♂️ Audience PairingSam Finnell: Perdomo Double Aged 12-yr Sun Grown & Chocolate Espresso Old Fashioned 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we’re shining the spotlight on our incredible audience! That’s right—the Flavor Odyssey 'Otters' have crafted some of the most amazing cigar and drink pairings over the past year. In this very special episode, your hosts, Robby and Randy, share their favorite pairings and celebrate the creativity of our fans.PairingsRandy: DTT PaPaSaka & Revolver Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Camacho Factory Unleashed & Black Walnut Old Fashioned 👍🏻VotesRandy 50%Robby: 50%🙋♂️ Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: EPC Pledge & Elijah Craig Black Walnut Old Fashioned 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This year on Flavor Odyssey, we’ve been exploring the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, and we’re nearing the summit! In this episode, your hosts Robby and Randy take on the number two brand: Espinosa Premium Cigars. That’s right, folks—the Alpha Dawg is knocking at the door, so we better let him in! Grab your favorite drink pairing and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Knuckle Sandwich Strike Force & Guy Fieri Fall Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Psychedelic Turtle II & Bourbon Ball Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Laranja Reserva & Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 👍🏻Jordan: Laranja Reserva & Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 👍🏻VotesRandy 47%Robby: 53%🙋♂️ Audience PairingRandi Harrison: Espinosa Habano & Apple Cinnamon Old Fashioned 👍🏻𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s Friendsgiving on Flavor Odyssey! That’s right, folks—it’s time to give thanks and celebrate with great cigars, food, and drinks. Your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, are joined by the rest of the Dojo crew to share their favorite Thanksgiving-themed pairings. And guess what? All the Otters are invited to get creative and join the fun by showcasing their own favorite Thanksgiving-themed pairings!PairingsRandy: Amaretto Sour & Viaje Stuffed Turkey 👍🏻Robby: Cranberry Smash & Aganorsa Rare Leaf Reserve 👎🏻Sensei: Pumpkin Bourbon Smash & Joya Numero Uno 👍🏻Jordan: Pumpkin Bourbon Smash & HVC Black Friday 2023 👎🏻VotesRandy 39%Robby: 61%🙋♂️ Audience PairingThane Russey: Apple Cider Old Fashioned & Undercrown 10 👍🏻Jimmy Burster (comment winner)𝙎𝙉𝙇 -- Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSW👀 Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojo👕 Check out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/🥷🏻 Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, Rob Dietrich, the Master Distiller & Blender for BLACKENED Whiskey, visits Dojo headquarters for a special interview. Hosts Robby and Randy will dive into what it takes to craft exceptional whiskey with Rob and explore his experience creating S81 and S84 in collaboration with Drew Estate and Metallica’s James Hetfield.PairingsRandy: Blackened Cask Strength WGOF & Undercrown 10 👍🏻Robby: Blackened 72 Seasons & Blackened S84 👍🏻Sensei: Blackened Rye & Blackened M81 👍🏻Jordan: Blackened Rye & Blackened M81 👍🏻VotesRandy 43%Robby: 57%🙋♂️ Audience PairingThane Russey: Blackened 138 Old Fashioned & Blackened M81 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark… It’s the night before Halloween, and your hosts, Robby and Randy, have cooked up a special challenge for this wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey. Who can concoct the best “monstrous” cocktail and pair it with the perfect cigar? The audience is invited to join the fun by creating their own custom spooky cocktails.PairingsRandy: Zombie Brains Cocktail & Viaje Zombie Antidote 👍🏻Robby: Or Else My Wife Would Kill Me Cocktail & Viaje Zombie 👍🏻Sensei: Dracula in Manhattan & Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Ghooligan 👍🏻Jordan: Dracula in Manhattan & Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Ghooligan 👍🏻VotesRandy 33%Robby: 67%🙋♂️ Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: Candied Cinnamon Sour Martini (aka bourbon) & Tatuaje The Frank 👍🏻Thane Russey: Monster Smash Cocktail & Tatuaje Drac Monster Smash 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Cigar Dojo has crafted some of the most epic cigar collaborations over the years, and this week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy explore the best drink pairings for these legendary releases. The journey up the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard continues this week, so grab any Dojo cigar, a drink, and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour & ReviveR (2021) 👍🏻Robby: Devil's Night Schwarzbier & Dojo de Luxe 👍🏻Sensei: Suburban cocktail & Knuckle Sandwich Strike Force 👍🏻Jordan: Suburban cocktail & Knuckle Sandwich Strike Force 👍🏻VotesRandy 45%Robby: 55%🙋♂️ Audience PairingDavid Castleberry: Cold brew & Pagoda 2023 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
As Halloween fast approaches and monsters begin to knock at your door seeking candy, this week on Flavor Odyssey we turn to the king of monsters, Pete Johnson, and his legendary Tatuaje Cigars. That’s right, folks—we’re returning to our journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, featuring drink pairings with Tatuaje. Don’t forget to create your own monstrous pairings and join the show!PairingsRandy: Ocho Arandas cocktail & Tatuaje Halloween 👍🏻Robby: Smoke Show cocktail & Tatuaje The Wolfman (OR) 👍🏻VotesRandy 61%Robby: 39%🙋♂️ Audience PairingBill Powers: Apple Butter Old Fashioned & Tatuaje The Wolf (2021) 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
As the leaves turn and the crispness of fall fills the air, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy set their sights on finding the best fall cigar and drink pairings. In this wildcard episode, the duo challenges each other to craft the perfect pairing while encouraging the audience to create their own ultimate fall cigar and drink combinations.PairingsRobby: Mott & Mulberry & Liga Privada UF-4 👍🏻Sensei: Pumpkin Sazerac & Espinosa Laranja Reserva 👍🏻Jordan: Pumpkin Sazerac & BSL Yasuke 👍🏻VotesSensei 54%Robby: 46%🙋♂️ Audience PairingTheJbouchard78: Apple Cider Old Fashioned & Tatuaje The Frank 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
It’s the second week of Flavor Odyssey’s ‘Cocktail Challenge’ detour, finishing with Randy Griggs challenging Robby Ras to create a unique spin on his go-to cocktail: the Italian Spritz. The audience is encouraged to use Robby’s recipe below or concoct their own take on what exactly an Italian spritz might mean to you… as well as finding the perfect cigar to round out the pairing.Robby’s Italian Spritz- 2oz sweet Vermouth- 1oz Cointreau- 3oz Prosecco- 1oz sparkling waterPairingsRandy: Robby's Italian Spritz & Warped Flor del Valle 👎🏻Robby: Robby's Italian Spritz & BLTC Deliverance Porcelain 👎🏻Sensei: Robby's Italian Spritz & Camacho 5280 👍🏻Jordan: Robby's Italian Spritz & Southern Draw Decennium 👎🏻VotesRandy: 44%Robby: 56%🙋♂️ Audience PairingNathan Stewart: Robby's Italian Spritz & Fuente Hemingway Short Story Natural 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we start a two-part wildcard segment, beginning with Robby Ras challenging Randy Griggs to create a unique spin on his go-to cocktail: the Gin and Tonic. The audience is encouraged to create their own creative variation on the Gin and Tonic as well as finding the perfect cigar to round out the pairing.PairingsRandy: Gin & Tonic Variation & Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro 👍🏻Robby: Gin & Tonic Variation & OpusX PerfecXion 8-8-8 👍🏻Sensei: Gin & Tonic Variation & AVO Maduro 30th Anniversary 👎🏻Jordan: Gin & Tonic Variation & Joya de Nicaragua Número Uno 👎🏻VotesRandy: 54%Robby: 46%🙋♂️ Audience PairingNathan Stweart: Gin & Tonic Variation & 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut Radiante 👍🏻Head over to our Smoke Night LIVE podcast for cigar interviews and entertainment: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3OJ366KRotIlJb6-akfx_SKEmI45Y-k&si=Agu9o_OXidZLvcSWFollow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs embark on a hunt for the elusive Sakasquatch as they continue their pairing journey up the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. In this episode, they tackle Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, ranked as the 7th most checked-into brand on the Dojoverse. Be sure to join the show with your own DT&T pairing!PairingsRandy: Old Fashioned & Mi Querida Triqui Traca 👍🏻Robby: Red Raider Cocktail & Mi Querida PapaSaka 👎🏻Sensei: Henry McKenna (2009) & Muestra de Saka Nacatamale 👍🏻Jordan: Henry McKenna (2009) & Muestra de Saka Nacatamale 👍🏻VotesRandy: 73%Robby: 27%🙋♂️ Audience PairingBill Powers: Revolver cocktail & Sin Compromiso 👍🏻Follow Cigar Dojo on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cigardojo𝕏: https://twitter.com/cigardojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CigarDojo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cigardojoCheck out the Dojo merch: https://cigardojo.com/shop/Check into your favorite cigars and begin earning your black belt: https://dojoverse.comSubscribe now and join our community of cigar enthusiasts!
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival and a significant cultural event held annually in Munich, Germany, and this week, it’s coming to Flavor Odyssey! Yes, folks, that’s right—it’s a wildcard edition, and we’re donning our lederhosen to create the perfect Oktoberfest pairings.PairingsRandy: Warsteiner Oktoberfest & Quesada Oktoberfest 2024 👎🏻Robby: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest & La Palina Goldie 👍🏻Sensei: Four Noses Oktoberfest & Quesada Oktoberfest 2024 👎🏻Jordan: Crooked Stave Fest Bier & Quesada Oktoberfest 2024 👎🏻VotesRandy: 44%Robby: 56%Audience PairingNathan Stewart: Paulaner Oktoberfest & Davidoff Aniversario No. 3
Flavor Odyssey is back on the beat, chasing down the most smoked cigars on the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy dive into the best drink pairings with cigars from Protocol. Viewers are encouraged to grab a Protocol Blue, Red, Themis, or perhaps something from the Lawman Series. Bring along a well-paired drink and join the show.PairingsRobby: Protocol Tenure & Red Moon Over Manhattan cocktail 👍🏻Scotty: Protocol Tenure & Tequila Sunrise 👍🏻Jordan: Protocol Tenure & Tequila Sunrise 👍🏻VotesRobby: 68%Sensei: 32%Audience PairingChad Tchad: Protocol Taser & Mezcal Mule
Join Flavor Odyssey this week as your hosts “live loud and bold,” crafting the perfect drink pairings with cigars from Camacho. We’ve reached the TOP 10 brands on the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, and we invite you to grab a drink that pairs perfectly with your favorite Camacho cigar.PairingsRandy: Camacho 5280 & Hazy Sour cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Camacho 5280 & Hazy Sour cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: Camacho 5280 & Hazy Sour cocktail 👍🏻Audience PairingRandi Harrison: Camacho Factory Unleashed & Black Walnut Old Fashioned
At long last, we’ve entered the coveted TOP 10 on the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, beginning with the fan-favorite Undercrown brand by Drew Estate. Your Flavor Odyssey hosts explore the best drink pairings for Undercrown cigars, and you’re encouraged to join along! Grab an OG Undercrown Maduro, an Undercrown Shade, or the Dojo’s own Undercrown DOGMA (or any other variant, for that matter), and find a proper drink to do your smoke justice.PairingsRandy: Undercrown 10 & Oaxacan Tail cocktail 👍🏻Robby: DOGMA & Chocolate Almond Negroni 👍🏻Scotty: Undercrown 10 & OF 100 bourbon 👍🏻Jordan: Undercrown 10 & OF 100 bourbon 👍🏻VotesRandy: 56%Robby: 44%Audience PairingJimmy Birster: Undercrown Maduro & World's Best Old Fashioned (Rare Breed)
This week, Flavor Odyssey returns to its journey up the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. We will be exploring the best drink pairings with Perdomo Cigars. Champagne with a Champagne, or bourbon with a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Habano? Create your best Perdomo/drink pairing and join the show!PairingsRandy: Perdomo 12yr Sun Grown & Flor de Caña 12yr 👍🏻Robby: Perdomo 12yr Sun Grown & Baby's First Bourbon cocktail 👍🏻Scotty: Perdomo 12yr Connecticut & High West Barrel-Aged Old Fashioned 👍🏻Jordan: Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel-Aged Connecticut & High West Barrel-Aged Old Fashioned 👍🏻Audience PairingDarrel Whitacre: Perdomo 12yr Connecticut & Dirty Martini
The heat is on! As summer temperatures soar across the nation, the Flavor Odyssey team is here to help you find the perfect cigar and drink pairing to stay cool. Hosts Robby and Randy take a detour from their usual script for a special wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey.PairingsRobby: Patina Sumatra & Shipwreck cocktail 👍🏻Scotty: Espinosa Laranja & White Trash Oaxacan cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: AVO LE05 30th Anniversary & White Trash Oaxacan cocktail 👍🏻Audience PairingRandi Harrison: Perdomo 10th Anniv. Sun Grown & Tequila Highball (Cazcanes Still Strength Blanco tequila with Fever Tree Yuzu and Lime).
