Flavor Odyssey

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