Master Sensei

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. Pairings Sensei: Angel Cuesta & Old Cuban Cocktail 👍🏻 Robby: Julius Caeser (Toast Across America) & Man O' War Cocktail 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 57% Robby: 43% Audience Pairing TIE!

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. Pairings Randy: BLTC Bishops Blend & Death & Taxes Black Lager 👍🏻 Robby: BLTC Bishops Blend & The Bishop Cocktail 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 21% Robby: 79% Audience Pairing Jimmy 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. Pairings Sensei: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon & Spicy Mint Julep 👍🏻 Robby: Southern Draw Manzanita & Kentucky Mule 👍🏻 Votes Sensei: 53% Robby: 47% Audience Pairing Darrell 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. Pairings Randy: DE Blackened M81 & BLACKENED Cask Strength (Total Wine) 👍🏻 Robby: DE Blackened M81 & BLACKENED 72 Seasons 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 76% Robby: 24% Audience Pairing Kevin 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. Pairings Robby: 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 👎🏻 Votes Randy: 50% Robby: 50% Audience Pairing Mike 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 54% Robby: 46% Audience Pairing Nathan 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. Pairings Randy: Davidoff The Late Hour & World's Best Old Fashioned Robby: Tatuaje Tuxtla Tenderloin & Rye Old Fashioned Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👎🏻 Votes Sensei: 36% Robby: 64% Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Randy: Eucalyptus Tea & La Palina Goldie No. 5 👍🏻 Sensei: Eucalyptus Hot Toddy & Sobremesa Wagashi 👎🏻 Jordan: Eucalyptus Hot Toddy & HVC La Rosa Rare of Rare 👎🏻 Votes Sensei: 50% Robby: 50% Audience Pairing Steve 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. Pairings Randy: Liga Privada H99 & Vieux Carre 👍🏻 Sensei: Death & Co. & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Jordan: Liga Privada H99 Phineas Gage & World's Best Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Votes Sensei: 70% Robby: 30% Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Sensei: Death & Co. & Davidoff Year of the Dragon 👎🏻 Robby: Death & Co. & Montecristo Especiales No. 2 (2018) 👍🏻 Jordan: Death & Co. & Davidoff Aniversario No. 1 LE23 👍🏻 Votes Sensei: 72% Robby: 28% Audience Pairing Nathan 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. Pairings Randy: Randy: Blueberry Cosmo & BLTC Bishops Blend 👍🏻 Robby: Peach Mojito & My Father El Centurion H-2K-CT 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 49% Sensei: 51% Audience Pairing Mike 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 29% Sensei: 71% Audience Pairing Stephen 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. Pairings Randy: Liga Privada No. 9 & Jack 'n Coke 👍🏻 Robby: Red Meat Lovers Club & Jack 'n Coke 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 52% Robby: 48% Audience Pairing Randi 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. Pairings Robby: 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 👍🏻 Votes Robby: 61% Sensei: 39% Audience Pairing Mike 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. Pairings Cigar 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 👍🏻 Votes Surgeon: 57% Robby: 43% Audience Pairing Mike 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 30% Robby: 70% Audience Pairing Kevin 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 69% Robby: 31% Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Randy: Cavalier Black Series II & American Dark Lager 👍🏻 Robby: Cavalier Black Series II & Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 49% Robby: 51% Audience Pairing Kevin 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