Master Sensei

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!

n 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?