Celebrate National Tequila Day with Flavor Odyssey as we continue our journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. This week, we feature cigars from H. Upmann, one of the most iconic brands in the premium cigar industry. Help us find the best drink pairing with these distinguished cigars from H. Upmann.
Drew Estate’s Liga Privada line is one of the most sought-after collections of cigars on the market. This week on Flavor Odyssey, as we continue our journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, we explore drink pairings to complement these delicious cigars. Grab a Liga Privada, choose a drink pairing, and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Liga Privada Year of the Rat & Coffee Manhattan 👍🏻Robby: Liga Privada Ratzilla & Big Chef cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Liga Privada Year of the Rat & Russel Reserve bourbon 👍🏻Jordan: Liga Privada Year of the Rat & Russel Reserve bourbon 👍🏻VotesRandy: 58%Robby: 42%Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: Liga Privada H99 Papas Fritas & Panther Distillery's Small Batch Good F**king Boubrbon
Flavor Odyssey is back this week, as we continue our journey up the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. This week, Robby and Randy tackle cigars from Crowned Heads, so make sure to pick one up and join the show.PairingsRandy: CH Yellow Rose & Ranger Buck RTD Cocktail 👎🏻Sensei: CH Blood Medicine & Mezcal Manhattan Cocktail 👎🏻Jordan: CH Blood Medicine & Mezcal Manhattan Cocktail 👎🏻VotesRandy: 52%Sensei: 48%Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: CH Le Carême LE 2022 & Don Julio 1942 Añejo
Do you have your golden ticket? It’s a huge episode of Flavor Odyssey, as your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, feature one of the most iconic brands in the premium cigar industry: Arturo Fuente. Fuente is next up on the list of the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. Grab a Fuente, a drink pairing, and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Metapa Claro & Nutty Swizzle 👍🏻Robby: Metapa Claro & Jane Russel 👍🏻Sensei: OpusX 20th & Maple Cinnamon Whiskey SourJordan: AF Hemingway & Maple Cinnamon Whiskey SourVotesRandy: 54%Robby: 46%Audience PairingMichael TX: Don Carlos & Afternoon Pick Me Up
This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs tackle the next brand on the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard by seeking the best drink pairing with cigars from Nick Melillo and Foundation Cigar Company. Grab your favorite Foundation cigar and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Metapa & Nutty Swizzle 👍🏻Robby: Metapa & Jane Russel 👍🏻VotesRandy: 30%Robby: 70%Audience PairingPatrick Velasquez: Olmec Claro & Orange Bourbon Orange Crush
Flavor Odyssey’s journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard is back, and this week we find the best drink pairings for cigars from Alec Bradley. Create your own Alec Bradley drink pairing and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Left Hand cocktail & Alec Bradley Fine & Rare 👍🏻Robby: Italian Cherry Whiskey Sour & Alec Bradley Fine & Rare 👍🏻Sensei: Wild Turkey Rare Breed & AB Double Broadleaf 👍🏻Jordan: Wild Turkey Rare Breed & AB Double Broadleaf 👍🏻VotesDojo Studios: 48%Robby: 52%Audience PairingRandi Harrison: New York Sour & Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BCN-143
This week on Flavor Odyssey, it’s a wildcard episode featuring our special guest, Luis Baez, the global brand ambassador of Flor de Caña rum. Your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, along with our guest, will discuss the best cigar pairings with this amazing rum from Nicaragua.PairingsRandy: Flor de Caña 12 yr 👍🏻Robby: Flor de Caña Ginger cocktail & OG Liga Privada Velvet Rat 👍🏻Sensei: Hispaniola cocktail & Liga Privada Feral Flying Pig 👍🏻Jordan: Hispaniola cocktail & Liga Privada 10 Aniversario Selección de Mercado 👍🏻VotesDojo Studios: 41%Robby: 59%Audience PairingNathan Stewart: Flor de Caña 12 Old Fashioned & Padron Family Reserve Natural
This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, focus on finding great drink pairings for one of the most decorated brands in the cigar industry: Oliva. As we continue our foray into the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, grab an Oliva and a drink and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Oliva Master Blends 3 & Whiskey Mule w/ Root Beer Bitters 👎🏻Robby: Oliva Master Blends 3 & Tombstone Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro & Margarita 👍🏻Jordan: Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro & Margarita 👍🏻VotesRandy: 23%Robby: 77%Audience PairingBill CD: Oliva Serie V & Gold Rush
Join us on our journey to the land of lakes and volcanoes as your hosts, Robby and Randy, seek the perfect drink pairing with cigars from Joya de Nicaragua, the oldest continually operating cigar factory in Nicaragua. Our voyage through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard continues, so and grab a drink and a JOYA and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Cinco Décadas & Cinnamon Bourbon Fizz 👍🏻Robby: Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial & Oaxaca Old Fashioned 👍🏻Sensei: Número Uno & Tequila Ocho Reposado 👍🏻Jordan: JOYA Ninjaragua & Old Forrester 100 👍🏻VotesRandy: 33%Robby: 67%Audience PairingBill CD: Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial & Maple Old Fashioned
Flavor Odyssey returns to its journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, featuring the thirty-two most checked-into brands. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy tackle AJ Fernandez and cigars such as: New World, Dias de Gloria, San Lotano, Bellas Artes, and more.PairingsRobby: New World Dorado & Revolver Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: New World Oscuro & Coffee Old Fashioned 👍🏻Jordan: New World Oscuro & Coffee Old Fashioned 👍🏻Audience PairingRandi Harrison: New World Dorado & Oaxacan Old Fashioned
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we take a break from our journey through the Dojoverse brand leaderboard and zero in on the new Drew Estate Blackened S84 Shade to Black. We will be joined by Izola Woods (aka “Izzy”), Drew Estate’s lifestyle ambassador, host on Freestyle Live, and Barn Smoker MC, who will be in-studio for this special wildcard episode.PairingsRandy: Blackened S84 & Blackened Old Fashioned 👍🏻Izzy: Blackened S84 & Blackened Whiskey 👍🏻Sensei: Blackened S84 & Blackened Whiskey 👍🏻Jordan: Blackened S84 & Blackened Whiskey 👍🏻Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: Blackened S84 & Iced Caramel Macchiato
Flavor Odyssey is about to take a trip through the tobacco fields of Pinar del Río. As we continue our journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, our hosts will find the best drink pairings for Cuban cigars. Therefore, if you have an authentic Cuban in your humidor, pull it out, pour a drink, and join the fun.PairingsRobby: Montecristo 520 EL 2012 & Rum Old Fashioned 👍🏻John: Trinidad Fundadores 2011 & Ron Cubay Reserva Especial 10yr 👍🏻Sensei: Ramon Allones & Tequilla Ocho Reposado 👍🏻Jordan: Ramon Allones & Tequilla Ocho Reposado 👍🏻VotesRobby: 35%John: 65%Audience PairingScott West: H. Upmann Magnum 54 & Martini
What happens in the infinite expanse of space when your Flavor Odyssey hosts encounter Johnny Tobacconaut himself? As we continue our journey into the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, it’s time to visit the noodle-filled galaxy of Room101 Cigars. Grab a Room101 cigar and your own perfect drink pairing and join the show.PairingsRobby: Room101 Hit & Run (2017) & Mojito 👍🏻John: Room 101 Snake Shake & Japanese Whisky 👍🏻Sensei: Room101 Noodles & WeldWerks Juicy Bits 👍🏻Jordan: Room101 Hit & Run (2024) & WeldWerks Juicy Bits 👎🏻VotesRobby: 53%John: 47%Audience PairingRandi Harrison: Room101 10th Anniversary & Death & Co. Aurora Highball
As we continue our journey into the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, we feature one of the most iconic brands in the premium cigar industry: Padrón. The Padróns are the creators of some of the greatest cigars on earth, such as the 1926 and 1964 Anniversary series and many others, so grab a Padrón and the perfect drink pairing and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro & Flor de Caña 12 Rum/Coke 👍🏻Robby: Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural & Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 👍🏻Sensei: Padrón 1926 Serie Natural & Bardstown Manhattan 👎🏻Jordan: Padrón 1926 Serie Natural & Bardstown Manhattan 👍🏻VotesRandy: 73%Robby: 27%Audience PairingMike Heykens: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Maduro & French Connection
It’s the 200th episode of Flavor Odyssey, and this week, we take on one of the most well-known brands in the cigar Industry: Rocky Patel. Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue their journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, this week featuring the 24th most checked-into brand. Grab yourself a Rocky Patel cigar and a drink that pairs well and join the show.PairingsRandy: RP ALR & Sabbatical Whiskey Ginger 👍🏻Robby: RP Special Edition & High Horse Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: RP Olde World Reserve Corojo & Henry McKenna Bourbon 👍🏻Jordan: RP Olde World Reserve Maduro & Henry McKenna Bourbon 👍🏻VotesRandy: 55%Robby: 45%Audience PairingJoshua Rivas: RP DBS & Knob Creek 12 yr
It’s man vs ape in The Odyssey’s latest episode, moving up the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard with no. 25 on the list: RoMa Craft Tobac. This is a company that continues to evolve, focusing on quality Nicaraguan-forward smoking experiences that have always seemed to smoke above their weight class in terms of price. Whether you go with RoMa’s early-man-themed cigars or something from the Intemperance line, find a drink that makes sense and pair along with your fellow Odyssey Otters!PairingsRandy: Intemperance Volstead & Ranger Buck RTD 👍🏻Sensei: Intemperance Volstead & The Bruery Black Tuesday (2016) 👍🏻VotesRandy: 43%Sensei: 57%Audience PairingBill CD: World's Best Maple Old Fashioned & Intemperance Volstead
Reinier Lorenzo and HVC Cigars have been rising up the charts of the most loved and smoked cigars on our Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. This week, we highlight the HVC brand and seek out the best HVC drink pairings. As usual, we ask the audience to join the fun and pair right along with us as we explore hits such as: Selección No. 1, Hot Cake, Serie A, and the 500 Year Anniversary.PairingsRandy: HVC 500 & Sabbatical Straight Bourbon 👍🏻Sensei: Sensei: HVC 500 & Reinier's Mojito 👍🏻VotesRandy: 33%Robby: 67%Audience PairingMarty C: HVC 500 & World's Best Old Fashioned
From Calle Ocho to Nicaragua, My Father Cigars have grown into a staple in every humidor; and it’s no more evidenced by their high placement on the Dojoverse.com all-time leaderboard. This week on Flavor Odyssey, we seek out the best drink pairing with offerings from My Father. Grab a cigar and a drink and join Robby and Randy as the odyssey continues.PairingsRandy: 50/50 Totality Beer & My Father The Judge 👎🏻Robby: Miss Elena cocktail & DPG 10th Anniversary LE 2013 👍🏻VotesRandy: 47%Robby: 53%Audience PairingCraig Lee: Mikerphone Smells Like Bean Spirit & MF La Opulencia
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we focus in on J.C Newman and the world-famous El Reloj factory in Ybor City, continuing our journey through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard. Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will find the best drink pairings with these amazing cigars, and the audience is invited to pair along for ultimate bragging rights.PairingsSensei: Angel Cuesta & Old Cuban Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Julius Caeser (Toast Across America) & Man O' War Cocktail 👍🏻VotesRandy: 57%Robby: 43%Audience PairingTIE!
