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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.