Master Sensei

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 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