Will the real black sheep please stand up? This week on Flavor Odyssey, we continue our epic countdown through the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, focusing our attention on Oveja Negra Brands. We’re counting all cigars from Black Label Trading Co., Black Works Studio, Emilio Cigars, and Dissident Cigars for this week’s pairing. You have plenty to choose from… grab something out of Oveja Negra and a drink to do your smoke justice and pair along.PairingsRandy: BLTC Bishops Blend & Death & Taxes Black Lager 👍🏻Robby: BLTC Bishops Blend & The Bishop Cocktail 👍🏻VotesRandy: 21%Robby: 79%Audience PairingJimmy Birster: BLK WKS Rorschach & EC Barrel Proof (c923)
And… Draw! This week on Favor Odyssey, we feature Southern Draw cigars (and what drink pairs best). Your hosts, Robby and Randy, will be smoking the Manzanita and challenging each other to a duel as to which drink best hits the target. Grab your favorite Southern Draw cigar, a drink, and join the fun.PairingsSensei: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon & Spicy Mint Julep 👍🏻Robby: Southern Draw Manzanita & Kentucky Mule 👍🏻VotesSensei: 53%Robby: 47%Audience PairingDarrell Whitacre: SD Rose of Sharon Desert Rose & Texas Ranch Water
"Taste me, you will see more is all you need" seems like a fitting lyric for this episode, as your hosts Robby and Randy pair the Drew Estate M81 with Blackened whiskey. When Jonathan Drew, master distiller Rob Dietrich, and James Hetfield from Metallica teamed up for this collaboration, it was only a matter of time before we tested this pairing out to see how hard it rocks.PairingsRandy: DE Blackened M81 & BLACKENED Cask Strength (Total Wine) 👍🏻Robby: DE Blackened M81 & BLACKENED 72 Seasons 👍🏻VotesRandy: 76%Robby: 24%Audience PairingKevin O'Connor: DE BLACKENED M81 & BLACKENED Black Brandy Cask
U so fancy! It’s time to point those pinkies up, because this week on Flavor Odyssey, we are finding the best drink pairings with cigars from Davidoff. Your hosts Robby and Randy tackle the brand that won this year’s Luxury Cigar of the Year: Davidoff. Grab your own pairing and join the fun on this week’s episode.PairingsRobby: Davidoff Year of the Ox & Black Manhattan Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Davidoff Aniversario No. 1 2023 & Santo Libre Cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: Davidoff Signature No. 1 2023 Lancero & Santo Libre Cocktail 👎🏻VotesRandy: 50%Robby: 50%Audience PairingMike Heykens: Davidoff The Late Hour & Vieux Carre Cocktail
Season 7 of Flavor Odyssey has officially begun, and we are focusing in on the top cigar brands from the Dojoverse leaderboard. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy will be featuring a drink pairing with Illusione. So grab your favorite cigar from Illusione and a drink that you think works best and join the show.PairingsRandy: Original Documents Habano & Mt. Rushmore Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Original Documents Corojo ~m7~ & Mt. Rushmore Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: Illusione Haut 10 & Mt. Rushmore Cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: Epernay & Mt. Rushmore Cocktail 👍🏻VotesRandy: 54%Robby: 46%Audience PairingNathan Stewart: Epernay 10th Anniversary D'Aosta & Godfather Cocktail
On this episode of Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs outline Season 7, preparing the audience for the cigar pairing journey that is to come. Grab a fine cigar and drink of your choice and join the show.PairingsRandy: Davidoff The Late Hour & World's Best Old FashionedRobby: Tatuaje Tuxtla Tenderloin & Rye Old FashionedAudience PairingBill Powers: JDN Número Uno & Chardonnay
Before we get into the thick of Flavor Odyssey Season 7, we decided to take a moment to celebrate the coming New Year with some bubbly! Grab some champagne and whip up a cocktail (or drink it as-is) to pair with a cigar that is fitting of the occasion.PairingsRandy: OpusX Angel's Share 20 Years & French 75 Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Davidoff Cigar Dojo Exclusive 2018 & Grand Cru Brut 👍🏻Sensei: Perdomo Reserve Champagne Cigar Dojo Limited Edition 10th Anniversary & Plume Cocktail👎🏻Jordan: Fratello Lunar Cameroon & Plume Cocktail 👎🏻VotesSensei: 36%Robby: 64%Audience PairingBill Powers: Illusione Original Documents Habano & Champagne Maple Cocktail
It’s the Season 7 premiere for Flavor Odyssey, and we are easing into the flow with a non-alcoholic wildcard edition. On this episode, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs find the best cigar pairing with a Eucalyptus tea.PairingsRandy: Eucalyptus Tea & La Palina Goldie No. 5 👍🏻Sensei: Eucalyptus Hot Toddy & Sobremesa Wagashi 👎🏻Jordan: Eucalyptus Hot Toddy & HVC La Rosa Rare of Rare 👎🏻VotesSensei: 50%Robby: 50%Audience PairingSteve Toth: Organic Eucalyptus Tea & 2016 Alec Bradley Post Embargo
This week on Flavor Odyssey, it’s a WILDCARD edition, and your hosts will be revisiting (and possibly refining) their favorite pairings from season 6. It’s been a remarkable journey this season, and we will be sharing our favorites and discussing our least favorite pairings that we have tried along the way.PairingsRandy: Liga Privada H99 & Vieux Carre 👍🏻Sensei: Death & Co. & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻Jordan: Liga Privada H99 Phineas Gage & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻VotesSensei: 70%Robby: 30%Audience PairingBill Powers: OG CAO Amazon Basin & Death & Co. Ranger Buck
It’s the final segment for Flavor Odyssey’s venture into Ready-to-Drink cocktails (RTD), and this week, we go all the way to the top with the best of the best in this arena. We’re talkin’ bougie, high-end, ultra-craft RTDs from companies such as Death & Co. Grab your favorite cigar and create your own pairing for the show.PairingsSensei: Death & Co. & Davidoff Year of the Dragon 👎🏻Robby: Death & Co. & Montecristo Especiales No. 2 (2018) 👍🏻Jordan: Death & Co. & Davidoff Aniversario No. 1 LE23 👍🏻VotesSensei: 72%Robby: 28%Audience PairingNathan Stewart: DT&T Barba Amarilla & Trade Eights Ginger & Whiskey
Flavor Odyssey continues its segment featuring Ready-to-Drink cocktails (RTD); this week, we look at wine-based RTDs. Unlike spirit-based RTDs, this type of RTD can be sold at retail locations that only have beer & wine licenses. Your hosts Robby and Randy will investigate how these drinks pair with premium cigars.PairingsRandy: Randy: Blueberry Cosmo & BLTC Bishops Blend 👍🏻Robby: Peach Mojito & My Father El Centurion H-2K-CT 👍🏻VotesRandy: 49%Sensei: 51%Audience PairingMike Heykens: Next Round Strawberry Lime Rose Sangria & ACID 20
On this episode of Flavor Odyssey, we find the best cigar pairing for a Ready-to-Serve (RTS) cocktail. An RTS-style cocktail is a subset of the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) segment of this emerging trend in the liquor world. With higher ABV and premium ingredients, these are the closest thing you can get to a real cocktail from a quality bartender.PairingsRandy: Tatuaje The Bride & Knob Creek On the Rocks RTS 👍🏻Sensei: EPC Pledge & High West Old Fashioned Barrel Finished RTS 👍🏻Jordan: JC Newman Angel Cuesta & High West Old Fashioned Barrel Finished RTS 👍🏻VotesRandy: 29%Sensei: 71%Audience PairingStephen Moses: Knob Creek RTS Old Fashioned & Espinosa Murcielago&Joe Machado: Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita RTS & RoMa Craft Neanderthal
Ready-to-Drink (RTD) cocktails are the hottest thing in the liquor world, and we are diving into some trends within this next segment on Flavor Odyssey. The first trend is that the “big guys,” i.e. household name brands are staking their claim in the game. There are none bigger than Jack Daniel’s, and they have introduced their own Jack and Coke RTD with Coca-Cola. Your hosts Robby and Randy will be seeking the best cigar pairing with this drink, and invite you to create your own best pairing.PairingsRandy: Liga Privada No. 9 & Jack 'n Coke 👍🏻Robby: Red Meat Lovers Club & Jack 'n Coke 👍🏻VotesRandy: 52%Robby: 48%Audience PairingRandi Harrison: Drew Estate Blackened M81 & Jack 'n Coke
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we take a little diversion, because it’s pumpkin season! Whether it’s pumpkin beer, pumpkin cocktails, or even a pumpkin spice latte, your hosts find the best cigar pairings for them. Join the show with your pumpkin-flavored pairing and partake in the fun.PairingsRobby: Pumpkin Spice White Russian & Tatuaje Shaggy Pumpkin 👍🏻Sensei: Wiley Roots Pumpkin Spice Ale & La Palina Goldie No. 5 👍🏻Jordan: Wiley Roots Pumpkin Spice Ale & Tatuaje The Tiff 👍🏻VotesRobby: 61%Sensei: 39%Audience PairingMike Heykens: Pumpkin Old Fashioned & Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Hyde
It’s a wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey, and your hosts Robby and Randy continue the emerging cigar brands theme. EXCEPT… this week, everyone picks their own brand and drink pairings. Do you have a cigar brand that you feel is going to be the next big thing? Tune in and join the fun.PairingsCigar Surgeon: Powstanie SBC22 & Pumpkin Pie Milkshake IPA 👍🏻Robby: Patina 5th Anniversary & French Connection 👍🏻Jordan: All Saints Solamente & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻Matt: HVC Hot Cake Golden Line & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻VotesSurgeon: 57%Robby: 43%Audience PairingMike Heykens: Fosforo Maduro & Vieux Carre
This week on Flavor Odyssey, it’s the final leg in our journey into trending and emerging cigar brands, and your hosts Robby and Randy will be exploring offerings from Rick Rodriguez and his West Tampa Tobacco Co. Pick a drink you think would pair best with a WTT White, Black, Red, or Attic Series and join the fun.PairingsRandy: West Tampa Red & Coffee Boulevardier 👎🏻Robby: West Tampa Black & Bar Drake Manhattan 👍🏻Sensei: West Tampa Red & Coffee Bourbon County Stout 👎🏻Jordan: West Tampa Red & Coffee Bourbon County Stout 👍🏻VotesRandy: 30%Robby: 70%Audience PairingKevin Acuff: West Tampa Red & 2019 Acacia Pinot Noir
Black Star Line Cigars out of Chicago have been turning heads over the past five years, and are clearly one of the trending and emerging brands in the industry. This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy find the best drink pairings for Aric Bey’s BSL releases.PairingsRandy: BSL War Witch & Revolver Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: BSL War Witch & Mocha Spritz Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: BSL Rosewood 1923 & Green River Wheated Bourbon 👍🏻Jordan: BSL Dark War Witch & Elijah Craig 18-Year 👍🏻VotesRandy: 69%Robby: 31%Audience PairingBill Powers: BSL Dark War Witch & Fireball Bourbon Cream
In this segment of Flavor Odyssey, we explore emerging and trending cigar brands. One of the brands that has caught our attention is Cavalier Genève. Sebastien Decoppet not only has produced some tasty cigars but also opened his own factory in Honduras. Grab a Cavalier and a drink and join the show.PairingsRandy: Cavalier Black Series II & American Dark Lager 👍🏻Robby: Cavalier Black Series II & Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen 👍🏻VotesRandy: 49%Robby: 51%Audience PairingKevin O'Connor: Cavalier Inner Circle & Caipirinha
Flavor Odyssey is back, and it’s time for a brand new four-week segment featuring emerging and trending cigar brands. Hosts Robby and Randy kick things off with Ferio Tego, a company spearheaded by industry legend Michael Herklots. Grab any Ferio Tego (including the Timeless series or even an older Nat Sherman) cigar and find the perfect drink pairing and join the fun!
