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Flavor Odyssey
Flavor Odyssey is a weekly cigar and drink pairing show from Cigar Dojo, breaking down flavor profiles across cigars, spirits, beer, and cocktails.
Episodes
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – JC Newman Cigar Pairings
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Black Sheep Embrace
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Southern Draw Cigar Duel
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Drew Estate M81 & Blackened Whiskey Pairing
"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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Davidoff Pairing
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Illusione Pairing
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Journey to the Center of the Dojoverse
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – New Year's Bubbly Wildcard Edition
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Season 7 Wildcard Eucalyptus Tea
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey - Season 6 Wildcard Finale
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Craft Cocktail RTDs
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Wine-Based RTD Cocktails
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Ready - To - Serve Cocktails
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – RTD Jack And Coke
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Pumpkin Pairing
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Emerging Brands Wildcard
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – West Tampa Takedown
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Smoking BSL In The Windy City
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Crusading With Cavalier Geneve
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Conquering Ferio Tego
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Stranger In A Strange Land
Flavor Odyssey goes off the grid for this episode as Randy leaves Studio Lot B and travels east to Dojo Studios for a special episode leading up to Rocky…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Frothing Spirits
It’s a viral sensation… but does it really work? This week on Flavor Odyssey, it’s a wildcard episode and your hosts will be exploring the practice of frothing…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Ginger Mint Paloma
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we seek the best cigar pairing for the Ginger Mint Paloma, which, on paper, appears to be a bit of a challenge. Your hosts Robby…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Orange Maple Penicillin
Flavor Odyssey’s segment on emerging trends in cocktails contines, and this week, we explore a modern take on a somewhat modern cocktail. The Penicillin…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Mezcal Negroni
This week on Flavor Odyssey, Robby and Randy continue their journey into emerging trends in the world of fine cocktails. On this episode, we explore an…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – World’s Best Old Fashioned
Is it a contradiction to say “modern Old Fashioned?” Segment three of Flavor Odyssey season six is upon us, and for the next four weeks, we will be exploring…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Jokers Wild Vegas Pairings
It’s a wildcard edition of Flavor Odyssey, therefore, it’s joker’s wild (and by “jokers,” of course we mean your hosts Robby and Randy). As the Dojo team…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Far From Terroir
It’s the final episode of Flavor Odyssey’s Emerging Cigar Trends segment, and on this episode, we explore familiar wrapper types that are grown in atypical…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Wrapper Yin Yang
This week on Flavor Odyssey, we continue our journey into emerging cigar styles. On this episode, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs explore Connecticut…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Conquering Large-Gauge Cigars
Love them or hate them, giant ring-gauge cigars are here to stay. This week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs seek to find great drink…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Beyond The Barber Pole
Get ready for the newest segment in this year’s Flavor Odyssey journey, as your hosts Robby and Randy will be exploring trends in the cigar industry. This…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Best Summer Cocktails
Summertime and the livin’s easy. While technically summer hasn’t yet arrived, your Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby and Randy want to get you prepared for the heat…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Submerged In American Stout
What’s old is new again! It’s our final stop seeking great cigar pairings with emerging trends in the craft beer industry, and we dive feet-first into the…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Do Cigars Pair Well with a Kettle Sour Beer?
Flavor Odyssey gets back on track, exploring the hottest beer trends in the industry. This week, your hosts Robby and Randy explore kettle sour-style beers…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Unicorn Slayers
It’s Unicorn Season! That’s right, cigar hunters, this week on Flavor Odyssey, we smoke some sticks that you can’t get anymore, and give them the send-off they…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – What Is An Italian Pilsner?
What beer style will you be drinking in the coming years? Flavor Odyssey is here to guide you on the upcoming beer trends, and this week, hosts Robby and Randy…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – What Is A Cold IPA?
What the heck is a Cold IPA? No, we ain’t talking about temperature, folks, but instead the actual style of beer defined as a Cold IPA. Somewhere in between a…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Liga Privada H99
It’s time for number one! That’s right, folks, it’s the final episode of our Cigar of the Year segment of Flavor Odyssey, and hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Knuckle Sandwich Habano
Pack your bags, kids, we are going to Flavor Town! Yes, that’s right, this week on Flavor Odyssey, your hosts Robby and Randy seek the best drink pairing for…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – AJ Fernandez New World Dorado
As the Odyssey continues! Flavor Odyssey is back this Wednesday night, and your hosts Master Sensei and Randy Griggs continue their pairing journey through the…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Guardian Of The Farm Cerberus
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – When In Nicaragua
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Season 5 Finale
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Gin & Tonic Redux Episode
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Florida Sun Grown Episode
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Liga Privada No. 9
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Tatuaje 15th Anniversary
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Warped Don Reynaldo
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Choose Your Own Adventure
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – The Vieux Carré Episode
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – The Cognac Episode
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Sidecar Cocktail
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Black Rose Cocktail
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Plasencia Alma Fuerte
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Don Pepin Garcia Blue
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Oliva Serie V Melanio
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…
Flavor OdysseySmoke Night LIVE X Flavor Odyssey – Monster Mashup With Pete Johnson
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey – Joya De Nicaragua Antaño
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…
Flavor OdysseyFlavor Odyssey - Oktoberfest WILDCARD: Kolsch
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…