Master Sensei

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. Pairings Randy: AB Double Broadleaf & Bakery: Boysenberry Pie Stout 👎🏻 Sensei: AB Double Broadleaf & Double Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Jordan: AB Double Broadleaf & Double Old Fashioned 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 58% Robby: 42% Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 39% Robby: 61% Audience Pairing Kevin & 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! Pairings Randy: Perdomo 12 Sun Grown & Rum n' Coke 👍🏻 Robby: Perdomo 12 Sun Grown & Compass Box Scotch 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 52% Robby: 48% Audience Pairing Bill 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! Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 49% Robby: 51% Audience Pairing Bill 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. Pairings Randy: Gin & Tonic & Davidoff Yamasá 👍🏻 Robby: Gin & Tonic & Montecristo Especiales 👍🏻 Sensei: Gin & Tonic & Perdomo Double Aged 12-Year Vintage Connecticut 👎🏻 Jordan: Gin & Tonic & ReviveR (2018) 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 36% Robby: 64% Audience Pairing Barry 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. Pairings Randy: FSG & Jane Russell 👎🏻 Sensei: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻 Jordan: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻 Scott: FSG 20 Acre Farm & Sazerac Cocktail 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 53% Sensei: 47% Audience Pairing Jimmy 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. Pairings Randy: Bourbon Blackberry-collins & Liga #9 👍🏻 Sensei: Reverse Manhattan & Liga #9 👍🏻 Jordan: Reverse Manhattan & Liga #9 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 57% Sensei: 43% Audience Pairing Kevin 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. Pairings Randy: Tatuaje 15 & Rye Manhattan 👍🏻 Robby: Tatuaje 15 & Campfire Stout 👍🏻 Sensei: Tatuaje 15 & WL Weller Bourbon 👍🏻 Jordan: Tatuaje 15 & Bourbon County Stout 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 48% Robby: 52% Audience Pairing Nathan 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. Pairings Robby: Winter Highball & Don Reynaldo 👍🏻 Jordan: (Robot-Designed) Disaronno Sour & Don Reynaldo 👍🏻 Votes Robby: 66% Jordan: 34% Audience Winner Kevin 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. Pairings Randy: 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 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 31% Robby: 69% Audience Pairing Steve 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. Pairings Randy: Vieux Carré & Las Calaveras '22 👍🏻 Robby: Vieux Carré & Tatuaje Tuxtla 👍🏻 Sensei: Vieux Carré & Diamond Crown Black Diamond 👍🏻 Jordan: Vieux Carré & HVC Selección No. 1 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 35% Robby: 65% Audience Winner Kevin 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. Pairings Sensei: D'Usse VSOP & Padron 1964 👍🏻 Robby: Kirkland Signature XO & Winston Churchill LE 2022 👍🏻 Jordan: D'Usse VSOP & Undercrown 10 👎🏻 Votes Sensei: 49% Robby: 51% Audience Pairing Kevin Acuff Davidoff 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. Pairings Randy: Sidecar (sugar-rimmed) & Laranja Reserva 👍🏻 Robby: Sidecar & Davidoff Nicaragua 👍🏻 Sensei: Sidecar & H. Upmann Heritage 👎🏻 Jordan: Sidecar & Aganorsa Rare Leaf 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 38% Robby: 62% Audience CigarCop: 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. Pairings Randy: Black Rose & Ferio Tego Generoso 👎🏻 Robby: Black Rose & Liga Privada 10 👍🏻 Sensei: Black Rose & Tatuaje TAA 50th 👎🏻 Jordan: Black Rose & Diamond Crown Black Diamond 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 29% Robby: 71% Audience Pairing Kevin 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%