Pairings
Randy: Timeless Prestige & Bourbon Maple Smash 👍🏻 Robby: Ferio Tego Elegancia & Old Cuban 👍🏻 Sensei: Ferio Tego Summa & Elijah Craig 18 Year 👍🏻 Jordan: Ferio Tego Summa & A&W Root Beer 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 53% Robby: 47%
Audience Pairings
Stephen Moses: Ferio Tego Generoso & Heaven Hill BIB Randi Harrison: Timeless Black TGS 2023 & Chocolate Cherry Pisco Sour
Flavor Odyssey goes off the grid for this episode as Randy leaves Studio Lot B and travels east to Dojo Studios for a special episode leading up to Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. We will be pairing cigars with drinks and announcing the winner of the Brewery Bus ticket along with much more.
It’s a viral sensation… but does it really work? This week on Flavor Odyssey, it’s a wildcard episode and your hosts will be exploring the practice of frothing your tequila, whiskey, rum, or other spirit. Whipping your spirits with an inexpensive milk frother adds oxygen to the drink, and is said to smooth out and even make your spirit taste a tad sweeter. Grab a cheap milk frother and a few different spirits and try the experiment with us.
Audience Pairing
Randi Harrison: Frothed tequila, rum, & bourbon
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we seek the best cigar pairing for the Ginger Mint Paloma, which, on paper, appears to be a bit of a challenge. Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs wind down their segment on emerging trends in the cocktail world, and will summarize what they have learned over the past several weeks.
Pairings
Randy: Plasencia Cosecha 149 & Ginger Mint Paloma 👍🏻 Robby: ROS Desert Rose & Ginger Mint Paloma 👍🏻 Sensei: Joya Ninjaragua & Ginger Mint Paloma 👍🏻 Jordan: Fratello After BurnR & Ginger Mint Paloma 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 27% Robby: 73%
Audience Pairing
Kevin O'Connor: Lost & Found 22 Minutes to Midnight Habano & Ginger Mint Paloma
Flavor Odyssey’s segment on emerging trends in cocktails contines, and this week, we explore a modern take on a somewhat modern cocktail. The Penicillin cocktail was invented in 2005, but we’re amping it up with maple syrup! On paper, this sounds like a perfect cigar pairing, and your hosts Robby and Randy dive head-first into the complex recipe.
Pairings
Randy: Espinosa Laranja & Orange Maple Penicillin 👍🏻 Robby: Liga Feral Flying Pig & Orange Maple Penicillin 👍🏻 Sensei: Illusione Original Documents Habano & Orange Maple Penicillin 👍🏻 Jordan: Blackened M81 & Orange Maple Penicillin 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 47% Robby: 53%
Audience Pairing
Bill Powers: New World Dorado & Orange Maple Penicillin
This week on Flavor Odyssey, Robby and Randy continue their journey into emerging trends in the world of fine cocktails. On this episode, we explore an interesting take on a Negroni that is made with Mezcal. Will this cocktail be an impossible cigar pairing? Tune in to find out.
Pairings
Randy: Tatuaje MBS FK & Mezcal Negroni 👍🏻 Robby: Ashton Symmetry & Mezcal Negroni 👎🏻 Sensei: Ferio Tego Generoso & Mezcal Negroni 👎🏻 Jordan: Illusione Epernay d'Aosta & Mezcal Negroni 👎🏻
Votes
Randy: 55% Robby: 45%
Audience Pairing
Randi Harrison: Dunbarton Red Meat Lovers Club & Mezcal Negroni
Is it a contradiction to say “modern Old Fashioned?” Segment three of Flavor Odyssey season six is upon us, and for the next four weeks, we will be exploring emerging trends in the cocktail world. We will be looking at new cocktails and old cocktails with a modern twist, and that’s where we are going first—as your hosts Robby and Randy will be taking an Old Fashioned and bringing it into the modern age. And of course, we will also be seeking the perfect cigar match for this delicious libation. So grab a cigar and craft the drink and let’s have some fun on this episode of Flavor Odyssey.
Pairings
Randy: Winston Churchill Late Hour & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Robby: Tatuaje 20th & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Sensei: Alfonso Añejo & World's Best Old Fashioned Jordan: Camacho ISBA & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 38% Robby: 62%
Audience Pairing
Mitchell Santaga: Mr. Fahrenheit & Canadian Old Fashioned
It’s a wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey, therefore, it’s joker’s wild (and by “jokers,” of course we mean your hosts Robby and Randy). As the Dojo team prepares for a week in Vegas for the PCA Trade Show, we are creating our own interpretation of what a true two-of-a-kind should look like. So channel your inner Rat Pack and join the fun!
Pairings
Randy: Winston Churchill & Martini Cocktail 👎🏻 Robby: Factory Smokes Shade & Pacifico Tallboy 👎🏻 Jordan: OpusX & Van Winkle Lot B 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 74% Robby: 26%
Audience Pairing
Nathan Stewart: BLK WKS S&R & Redneck Riviera Whiskey
It’s the final episode of Flavor Odyssey’s Emerging Cigar Trends segment, and on this episode, we explore familiar wrapper types that are grown in atypical regions. Cameroon from Honduras? Broadleaf from Nicaragua? Corojo from Connecticut? It seems that tobacco agronomists are getting creative these days, and your hosts Robby and Randy will be exploring drink pairings with these tobaccos grown far from their normal terroir.
Pairings
Randy: Aladino Cameroon & Dark Lager 👍🏻 Robby: Aladino Cameroon & Slowpoke Shandy 👍🏻 Sensei: Aladino Cameroon & Black Ship Cocktail 👎🏻 Jordan: Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf & Black Ship Cocktail 👎🏻
Votes
Randy: 36% Robby: 64%
Audience Pairing
Kevin O'Connor: Protocol Eliot Ness Maduro & Bourbon Ball Cocktail
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we continue our journey into emerging cigar styles. On this episode, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs explore Connecticut Shade-wrapped cigars combined with maduro binders. While this style certainly isn’t new, it’s gained a great deal of momentum with releases such as the Dunbarton Sobremesa Brûlée, Tatuaje Negociant, and our own Diet Sarsaparilla. The sweetness of the maduro binder might compliment the buttery/bitter notes of the CT wrapper, but what drink will round out the pairing? Tune in and find out.
Pairings
Randy: Sobremesa Brûlée & Coffee Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Robby: Sobremesa Brûlée & White Russian 👍🏻 Sensei: Diet Sarsaparilla & Daiquiri 👍🏻 Jordan: Diet Sarsaparilla & Daiquiri 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 48% Robby: 52%
Audience Pairing
Stephen Moses: Sobremesa Brûlée & Black & Tan
Love them or hate them, giant ring-gauge cigars are here to stay. This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek to find great drink pairings for premium cigars that are 60-plus in ring gauge. Grab the most massive cigar from your humidor and join the fun on Flavor Odyssey.
Pairings
Robby: Mint Julep & NUb Double Maduro 👍🏻 Sensei: Habanero Whiskey Sour & Perdomo Inmenso 👍🏻 Jordan: Habanero Whiskey Sour & JFR Lunatic Maduro 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 16% Robby: 84%
Audience Pairing
Kevin O'Connor: Tatuaje Gran Cojonu & Rock Hill Farms Bourbon
Get ready for the newest segment in this year’s Flavor Odyssey journey, as your hosts Robby and Randy will be exploring trends in the cigar industry. This week, we tackle multi-wrapper cigars such as the barber pole (or even more intricately wrapped variations) and what drink will pair best.
Pairings
Randy: Black Label Neon Tiger & Lime Whiskey Sour 👎🏻 Robby: RoMa Craft CRAFT 2013 & Beggar's Banquet Cocktail 👍🏻 Sensei: RoMa Craft Black Irish & Craft Black & Tan 👎🏻 Jordan: BLK WKS S&R & Craft Black & Tan 👎🏻
Votes
Randy: 33% Robby: 67%
Audience Pairing
Bill Powers: All Saints Saint Patrick's Firecracker & Revolver Cocktail
Summertime and the livin’s easy. While technically summer hasn’t yet arrived, your Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy want to get you prepared for the heat. This week, it’s a WILDCARD edition of Flavor Odyssey, featuring favorite summer cocktails along with the cigars that pair best.PairingsRandy: Randy: Mojito Cocktail & Casa Fuente 👍🏻Robby: Shipwreck Cocktail & Aganorsa Aniversario Maduro 👍🏻Sensei: Gin Fizz & Davidoff Year of the Bull 👎🏻Jordan: Gin Fizz & Alfonso Añeojo 👍🏻VotesRandy: 70%Robby: 30%Audience PairingMike Smith: Espinosa Laranja & Grapefruit Shandy
What’s old is new again! It’s our final stop seeking great cigar pairings with emerging trends in the craft beer industry, and we dive feet-first into the American stout. That’s right, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy immerse themselves into American stout-style beer, which, on paper, should make for a phenomenal cigar pairing.PairingsRandy: Faction Imperial Stout & Liga 9 👍🏻Robby: Federation Low Boy Stout & Tatuaje Jason 👍🏻Sensei: Malpais Stout & Liga UF-4 👍🏻Jordan: Malpais Stout & Aganorsa Rare Leaf Maduro 👍🏻VotesRandy: 44%Robby: 56%Audience PairingNathan Stewart: Murder of Crows Imperial Stout & EPC La Historia
Flavor Odyssey gets back on track, exploring the hottest beer trends in the industry. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy explore kettle sour-style beers. There is no doubt this will be a challenging style of beer to pair with a cigar. Make sure to grab a kettle sour and a cigar and play along with us.PairingsRandy: Glorious Guava Sour & ReviveR (2021) 👍🏻Robby: Guava Dreams Sour & Patina Connecticut 👍🏻Sensei: Goliath Pineapple Papaya Fandango Sour & Espinosa Laranja 👎🏻Jordan: Goliath Pineapple Papaya Fandango Sour & Fuente Casa Cuba 👎🏻VotesRandy: 76%Robby: 24%Audience PairingJimmy Birster: Cross Reference Sour & Undercrown 10
It’s Unicorn Season! That’s right, cigar hunters, this week on Flavor Odyssey, we smoke some sticks that you can’t get anymore, and give them the send-off they deserve. Hosts Rob, Eric, and Jordan each extract a cigar from the humidor they have been waiting for the right moment to smoke, because these unicorns ain’t coming around again! We invite the audience to find a unicorn in their collection and join the fun.
