Flavor Odyssey

Your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue their journey into the spicy flavor component. This week’s episode features the La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero paired with Dr Pepper. Will this classic soda pair well with a classic cigar? Tune into to find out.

Robby Ras and Randy Griggs begin their four-week trek into the spicy flavor component. On this episode, your hosts will pair a saison-style beer with an Aganorsa Buena Cosecha. Will the pairing get a thumbs up or thumbs down?

It's National Beer Day (go figure)! Naturally, we’ll be diving in head first on this week’s episode of Flavor Odyssey. It’s a wildcard episode, bridging the gap between flavor element-themed episodes, so the theme is simply “your favorite beer/cigar pairing.” Go nuts, experiment (or keep it simple with a good ol’ crispy boy) and let’s see what we can accomplish in the realm of fermented cereal and...

On this week’s episode, Robby and Randy wrap up the fruity flavor segment of season 3 by pairing the Four Kicks Capa Especial with a Cherry Bourbon Smash cocktail. Will this summertime cocktail be too fruity to match the subtle sweetness in the Capa Especial, or will they complement each other to perfection? Prepare your own version and join the Odyssey to see for yoursel.

We continue our journey into fruity flavor component by pairing a Pinot Noir with the number one cigar of the year, the EPC Pledge. Will this pairing be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or a Saint Patrick’s Day dud?

On this week’s episode we continue our journey into fruity flavor components by pairing a hazy IPA with the Kintsugi by Alec & Bladley Cigars. Will the tropical notes of a hazy IPA find harmony with the Kintsugi, the number 10 Cigar of the Year? You will have to tune in to find out.

On this week’s episode, we embark into the the fruity flavor component and we kick this segment off with Sauvignon Blanc paired with Aladino Connecticut. How will the intense fruity flavors of Sauvignon Blanc wine pair with the mild notes of the Aladino Connie? Find out as your hosts Robby and Randy continue the odyssey.

This week’s Flavor Odyssey is a WILDCARD edition, featuring a pairing picked by our special guest, Smoke Inn’s own Abe Dababneh. Randy will be joined by Abe as they discuss pairing root beer with the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Maduro. We will also get Abe’s thought’s on this past weekend’s Great Smoke Digital Experience – the most ambitious virtual cigar event ever attempted.

We are featuring the Plasencia Alma del Fuego paired with rum for the fourth episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Robby and Randy continue their investigation into earthy flavor pairings with this interesting matchup, featuring the deep, earthy notes found in the Plasencia Alma del Fuego, combined with the sweetness of a premium rum.

On this week’s episode, we are featuring the HVC San Isidro cigar with a zinfandel wine for the third episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Robby and Randy continue their investigation into earthy flavor pairings with this interesting matchup, featuring the deep earthy notes found in red zinfandel combined with the San Isidro, blended by Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars.

On this week’s episode, we are featuring the Fratello Arlequín cigar with a boulevardier cocktail for the second episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Fratello Arlequín was recently awarded Cigar Dojo’s No. 6 Cigar of the Year for 2020, noting the cigar’s smooth character and unmistakable earthy, jungle-like characteristics. This is the driving factor in our show, tying into a four-episode journey o...

Tune into the first episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3! Tonight's episode is the first of a four-week journey through the "earthy" flavor element, pairing an atypical Matcha Highball cocktail with JDN's Antaño Connecticut cigar. Will this drink showcase earthiness full on, or is it a bit too far out of the box... let's find out!

It’s the unconventional pairings episode and the final episode of Season 2. On this edition of Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy will be going way outside the box, pairing cigars such as: barber poles, candelas, and infused cigars with drinks that may or may not be a good match...

It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey, and your hosts Robby and Randy will be tackling one of the trickiest drink pairings for a cigar: gin. More specifically, we will be pairing a gin and tonic cocktail with various cigar wrappers and attempting to find the style that works best.

It’s a wildcard episode of Flavor Odyssey and your hosts will be highlighting their personal favorite pairings from Season 2. Please join us and share your favorite pairing.

It’s the final episode featuring the Mexican San Andrés wrapper. This week, Robby and Randy pair the RoMa Craft Neanderthal with a port wine. While port wine is a long-standing pairing choice for many cigar smokers, how will it go with the bold Neanderthal? You will have to join the show to find out.

Flavor Odyssey presents a very unique combination, featuring the Espinosa Murcielago paired with a rum old fashioned. The Murcielago represents the 3rd Mexican San Andrés maduro-wrapped cigar that your hosts Robby and Randy will smoke in hopes of finding the perfect pairing.

The Odyssey continues, as Robby and Randy dive further into Mexican San Andrés wrapper, which is the final wrapper type in Season 2 of the Odyssey. This week, your hosts will be smoking the Drew Estate Undercrown DOGMA Maduro and pairing it with bourbon. On paper, this pairing seems like a sure-fire hit, so join the fun and let us know what you think of this combination.

The Odyssey continues with special guest Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Steve will help our guests Robby and Randy in beginning the last leg of the their Season 2 journey as they explore Mexican San Andres wrapper. On this episode, we pair the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso with peated scotch.

The Odyssey continues… we have reached a WILDCARD episode after finishing the Connecticut Broadleaf segment of the season. This week, we sneak in an extra Broadleaf, as your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs pair the Tabernacle David from Foundation Cigar Co. with bourbon. Grab a cigar and a drink and join the fun.

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!

The Odyssey continues… this week special guest Nick Melillo AKA “Chief of the Broadleaf” will help Robby and Randy begin their journey into broadleaf wrapper. Nick is an expert on 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.