Robby Ras

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%

It's a special Thursday night edition of Flavor Odyssey. Robby and Randy wrap up the Oktoberfest segment of season 5 by finding the best pairing for the Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock. Join the fun by grabbing a Doppelbock beer and a cigar and tune in. Pairings Randy: Salvator Doppelbock & Blackened M81 by Drew Estate 👍🏻 Robby: Salvator Doppelbock & Julius Caeser 👍🏻 Jordan: Salvator Doppelbock & Black Star Line Lalibela 👎🏻 Matt: Salvator Doppelbock & Arturo Fuente Don Carlos 👍🏻 Votes Randy: 56% Robby: 44%

It’s stop number three on the Flavor Odyssey Oktoberfest celebration. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy will be pairing cigars with Oktoberfest Festbier. Grab a cigar and a German ale and join the fun. Pairings Robby: Oktoberfest Märzen & Quesada Oktoberfest 2022 👍🏻 Sensei: Oktoberfest Bier & Quesada Oktoberfest Dunkel (2013) 👍🏻 Jordan: Oktoberfest Bier & Quesada Oktoberfest Nicaragua (2016) 👎🏻 Matt: Oktoberfest Bier & Illusione Epernay 👎🏻 Votes Robby: 42% Sensei: 58%

The Flavor Odyssey Oktoberfest celebration continues. This week we find the best cigar pairing for the Kloster Barock Dunkel. The word “dunkel” is German for “dark,” and this dark beer style offers beer lovers balanced flavors of chocolate, bread crust, and caramel, which sounds like a great match for a premium cigar. Pairings Randy: Fuente Fuente Lost City Sensei: Padron 1964 Maduro Jordan: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Votes Randy: 26% Sensei: 74%

It’s Oktoberfest! The Germans celebrate Oktoberfest for two weeks, ending the first Sunday in October. But why only celebrate two weeks when you can celebrate four weeks? Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy are seeking the best cigar pairings with German-style beer, and we kick things off with Weihenstaphaner, which is a Weissbier-style beer.

It’s the last stop on Destination Dominicana! This week, our hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek out the best drink pairing for the delicious Ashton Estate Sun Grown (ESG). This Dominican puro features some of Fuente’s most treasured tobaccos, and should make for a legendary pairing.