What beer style will you be drinking in the coming years? Flavor Odyssey is here to guide you on the upcoming beer trends, and this week, hosts Robby and Randy find the best cigar pairing for the Italian Pilsner. Snag one from your local liquor store and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Russian River STS Pils & 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut 👍🏻Robby: Fort Point Sfizio & Warped La Colmena Unico 👍🏻VotesRandy: 31%Robby: 69%Audience PairingKevin O'Connor: LongLive PVD Italian Pilsner & JDN Antaño CT
What the heck is a Cold IPA? No, we ain’t talking about temperature, folks, but instead the actual style of beer defined as a Cold IPA. Somewhere in between a West Coast IPA and an IPL, this crisp, fresh beer style is emerging as a popular new beer trend. Speaking of emerging beer trends, that’s what your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will be focusing on with this segment of Flavor Odyssey. So grab a Cold IPA, find the best cigar pairing, and join the show.PairingsRandy: Cold IPA & Illusione Epernay 👍🏻Robby: Cold IPA & Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos 👍🏻VotesRandy: 77%Robby: 23%Audience PairingJoe Machado: Cold IPA & Casa Fernandez Boheme No. 35
It’s time for number one! That’s right, folks, it’s the final episode of our Cigar of the Year segment of Flavor Odyssey, and hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek out the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo, which took the top spot in our year-end list for 2022. Grab an H99 and join the fun.PairingsRandy: Randy: Liga H99 & Vieux Carre Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: Robby: Liga H99 & Fieldwork Hot Chocolate Milk Stout 👍🏻Jordan: Liga H99 & BCS Reserve 2021 OF 150th Anniversary 👍🏻VotesRandy: 52%Robby: 48%Audience PairingCraig Lee: Liga H99 & PB Eugene Coffee Porter
Pack your bags, kids, we are going to Flavor Town! Yes, that’s right, this week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy seek the best drink pairing for Guy Fieri’s Knuckle Sandwich Habano by Espinosa Premium Cigars, which snagged our number 3 spot on this year’s best of the best list.PairingsRandy: KS Habano & Old Fashioned Cocktail 👍🏻Robby: KS Habano & Airmail Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: New World Dorado & Gold Rush Cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: New World Dorado & Gold Rush Cocktail 👎🏻VotesRandy: 26%Robby: 74%Audience PairingKevin O'Connor: KS Habano & Treehouse Gose
As the Odyssey continues! Flavor Odyssey is back this Wednesday night, and your hosts Master Sensei and Randy Griggs continue their pairing journey through the Cigar Dojo Cigar of the Year Sampler Pack. On this episode, we seek the perfect pairing for the golden glow of the AJ Fernandez New World Dorado, which came in number four in our year-end list.PairingsRandy: New World Dorado & Pot 'O Gold Cocktail 👍🏻Sensei: New World Dorado & Gold Rush Cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: New World Dorado & Gold Rush Cocktail 👍🏻VotesRandy: 23%Robby: 77%Audience PairingRandi Harrison: New World Dorado & Ginger Gold Rush
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we continue our journey through the Dojo Cigar of the Year Sampler from Smoke Inn. The task at hand on this episode is finding the best drink pairing for the Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf, which came in at number 9 on our Cigar of the Year list. Grab a Double Broadleaf and join the fun.PairingsRandy: AB Double Broadleaf & Bakery: Boysenberry Pie Stout 👎🏻Sensei: AB Double Broadleaf & Double Old Fashioned 👍🏻Jordan: AB Double Broadleaf & Double Old Fashioned 👍🏻VotesRandy: 58%Robby: 42%Audience PairingBill Powers: AB Double Broadleaf & Founders KBS Stout
Hosts Robby and Randy begin their quest to find the best drink pairing for the Dojo Cigar of the Year Sampler at Smoke Inn. They kick things off with the No. 7 Cigar of the Year, the Aganorsa Leaf Guardian of the Farm Cerberus. Grab a sampler for yourself and play along, sharing your best pairings over the next five weeks.PairingsRandy: White Russian & GOTF Cerberus 👍🏻Robby: Belgian Blonde Leffe & GOTF Cerberus 👍🏻Sensei: Zafra Master Reserve 21 Yr Rum & GOTF Cerberus 👍🏻Jordan: Zafra Master Reserve 21 Yr Rum & GOTF Cerberus 👍🏻VotesRandy: 39%Robby: 61%Audience PairingKevin & Barb: Spiced Chai Tea & GOTF Cerberus
It’s the Flavor Odyssey season 6 premiere, and we kick-off the new season with a wildcard edition titled “When in Nicaragua.” As we prepare to head to Nicaragua to visit the Perdomo factory, your hosts Robby and Randy will be seeking the best pairing for any sun-grown Perdomo cigar. Grab a Perdomo and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Perdomo 12 Sun Grown & Rum n' Coke 👍🏻Robby: Perdomo 12 Sun Grown & Compass Box Scotch 👍🏻VotesRandy: 52%Robby: 48%Audience PairingBill Powers: Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel-Aged Sun Grown & Lagunitas Brown Shugga'
It’s the season 5 finale, where your hosts Robby and Randy reflect on the hits and misses from this past season. On this episode, Randy will partake in Robby’s favorite pairing from season 5 (Tatuaje Tuxtla 7th & Vieux Carré) and Robby will partake in Randy’s favorite (Alma Fuerte & Espresso Martini). Grab your favorite pairing from season 5 and join the fun!PairingsRandy: Vieux Carré & Tatuaje Tuxtla 7th 👍🏻Robby: Espresso Martini & Alma Fuerte 👍🏻Sensei: BTAC Thomas Handy Rye & Liga H99 👍🏻Jordan: Lucky Seven The Proprietor 14 Year & Liga H99 👍🏻VotesRandy: 49%Robby: 51%Audience PairingBill Powers: Olmec Maduro & French Connection Cocktail
It’s a WILDCARD edition of Flavor Odyssey, and on this episode, your hosts, Robby and Randy, will be revisiting a Gin & Tonic cocktail. In season 2 Robby gave a thumbs down to his RoMa Craft Baka with the cocktail, and Randy had the same disappointment with the Southern Draw 300 Hands Habano. Can the team find the right pairing for this floral and botanical drink? Tune in to find out.PairingsRandy: Gin & Tonic & Davidoff Yamasá 👍🏻Robby: Gin & Tonic & Montecristo Especiales 👍🏻Sensei: Gin & Tonic & Perdomo Double Aged 12-Year Vintage Connecticut 👎🏻Jordan: Gin & Tonic & ReviveR (2018) 👍🏻VotesRandy: 36%Robby: 64%Audience PairingBarry Driscoll: Gunpowder G&T with Perdomo Reserve Champagne Cigar Dojo Limited Edition 10th Anniversary
It’s the final episode of Flavor Odyssey’s Born in the USA segment, featuring cigars that have close ties to the good ol’ USA. This week, your hosts seek the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate FSG cigar, which uses filler tobacco grown in the heart of Florida.PairingsRandy: FSG & Jane Russell 👎🏻Sensei: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻Jordan: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻Scott: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻VotesRandy: 53%Sensei: 47%Audience PairingJimmy Birster: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye
Oh that beautiful, rich Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf! Our Born in the USA segment continues, as your hosts seek the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9, which is draped with the most sought-after Broadleaf on earth.**Apologies for the audio issues at the start of the show. It was fixed around the 20-minute mark.PairingsRandy: Bourbon Blackberry-collins & Liga #9 👍🏻Sensei: Reverse Manhattan & Liga #9 👍🏻Jordan: Reverse Manhattan & Liga #9 👍🏻VotesRandy: 57%Sensei: 43%Audience PairingKevin Acuff: Liga #9 & Hot Chocolate Brownie Espresso
This week on Flavor Odyssey, hosts Robby and Randy continue their journey into American cigars with the Tatuaje 15th Anniversary, which is rolled in Miami at the El Rey de los Habanos factory. What drink pairs best with this delicious premium cigar? Tune in to find out.PairingsRandy: Tatuaje 15 & Rye Manhattan 👍🏻Robby: Tatuaje 15 & Campfire Stout 👍🏻Sensei: Tatuaje 15 & WL Weller Bourbon 👍🏻Jordan: Tatuaje 15 & Bourbon County Stout 👍🏻VotesRandy: 48%Robby: 52%Audience PairingNathan Stuart: Tatuaje 15 & Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Solera Aged Rye
The first show of 2023 is also the first show for the American segment, featuring cigars with a tie into the good ol’ USA. First up in the segment, Robby and Randy find a great drink pairing for the Don Reynaldo from Warped. One of the highest rated cigars on the Dojo, Don Reynaldo is made in the heart of Miami at the El Titan de Bronze factory.PairingsRobby: Winter Highball & Don Reynaldo 👍🏻Jordan: (Robot-Designed) Disaronno Sour & Don Reynaldo 👍🏻VotesRobby: 66%Jordan: 34%Audience WinnerKevin O'Connor: Don Reynaldo & Dominicana Cream Cocktail
It’s a wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey. Robby and Randy celebrate the holidays with a “choose your own adventure” edition to close out the year. Grab your favorite holiday cigar and drink pairings and join the show.PairingsRandy: Illusione Haut 10 & Peerless Rye 👍🏻Robby: Fuente Rare Pinks & Pappy's 20 👍🏻Sensei: Lost & Found 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut & Apple Pie Smoothie Seltzer 👍🏻Jordan: HVC La Rosa 520 Rare of Rare & Peerless Bourbon 👍🏻VotesRandy: 31%Robby: 69%Audience PairingSteve Toth: Foundation Tabernacle CT No. 142
It’s time to wrap up the Cognac Connection segment of season 5, and we do so with a fancy-sounding Cognac cocktail called the Vieux Carré. Who will find the best cigar pairing for the drink? Tune in to find out.PairingsRandy: Vieux Carré & Las Calaveras '22 👍🏻Robby: Vieux Carré & Tatuaje Tuxtla 👍🏻Sensei: Vieux Carré & Diamond Crown Black Diamond 👍🏻Jordan: Vieux Carré & HVC Selección No. 1 👍🏻VotesRandy: 35%Robby: 65%Audience WinnerKevin O'Connor
Forget the mixers, forget the garnish, set aside any other added ingredients, because this week on Flavor Odyssey it’s straight-up cognac. That’s right, folks, on this episode of Flavor Odyssey, your hosts seek out the best cigar pairing with cognac. Grab a glass and a cigar and join the show.PairingsSensei: D'Usse VSOP & Padron 1964 👍🏻Robby: Kirkland Signature XO & Winston Churchill LE 2022 👍🏻Jordan: D'Usse VSOP & Undercrown 10 👎🏻VotesSensei: 49%Robby: 51%Audience PairingKevin AcuffDavidoff XO & Davidoff Year of the Tiger
Robby and Randy continue the "Cognac Connection" segment of season 5 with a simple cocktail that emphasizes the best qualities of cognac. But which premium cigar pairs best with a Sidecar? Tune in to find out.PairingsRandy: Sidecar (sugar-rimmed) & Laranja Reserva 👍🏻Robby: Sidecar & Davidoff Nicaragua 👍🏻Sensei: Sidecar & H. Upmann Heritage 👎🏻Jordan: Sidecar & Aganorsa Rare Leaf 👍🏻VotesRandy: 38%Robby: 62%AudienceCigarCop: Joya Ninjaragua & Sidecar
Robby and Randy start a brand new segment of Flavor Odyssey Season 5, and this time they focus in on Cognac. The first round will feature the Black Rose, which is a simple yet delicious cocktail that should go great with a premium cigar. But what cigar will pair best? Tune in to find out.PairingsRandy: Black Rose & Ferio Tego Generoso 👎🏻Robby: Black Rose & Liga Privada 10 👍🏻Sensei: Black Rose & Tatuaje TAA 50th 👎🏻Jordan: Black Rose & Diamond Crown Black Diamond 👍🏻VotesRandy: 29%Robby: 71%Audience PairingKevin Acuff
The final stop in the Nicaraguan cigar segment of Flavor Odyssey features the delicious Alma Fuerte from Plasencia. This Nicaraguan puro took the industry by storm in 2017 and comes from one of the most famed cigar operations in Nicaragua, which seems a fitting way to wrap up our Nicaraguan journey.
