Exclusive Cuesta-Rey No. 95 Cameroon Now Available at J.C. Newman’s Ybor City Factory

May 5, 2022

J.C. Newman has announced the release of the Cuesta-Rey No. 95 Cameroon cigar as an exclusive at its historic El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida in celebration of their 127th year. “After the Cuban Em... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Room101 Brand’s Matt Booth

Eric Guttormson

May 4, 2022

Smoke Night Live

Friday, May 6th, Matt Booth from Room101 Brand joins the show to discuss a wide variety of topics regarding the cigar industry, jewelry and gin! Plus we will get some Deep Thoughts from Matt which should be an ... Read More...

Aganorsa Leaf Rebranding Continues with La Validación Series

Eric Guttormson

May 4, 2022

Press Releases

Aganorsa Leaf has been in the process of rebranding and cleaning up the Casa Fernandez brand since Terence Reilly arrived with the company in November 2017. The most dramatic change was the name switch from Cas... Read More...

Second Hyena From Black Works Studio Ships This Month

Eric Guttormson

May 3, 2022

Press Releases

Black Works Studio has announced the 2nd release of Hyena, once again produced in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. The Hyena is a Limited Edition that will be shipping to select BLK WKS retailers th... Read More...

Texas Cigar Festival Returns May 14th

Eric Guttormson

May 3, 2022

Press Releases

Casa de Montecristo have announced the annual Texas Cigar Festival will be returning to Houston, Texas this year on May 14 from 5 pm to 9 pm at a new venue – Houston’s NRG Park. Presented by Casa de Montec... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Drew Estate Undercrown Shade Episode

Eric Guttormson

May 2, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, May 4th, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs continue the shade portion of season four. This week we find the best drink pairing for the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade. Showti... Read More...

Drew Estate Vehemently Opposes the FDA’s Intent to Ban all Flavored Cigars

Eric Guttormson

April 28, 2022

Press Releases

Drew Estate has issued a statement in response to the FDA's intent to ban flavored cigars in which they vehemently oppose such regulations. In the statement Drew Estate argues there is a "near-vacuum of scienti... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Steve Saka

Eric Guttormson

April 26, 2022

Smoke Night Live

Friday, April 29th, the incomparable Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust joins the show. Steve is one of the most entertaining characters in the cigar industry so make sure to catch this interview. ... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Fuente Fuente OpusX Episode

Eric Guttormson

April 25, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, April 27th, Flavor Odyssey hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs kick off the "shade" segment of season 4 with the grandaddy of them all the Fuente Fuente OpusX. What drink pairs best with one of the grea... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – Joya de Nicaragua’s Juan Martínez

Eric Guttormson

April 20, 2022

Smoke Night Live

Friday, April 22nd, Juan Martínez the Executive President of Joya de Nicaragua joins the show to discuss JDN's significance in the history of Nicaraguan cigars. We will also get the details on the recent JOYA N... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – WILDCARD Home Brew Episode

Eric Guttormson

April 19, 2022

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, April 20th, Flavor Odyssey takes a quick detour and on this wildcard episode we talk home brew and find great cigar pairings with home made beer. The Dojo crew will be drinking Tanner Cole's Mexican ... Read More...

Cigarbecue 2022

Eric Guttormson

April 18, 2022

Smoke Night Virtual HERF, Contests

Cigarbecue is Sunday May 29th! Who would have known that over a decade ago the Dojo would start a tradition that rivals every major holiday that you and your family hold dear. Well.... it's true. That's righ... Read More...

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