Pairings
Randy: Alma Fuerte & Espresso Martini 👍🏻 Robby: Alma Fuerte & Boulevardier 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 54% Robby: 46%
Audience Winner
Kevin O'Conner
No segment about Nicaraguan cigars would be complete without focusing on a classic smoke such as the Don Pepin Garcia Blue (DPG Original). This week, hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek the best drink pairing for this distinctly Nicaraguan classic.
Pairings
Randy: DPG & El Presidente Cocktail 👍🏻 Robby: DPG & Tootsie Roll Cocktail 👍🏻 Sensei: Serie JJ & Elijah Craig Toasted Oak 👍🏻 Jordan: Liga Privada Bauhaus & Prairie BOMB! 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 33% Robby: 67%
Audience Winner
Kevin O'Connor
We continue our deep dive into Nicaraguan cigars on Flavor Odyssey, and your hosts feature the Oliva Serie V Melanio, one of the most critically acclaimed cigars on the market. Wrapped with a gorgeous Ecuadorian Sumatra leaf and filled with all-Nicaraguan tobaccos, what drink will pair best with this delicious premium cigar?
Pairings
Randy: Oliva Serie V Melanio & Dunkel 👎🏻 Sensei: Oliva Serie V Melanio & Old Cuban cocktail 👍🏻 Jordan: Oliva Serie V Melanio & Old Cuban cocktail 👍🏻 Matt: Oliva Serie V Melanio & Old Cuban cocktail 👎🏻
Votes
Randy: 25% Sensei: 75%
Audience Pairing Winner
Mike Harvey
It’s the first ever Smoke Night LIVE and Flavor Odyssey simulcast. That’s right, it’s two shows for the price of one. Sensei is joined by Robby and Randy as they smoke and pair Tatuaje Monster Series cigars with Pumpkin beer.
Full flavor, spice, pepper -- these are some of the characteristics of Nicaraguan tobacco, and for the next four weeks, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs are diving deep into Nicaraguan cigars. This week, they will seek the best drink pairing for the “True Nicaraguan Puro,” Joya de Nicaragua Antaño.
Pairings
Robby: Antaño & Maple Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Sensei: Antaño & El Macuá 👍🏻 Jordan: Antaño & El Macuá 👎🏻
Votes
Robby: 40% Sensei: 60%
Audience Pairing Winner
Barry Cigarcop
As Oktoberfest winds down, Robby and Randy just couldn’t get enough German beer; so, on this WILDCARD edition of Flavor Odyssey, they seek the best cigar pairing for a kolsch-style beer. This clean, crisp, subtly fruity German hybrid might make you rethink German beers, but what pairs best with it? Find out on this episode.
Pairings
Robby: Reissdorf Kolsch & ReviveR 👍🏻 Sensei: Gaffel Kolsch & Aladino 👍🏻 Jordan: Gaffel Kolsch & Bricktoberfest 👍🏻 Matt: Gaffel Kolsch & My Father No. 1 👍🏻
Votes
Robby: 68% Sensei: 32%
It's a special Thursday night edition of Flavor Odyssey. Robby and Randy wrap up the Oktoberfest segment of season 5 by finding the best pairing for the Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock. Join the fun by grabbing a Doppelbock beer and a cigar and tune in.
Pairings
Randy: Salvator Doppelbock & Blackened M81 by Drew Estate 👍🏻 Robby: Salvator Doppelbock & Julius Caeser 👍🏻 Jordan: Salvator Doppelbock & Black Star Line Lalibela 👎🏻 Matt: Salvator Doppelbock & Arturo Fuente Don Carlos 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 56% Robby: 44%
It’s stop number three on the Flavor Odyssey Oktoberfest celebration. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy will be pairing cigars with Oktoberfest Festbier. Grab a cigar and a German ale and join the fun.
Pairings
Robby: Oktoberfest Märzen & Quesada Oktoberfest 2022 👍🏻 Sensei: Oktoberfest Bier & Quesada Oktoberfest Dunkel (2013) 👍🏻 Jordan: Oktoberfest Bier & Quesada Oktoberfest Nicaragua (2016) 👎🏻 Matt: Oktoberfest Bier & Illusione Epernay 👎🏻
Votes
Robby: 42% Sensei: 58%
The Flavor Odyssey Oktoberfest celebration continues. This week we find the best cigar pairing for the Kloster Barock Dunkel. The word “dunkel” is German for “dark,” and this dark beer style offers beer lovers balanced flavors of chocolate, bread crust, and caramel, which sounds like a great match for a premium cigar.
Pairings
Randy: Fuente Fuente Lost City Sensei: Padron 1964 Maduro Jordan: Plasencia Alma Fuerte
Votes
Randy: 26% Sensei: 74%
It’s Oktoberfest! The Germans celebrate Oktoberfest for two weeks, ending the first Sunday in October. But why only celebrate two weeks when you can celebrate four weeks? Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy are seeking the best cigar pairings with German-style beer, and we kick things off with Weihenstaphaner, which is a Weissbier-style beer.
It’s the last stop on Destination Dominicana! This week, our hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek out the best drink pairing for the delicious Ashton Estate Sun Grown (ESG). This Dominican puro features some of Fuente’s most treasured tobaccos, and should make for a legendary pairing.
As we approach Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival, we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming and allow everyone to pick a pairing of their choice. Randy will be in-studio with some special guests, and Robby joins the show from Lot B (Minus?) for the special episode.
Wednesday, August 17th, Destination Dominicana continues as your Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy seek the best drink pairing for the Andalusian Bull from La Flor Dominicana.
Pairings
Randy: Revolver Cocktail / Andalusian Bull 👍🏻 Robby: Grownup Arnold Palmer / Andalusian Bull 👎🏻 Sensei: Heaven Hill Bourbon / Andalusian Bull 👍🏻 Jordan: The Prideful Goat Rye / Andalusian Bull 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 68% Robby: 32%
Destination Dominicana continues, as your Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy seek the best drink pairing for the Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic. The subtle, sweet Cameroon wrapper on this cigar poses a unique challenge, as it might be easily overrun by stronger drinks, so tune in to find out what libation pairs best.
Pairings
- Randy: Mint Margarita / Hemingway 👍🏻
- Robby: Guinness Nitro Cold Brew / Hemingway 👍🏻
- Sensei: Arnold Palmer / Hemingway 👍🏻
- Jordan: Arnold Palmer / Hemingway 👎🏻
Votes:
- Randy: 25%
- Robby: 75%
It’s Destination Dominicana! This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy tackle a sophisticated cigar and drink pairing with the Davidoff Grand Cru. That’s right, folks, we kickoff the “Destination Dominicana” four-week segment by finding the best drink pairing for the Grand Cru.
Flavor Odyssey has wrapped up the Amaretto Avenue segment, so now it’s time for a wildcard episode. This week, Robby and Randy tackle a classic cigar pairing in the form of peated Scotch. What cigars pair well with Scotch's smoky side? Tune in to find out.
Pairings
Randy: Oban 14 - JOYA Ninjaragua 👎🏻 Robby: Lagavulin 16 - Mi Querida 👍🏻 Sensei: Lagavulin 16 - Swamp Thang Flying Pig 👎🏻 Jordan: Lagavulin 16 - Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 37% Robby: 63%
Flavor Odyssey is back, and it’s the final stop on Amaretto Avenue. This week, your hosts seek the best cigar pairing for the Godfather cocktail. The Godfather is easy to make, but does it pair well with a cigar? Tune in and find out.
Thumbs
Randy: Flor de las Antillas 👍🏻 Robby: Oliva Serie V Melanio 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 67% Robby: 33%
Amaretto Avenue continues this week as we seek the best cigar pairing for the French Connection. No, not the famous Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider thriller from 1971, but the cocktail! In fact, this is one of the easiest cocktails to create: simply pour 1 ounce of amaretto and 1.5 ounces of cognac in a rocks glass over ice! Make yourself a French Connection, pick a cigar that should pair well, and join the action!
Pairings
Randy: El Güegüense 👍🏻 Sensei: Ferio Tego Generoso 👎🏻 Jordan: Plasencia Cosecha 149 👎🏻 Matt: Perdomo 10th Sun Grown 👎🏻
Votes
Randy: 22% Sensei: 31% Jordan: 33% Matt: Perdomo 14%
We continue our deep dive into amaretto liqueur by finding a perfect cigar pairing for the Amaretto Whiskey Sour. Robby and Randy will be battling it out to see who picks the best pairing, but will also recognize viewers that create especially good pairing combinations.
Robby and Randy are headed down the amaretto trail, as they spend the next four weeks seeking great cigar and cocktail pairings that feature amaretto liqueur. This week, the cocktail is the Dirty Dr. Pepper, which contains amaretto liqueur, Fireball whiskey, and Coke. Please play along by making the cocktail and picking a cigar that you feel would pair great!
It’s the Season 5 premier of Flavor Odyssey. Your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, outline the plans for Season 5’s pairing combinations and also recap what they learned in Season 4. Grab your favorite cigar and drink pairing and join the fun.
As we wrap up the shade-grown segment this week, we search out the best drink pairing for the iconic Davidoff Aniversario. With a gorgeous Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over all-Dominican binder and fillers, the drink pairing options for this cigar seem endless.
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we explore the best drink pairing for the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection Maduro. This is the third stop in the shade-grown segment, and this time around, Robby and Randy tackle a maduro-wrapped shade-grown cigar.
Thumbs
Randy: 👍🏻 Robby: 👍🏻
Votes
Randy: 68% Robby: 32%
Pairing
Randy: Dalmore 12 Year Sherry Cask Select Scotch Robby: Jura 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Audience: Buffalo Trace Store Pick
Flavor Odyssey continues the shade portion of season four. This week, we find the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade.
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
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!
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.
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%
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%
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs strive for an Eruption of flavor as they seek the best drink combination for the Crowned Heads Serie E. It’s the 3rd episode in the maduro segment, and we invite you to tune in and join the fun.
Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs find the perfect pairing for the Drew Estate Undercrown 10, which was the Dojo’s number two cigar of the year in 2021.
Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs set their sights on maduro-wrapped cigars and which drinks pair best with them. On this episode, we explore the best drink pairing with the Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro.
It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey. This week, Robby and Randy will be attempting to find a cigar that pairs well with the bubbly. So grab a bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine and see if you can out-do the experts.
Flavor Odyssey kicks off 2022 with the final episode of the pre-mixed cocktail segment. On this show, Robby and Randy pick a cigar that they believe will pair well with the Cutwater Gin & Tonic.
Flavor Odyssey continues the pre-mixed cocktail segment of season 4 with an old fashioned mix from Barsmith. This is a Dojo must-have—especially when traveling—and you need a quick and decent cocktail.
Flavor Odyssey resumes the pre-mixed cocktail segment of season 4 with the surprisingly good Kirkland brand ready-to-drink Margarita from Costco. Margaritas are well known to be a difficult pairing with cigars, so this episode should be a challenging one.
Flavor Odyssey kicks off the pre-mixed cocktail segment of season 4 with the Tiki Rum Mai Tai from Cutwater Spirits. This canned, pre-mixed cocktail features barrel-aged rum along with pineapple and coconut. What cigar pairs the best? We find out together on this episode.
Robby and Randy wrap up the mocktail segment of Season 4 with a Mojito mocktail, or “No-jito,” if you will. The mojito has long been considered a perfect pairing for premium cigars, so how will this non-alcoholic version perform? Whip one up for yourself and join the show.
Robby resumes the exploration of non-alcoholic cocktails, i.e., mocktails. This week, your hosts will tackle the non-alcoholic version of the old-fashioned via the cold-fashioned! This mocktail leans heavily on a coffee blend, but will it pair well with a cigar?
It’s a special episode of Flavor Odyssey! Your hosts Robby and Randy welcome in Bobby Newman, the Executive Vice President of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., and Rob Schaefer of Horse Soldier Bourbon, as we pair our favorite J.C. Newman cigars with Horse Soldier Bourbon. Find out about this special bourbon and discuss what’s up at one of the most historic cigar brands on the planet.
Flavor Odyssey continues the journey into non-alcohlic cocktails i.e., mocktails. This week Robby and Randy tackle the Arnold Palmer the popular tea and lemon drink which on paper should be a excellent cigar pairing.
Flavor Odyssey takes a deep dive into non-alcoholic drinks and cigar pairings. Yes, that’s right folks, it’s the mocktail segment, and our first pairing will feature the Shirley Temple – one of the oldest non-alcoholic drinks. So grab a cigar that you think would pair well with a Shirley Temple and join the show.
The first segment of Season 4 (Bourbon Cocktails) is now complete. But wait, there’s more! Robby and Randy have a wildcard episode up their sleeves, and this week all distractions are out the window, as they pair Straight Kentucky Bourbon with their favorite cigars.
It’s the final whiskey cocktail challenge episode, and this week your host Robby is joined by Master Sensei, gearing up for the crisp fall weather by finding the best cigar pairing for a Hot Toddy cocktail.
It’s the third whiskey cocktail challenge episode. Both Robby and Randy have one win under their belt on the season. This week, your hosts will challenge each other with a Beggar’s Banquet cocktail, which features BOTH bourbon and beer in the same drink!
It’s the second whiskey cocktail challenge episode. Last week, we paired cigars with a Manhattan, and this week we wrestle with the refreshing Mint Julep. What cigar will pair best with this popular Kentucky Derby cocktail? Pick a cigar that you think will complement this drink and join the fun.
Let the challenges begin! In Season 4 of Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs challenge one another to find the best pairings. This week, the drink is a Manhattan and the challenge is to find the best cigar pairing for this famous whiskey cocktail.
It’s the first episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 4. Robby will give you the low-down on what’s to come this season, and we kick it off with a challenge to find the perfect pairing for the Herrera Esteli from Drew Estate (AKA Willy Wednesday).
It’s a wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey, and hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will be selecting their favorite pairings from Season 3. But wait, there’s more! Robby and Randy will also be LIVE from Dojo Studios in Denver, Colorado, as we lead up to this year’s Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival 2021.
It’s the final episode exploring the salty flavor component, as your Flavor Odyssey hosts pair the AVO Fogata with a whiskey sour cocktail. You can whip up your own version of a whiskey sour or try Jordan’s famous “Hazy sour,” which is an interesting take on the classic cocktail.
Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue their journey into the salty flavor component with a pairing that, on paper, should be smash hit. We will be smoking a HVC 500 Years Anniversary and drinking Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale. Will the subtle salty notes of the HVC pair well with the malty nut brown ale? Tune in to find out.
Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue their salty pairing journey by smoking the Davidoff Escurio along with a margarita. Will this well-known salty cocktail pair well with a cigar that also is known for offering a salty note? Tune in on our Facebook page and find out.
This week on Flavor Odyssey Robby and Randy start their journey into the salty flavor component. To kick off this segment, we will be pairing the Brickhouse Double Connecticut from J.C. Newman with a gose-style beer. Will the subtle saltiness from the cigar and beer be over the top or the perfect compliment? Join the show and play along to find out.
Summer is finally here and it’s time to bust out your favorite summertime beach cocktails and pair them with your favorite cigars. It’s a wildcard episode, and your hosts Robby and Randy will be whipping up their favorites and talking about what summer cocktails pair best with different cigars.
It’s the final segment on the chocolatey flavor component, and your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs have saved the best for last. This week, we pair the brand new Undercrown 10 from Drew Estate with a Mexican hot (or cold) chocolate. In this pairing, both the cigar and the drink are brimming with chocolate notes. Will it be too much of a good thing? Tune in and find out.
Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue the chocolatey flavor component by pairing the Wise Man Maduro from Foundation Cigar Co. with a chocolate old fashioned cocktail. Whip up an old fashioned, but this time use chocolate bitters and join the fun to see if this pairing is a hit or miss.
Your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, take a second shot at a chocolatey flavor pairing. On this episode, we pair the Brazilian cocktail Batida de Coco with a Laranja Reserva Escuro from Espinosa Premium Cigars.
Wednesday, June 2nd, it's the beginning of the 4 week long chocolatey flavor journey. Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will dive into this popular flavor component by pairing the Viaje Jalapeño with a chocolate stout.
It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey, and your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs will dive deep into mezcal, pairing it with the Drew Estate Undercrown Dojo DOGMA maduro. Robby and Randy will be joined by Joey Drew, Director of Global Creative at Drew Estate (and something of a mezcal specialist), to help understand this pairing. Will the smoky notes of mezcal compliment the mad-dog?
Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs wrap up the spicy flavor component by pairing the Tatuaje Black Label with Rye whiskey. The spicy segment of season 3 has proved to be a bit more challenging than originally imagined, so make sure to tune in to see how it comes to a close.
Your hosts, Robby Ras and Randy Griggs, dive deeper into their journey exploring the spicy flavor component. This week’s episode features the new My Father Fonseca paired with Cabernet Sauvignon. Will this popular wine pair well with the re-imagined Fonseca from My Father Cigars?
Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue their journey into the spicy flavor component. This week’s episode features the La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero paired with Dr Pepper. Will this classic soda pair well with a classic cigar? Tune into to find out.
Robby Ras and Randy Griggs begin their four-week trek into the spicy flavor component. On this episode, your hosts will pair a saison-style beer with an Aganorsa Buena Cosecha. Will the pairing get a thumbs up or thumbs down?
It's National Beer Day (go figure)! Naturally, we’ll be diving in head first on this week’s episode of Flavor Odyssey. It’s a wildcard episode, bridging the gap between flavor element-themed episodes, so the theme is simply “your favorite beer/cigar pairing.” Go nuts, experiment (or keep it simple with a good ol’ crispy boy) and let’s see what we can accomplish in the realm of fermented cereal and tobacco!
On this week’s episode, Robby and Randy wrap up the fruity flavor segment of season 3 by pairing the Four Kicks Capa Especial with a Cherry Bourbon Smash cocktail. Will this summertime cocktail be too fruity to match the subtle sweetness in the Capa Especial, or will they complement each other to perfection? Prepare your own version and join the Odyssey to see for yoursel.
We continue our journey into fruity flavor component by pairing a Pinot Noir with the number one cigar of the year, the EPC Pledge. Will this pairing be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or a Saint Patrick’s Day dud?
On this week’s episode we continue our journey into fruity flavor components by pairing a hazy IPA with the Kintsugi by Alec & Bladley Cigars. Will the tropical notes of a hazy IPA find harmony with the Kintsugi, the number 10 Cigar of the Year? You will have to tune in to find out.
This week’s Flavor Odyssey is a WILDCARD edition, featuring a pairing picked by our special guest, Smoke Inn’s own Abe Dababneh. Randy will be joined by Abe as they discuss pairing root beer with the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Maduro. We will also get Abe’s thought’s on this past weekend’s Great Smoke Digital Experience – the most ambitious virtual cigar event ever attempted.
We are featuring the Plasencia Alma del Fuego paired with rum for the fourth episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Robby and Randy continue their investigation into earthy flavor pairings with this interesting matchup, featuring the deep, earthy notes found in the Plasencia Alma del Fuego, combined with the sweetness of a premium rum.
On this week’s episode, we are featuring the HVC San Isidro cigar with a zinfandel wine for the third episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Robby and Randy continue their investigation into earthy flavor pairings with this interesting matchup, featuring the deep earthy notes found in red zinfandel combined with the San Isidro, blended by Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars.
On this week’s episode, we are featuring the Fratello Arlequín cigar with a boulevardier cocktail for the second episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Fratello Arlequín was recently awarded Cigar Dojo’s No. 6 Cigar of the Year for 2020, noting the cigar’s smooth character and unmistakable earthy, jungle-like characteristics. This is the driving factor in our show, tying into a four-episode journey of earth-based flavor components. The cigar will be paired with a boulevardier cocktail, having the makings for one of the most complex experiences on FlavorOD to date.
Tune into the first episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3! Tonight's episode is the first of a four-week journey through the "earthy" flavor element, pairing an atypical Matcha Highball cocktail with JDN's Antaño Connecticut cigar. Will this drink showcase earthiness full on, or is it a bit too far out of the box... let's find out!
It’s the unconventional pairings episode and the final episode of Season 2. On this edition of Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy will be going way outside the box, pairing cigars such as: barber poles, candelas, and infused cigars with drinks that may or may not be a good match...
It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey, and your hosts Robby and Randy will be tackling one of the trickiest drink pairings for a cigar: gin. More specifically, we will be pairing a gin and tonic cocktail with various cigar wrappers and attempting to find the style that works best.
It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey and your hosts will be highlighting their personal favorite pairings from Season 2. Please join us and share your favorite pairing.
It’s the final episode featuring the Mexican San Andrés wrapper. This week, Robby and Randy pair the RoMa Craft Neanderthal with a port wine. While port wine is a long-standing pairing choice for many cigar smokers, how will it go with the bold Neanderthal? You will have to join the show to find out.
Flavor Odyssey presents a very unique combination, featuring the Espinosa Murcielago paired with a rum old fashioned. The Murcielago represents the 3rd Mexican San Andrés maduro-wrapped cigar that your hosts Robby and Randy will smoke in hopes of finding the perfect pairing.
The Odyssey continues, as Robby and Randy dive further into Mexican San Andrés wrapper, which is the final wrapper type in Season 2 of the Odyssey. This week, your hosts will be smoking the Drew Estate Undercrown DOGMA Maduro and pairing it with bourbon. On paper, this pairing seems like a sure-fire hit, so join the fun and let us know what you think of this combination.
The Odyssey continues with special guest Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Steve will help our guests Robby and Randy in beginning the last leg of the their Season 2 journey as they explore Mexican San Andres wrapper. On this episode, we pair the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso with peated scotch.
The Odyssey continues… we have reached a WILDCARD episode after finishing the Connecticut Broadleaf segment of the season. This week, we sneak in an extra Broadleaf, as your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs pair the Tabernacle David from Foundation Cigar Co. with bourbon. Grab a cigar and a drink and join the fun.
The Odyssey continues… this week, our hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs pair the Yellow Rose from Crowned Heads and a Manhattan cocktail. Will this classic cocktail make for a good pairing on our final week featuring Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper?
The Odyssey continues… this week, our hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs pair the Jacob’s Ladder from Southern Draw Cigars with an Imperial Stout. We are now halfway through our journey into Connecticut Broadleaf, and the boys think that a nice dark syrupy Imperial Stout might just be the perfect combo.
Wednesday, October 28th, the Odyssey continues… this week our hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs resume their exploration into Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper. The pairing on this episode will be the Herrera Esteli Broadleaf from Drew Estate combined with rum!
The Odyssey continues… this week special guest Nick Melillo AKA “Chief of the Broadleaf” will help Robby and Randy begin their journey into broadleaf wrapper. Nick is an expert on Broadleaf and will be able to give our hosts a better understanding of what this wrapper brings to the table. This week’s pairing will be the Foundation Cigar's Tabernacle paired with black coffee.
The Odyssey continues… this week it’s a wildcard episode and your hosts Robby and Randy will be pairing a Cuban cigar with Oktoberfest beer. Join us for this most interesting pairing and grab your favorite Cuban cigar, an Oktoberfest beer, and see how this pairing works.
The Odyssey continues… this week, Robby and Randy wrap-up (pun intended) their journey into Habano-wrapped cigars with the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria and pair it with bourbon. Yes, that’s right, bourbon, the Dojo’s favorite spirit! Will the bourbon overrun the subtle flavors of the La Mandarria? Find out on this week’s show.
The Odyssey continues… this week, Robby and Randy continue their journey into the habano wrapper as they pair the classic My Father with a Belgian tripel. It’s been awhile since the team has tackled a beer pairing, which both hosts specialize in, but will the combo be a hit or miss?
This week, Robby and Randy dive deeper into the Habano wrapper, as they pair Drew Estate’s Herrera Esteli with the El Brujito cocktail (as picked by Drew Estate’s own Frankie Dranks from the Sticks and Sips podcast). It’s our hosts' second foray into this classic wrapper and it’s possible this leaf might just pair well with everything... but you will have to tune in to find out.
The Odyssey continues… this week, Davidoff’s Klaas Kelner joins Robby and Randy as they begin their journey into the Habano leaf. On this first episode featuring Habano wrapper, we pair the Davidoff Late Hour with Scotch whisky. Kelner, the Senior Brand Ambassador from Davidoff, will be guiding us and giving us the inside scoop on what we might expect from this pairing, as well as future pairings with this classic wrapper.
The Odyssey continues… it’s a WILDCARD episode with our hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs, taking a quick detour into Cameroon-wrapped cigars and pairing with a Mojito cocktail. Grab some rum, mint, club soda, simple syrup, and your favorite Cameroon-wrapped cigar, and join the Odyssey.
The Odyssey continues… as the team will be on their final leg of the Sumatra wrapper journey. This week, we pair the Oliva Serie V Melanio with coffee. It will also be a special episode of Flavor Odyssey, as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the show and Randy travels to Dojo headquarters to be live in studio!
Coinciding with Cigar Dojo’s monumental collaborative release of the Undercrown Dogma Sun Grown, this week’s pairing features this cigar with Master Sensei’s drink of choice: bourbon! Helping to sort this pairing out, special guest Jack Heyer of Drew Estate will be joining us live.
This week’s Flavor Odyssey features a pairing that, on paper, looks to be a massive home run. Robby and Randy continue their journey into the Sumatran wrapper and pair the Ashton VSG with a cocktail in the form an old fashioned made with rye whiskey.
We begin our journey into the Sumatran wrapper. To usher in this portion of the Odyssey, Robby and Randy are joined by none other than Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson. Pete has done some amazing things with Sumatran wrapper, so he will be the perfect guest to kick things off. This week, we are pairing the Tatuaje TAA 2020 with a Zinfandel wine, so grab a bottle and join the fun.
It’s a WILDCARD edition of Flavor Odyssey, and this week, beer expert Randy Griggs and Jordan "the wiz-kid producer" try to convince Master Sensei that sour beers don’t suck AND they can even pair well with cigars. Will they change Sensei’s mind?
It’s the final episode in the Corojo wrapper series, as Robby and Randy pair the Aladino Corojo Reserva from JRE Tobacco with a porter-style beer. Corojo wrapper has proven to pair well with almost everything the team has thrown at it, but will the porter be an exception? Tune in to find out.
The boys are at it again, continuing in their journey into the Corojo wrapper. This week, your hosts, Robby and Randy, fire up a Lunatic Torch from Aganorsa Leaf and pair it with an Old Cuban cocktail. Will it be a match made in heaven or get a big thumbs down?
Robby and Randy continue their journey into the Corojo wrapper. This week they will be smoking the El Güegüense from Nick Melillo and Foundation Cigar Company and pairing it with rye whiskey. Will the Corojo be able to keep pace with the spicy rye, or will it be overrun? Grab an El Güegüense and some rye and join us to find out.
Illusione’s Dion Giolito joins Robby and Randy as they begin their journey into the Corojo wrapper. Not many folks know how to blend a Corojo-wrapped cigar better than Dion, so we will get his thoughts on pairing the highly-rated Haut 10 with root beer, as well as what we might expect as we explore this delicious tobacco variety.
It's our first WILDCARD episode of the season, and it wont get any more wild than this! Robby and Randy welcome in Fred Rewey, former owner of Nomad Cigars. Fred is known around the world for his obsession with bacon. Therefore, on this episode, we will explore pairing cigars with bacon! Is it a match made in heaven... or one that should be left in the pigpen?
Robby and Randy wrap up (no pun intended) exploring Connecticut Shade cigars as they pair the Desert Rose from Southern Draw Cigars with a bee—in this case, a Pilsner-style ale, to be more specific. The Rose of Sharon Desert Rose was the Dojo’s number 2 Cigar of the Year in 2019, so the pressure is high to find a great pairing. Robby and Randy will also review the previous Connecticut Shade pairings and discuss what they have learned.
On this episode, your hosts pair the Sobremesa Brûlée from Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust with coffee and cream. Robby boldly predicted on last week’s show that this might be the best pairing yet. Tune in to find out if his prediction proves accurate. Also, Steve Saka joins the program to announce some big news about a future project.
Robby and Randy continue the journey to find the perfect pairing for a Connecticut Shade-wrapped cigar. On this episode, your hosts pair the Número Uno from Joya de Nicaragua with a Chardonnay. Yes, that’s right, it’s a delicious cigar paired with a white wine and the only way to find out if this pairing works is to continue the odyssey.
It’s the season 2 premiere episode of A Flavor Odyssey. Special guest Nick Perdomo Jr. joins Robby and Randy as they begin their quest to find the perfect pairing. On this episode we start our journey into Connecticut Shade wrappers, pairing one of the most popular cigars on earth: the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne with a Moscow Mule cocktail. Nick will help us get a feel for what the Connecticut Shade wrapper is all about and what to expect when seeking pairings for it.
It’s the final episode of season one and Robby and Randy will be recapping what they learned from the pairings in the first season of Flavor Odyssey. As they discuss this past season, they will also be pairing the Padrón 1926 Serie Maduro with a Cigar City Maduro ale. Grab your favorite pairing and join us for another LIVE episode.
This week it’s the much anticipated 25 and 5 pairing edition. Robby and Randy juxtapose an expensive and inexpensive pairing and let the chips fall where they may.
This week’s episode features a challenge from Robby to Randy to see if he can come up with a perfect pair for the Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas. Randy has chosen the Alaskan Amber in order to meet the challenge. We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in and let us know what you think of this week’s combination.
This week’s episode features a challenge from Randy to Robby to see if he can come up with a better pairing for the Köstritzer Schwarzbier Black Ale that didn’t fare well in episode “K.” Robby has chosen the Highclere Castle from Foundation Cigar Company as his choice to create a great pairing. We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in and let us know what you think of this week’s combination.
Your hosts take a beer that they paired earlier in the season which received “thumbs down” and give it another shot with a different cigar. On this show, Robby and Randy pair up the Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale, but this time pair it with La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva from Ashton. We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in and let us know what you think of this week’s combination.
Wednesday, April 15th, it’s a LIVE Wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey. Robby and Randy will be turning lemons into lemonade and answering your questions in realtime. Your hosts will take a cigar that they paired earlier in the season which received “thumbs down” and give it another shot with a different beer. On this show, Robby and Randy pair up the Killer Bee Connecticut from Black Works Studio but this time pair it with Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale.
Tonight's episode rounds out the alphabet, featuring a Zino cigar & Zombie Dust beer pairing!
On this show, your hosts pair up the Year of the Rat from Drew Estate with the Young’s Double Chocolate Stout. We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in and let us know what you think of this week’s combination.
On this show, your hosts pair up the OpusX Lost City by Arturo Fuente with the Xocoveza from Stone Brewing.
Robby & Randy pair up the Wise Man Maduro from Foundation Cigars with the Westmalle Dubbel.
Today Robby and Randy pair the Perdomo Vintage 12 Year Maduro with the Vanilla Shake from Mikkeller
Wednesday, March 4th, Flavor Odyssey takes on the letter U. Coming short on the heels of Saturday’s Leap Day-themed Dojo release, your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs pair up the Uru Doshi cigar with the Urquell pilsner, described as “the world’s first pilsner brewed the original way.” We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in, as Uru Doshi orders began arriving at their destinations earlier this week!
Wednesday, February 26th, Flavor Odyssey takes on the letter T—the 20th letter in the alphabet. This week, your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs pair up the Triple-style golden La Fin Du Monde with the Tatuaje Nuevitas Jibaro. We break the pairing down live and encourage you to join in!
On this episode of Flavor Odyssey, Robby and Randy pair the Firethorn from Southern Draw with the Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA.
This week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter 'R.' On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Balmoral Añejo XO Connecticut from Royal Agio with the Dead Guy Ale from Rogue.
This week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter ‘Q.’ On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Mi Querida Triqui Traca from Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust with the Three Philosophers Quad from Brewery Ommegang.
On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Pappy’s Family Reserve Barrel Fermented from Drew Estate with the Porter from Sierra Nevada.
This very special New Years Day episode of A Flavor Odyssey will feature a pairing for the letter “O”.
On this episode or Flavor Odyssey Robby and Randy pair the New World Maduro from AJ Fernandez with the North Coast Old Stock Ale.
On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the ME II from Tatuaje with the Monk's Blood from 21st Amendment Brewery.
Wednesday, December 4th, is episode 12 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter ‘L’. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Las Calaveras 2018 from Crowned Heads with the Lagunitas Brown Shugga. Will this pair be a hit or a miss? Watch this week’s episode to find out.
Episode 11 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter ‘K’. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Killer Bee Connecticut from James Brown and Black Works Studio with the Kostritzer Black Lager.
It’s episode 10 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter J. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Jas Sum Kral Tyrannical Buc Connecticut and Jester King’s El Cedro.
Wednesday, November 13th, it’s episode 9 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter I. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Illusione Haut 10 and a Imperial Brown Ale from Founders called Underground Brown.
Wednesday, October 30th, it’s episode 8 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter H. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Herrera Esteli Brazlian Maduro from Drew Estate and the Heretic Chocolate Hazelnut Porter.
Wednesday, October 23rd, it’s episode 7 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” and this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter G. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch from Aganorsa Leaf and the Guinness Extra Stout. Will this pair be a hit or a miss? Check it out and see.
Wednesday, October 16th 2019, it’s episode 6 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” and this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter 'F.'
Wednesday, October 2nd, it’s episode 5 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” and this week your hosts Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter 'E.' On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Dojo-favorite Espinosa Habano and the Erdinger Oktoberfest. Will this be a good pairing or a bust???
Wednesday, September 25th, it’s episode 4 of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” and this week Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs take on the letter D. On this episode, Robby and Randy pair the Drew Estate Liga No. 9 and the Oskar Blues Death by Coconut.
Wednesday, September 18th, it’s the third episode of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey this week's episode is brought to you by the letter C.
Wednesday, September 11th, it’s the second episode of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” the new Cigar Dojo video podcast, featuring Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs. On this week’s episode, Robby and Randy tackle the letter “B.”
Wednesday, September 4th, it’s the first official episode of “A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey,” the new Cigar Dojo video podcast, featuring Robby Rasmussen and Randy Griggs KA "Mr. Beer"
The pilot episode of A to Z: A Flavor Odyssey. Today's pairing is the RoMa Craft Intemperance BA XXI Ambition and the El Sully Mexican-Style Lager from 21st Amendment Brewery. While most episodes will consist of alphabetical pairings, this pilot showcases number-based pairings.