Smoke Night Live - Cigar Dojo

Announcing the winner of the HAPPY HOUR contest and explain the Dojo Secret Santa program.

Friday December 6th is a very special episode of Smoke Night LIVE as we broadcast LIVE from St. Petersburg Florida at the AVO Cigars headquarters. We will be joined by Lana Fraser, George Rami, Eddy Guerra, and Scott Kolesaire as we unveil the latest twist on the AVO Unexpected series. This should be an interesting and fun show so make sure to tune in and join the conversation LIVE on Facebook.

The entire Dojo crew joins the broadcast and discusses what we should all be thankful for (cigars and otherwise) on this holiday weekend. That’s right, Master Sensei, Jordan (wiz-kid producer), Robby Rasmussen, Randy Griggs (hosts of Flavor Odyssey), and the one and only Jack Heyer invite you to participate during the live telecast on this very special Friendsgiving.

Friday November 22nd is the second edition of the Name That Tune audience participation game show. Back in June we aired the first episode of Name That Tune and we have been flooded with requests to do it again. Ask and you shall receive! On this episode we read song lyrics and the first person to respond on Facebook with the name of the song and which artist recorded it first will be awarded a point. The person with the most points at the end of the show will win a killer prize from the Cigar Dojo (you must participate LIVE to have a chance to win). Also on the show we announce our first winner of the ongoing #noodlepower contest courtesy of Matt Booth.

Let’s try this again. This past August Casey Hagen of CRUX Cigars was scheduled to be on the show but Hurricane Dorian caused him to back out at the last moment. This time around the plan is that Casey will in fact show up and not find a weak excuse to leave us standing at the alter. If Casey does in fact make the show we will get all the details on the CRUX rebranding and also play an edition of “binge or cringe” and find out what Casey is or isn’t watching on TV.

On this special episode of Smoke Night LIVE the Dojo crew broadcasts live from Hialeah Gardens Florida at Espinosa Cigars headquarters at the 4th annual La Zona Palooza. Erik Espinosa takes over the mic and gives you a look at what it’s really like to be a part of this very special event.

Friday November 1st it’s the 3 Blind Mice Edition of Smoke Night LIVE. Emmett Malone from Blind Man’s Puff will be our special guest and he, producer Jordan, and Master Sensei will blind taste test 3 cigars and 3 different bourbons ranking and rating them live on the show. At the end of the show we reveal the identity of the cigars and bourbon and see how they stack up against each other in a true blind taste test.

This week on Smoke Night LIVE we define some of the greatest top 5 lists of all-time with our special guest Nick Libretti from JR Cigars. We will also get the complete scoop on the new Cabañas that was blended for JR Cigars by Jamie and Don Pepín García. Tune in and participate on Facebook during the show and you might win one of two FAB 5 samplers directly from Master Sensei’s cigar collection.

To say that Riste Ristevski has taken the cigar world by storm might be a bit of an understatement. This Friday, October 18th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview the founder of Jas Sum Kral Cigars and get all the details on what’s new with the company and also how the CBD infused Nuggs is being received in the industry.

Back in July of this year the Dojo aired the it’s First Impressions Show. The show was so popular we decided to do another take! The Dojo crew will light-up and review cigars that they have never tried before and rate them live on the spot. Each cigar will get just 10 minutes to make a good first impression. Will it be LOVE at first sight or will the Dojo crew swipe left?

Friday, September 27th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Fabien Ziegler AKA “Dirty” Fabien. One of the most energetic guys in the cigar business Fabien is the non-traditional cigars brand manager for Drew Estate Cigars.

Friday, September 20th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Matt “Boofy” Booth from Room101 Brand Cigars. When Matt show’s up on SNL you never know how things are gonna go so this should be an interesting show. We will get Matt’s take on the 2nd Helping of Noodles that will be on sale on the 20th of September. And of course we will chase all the rabbit trails that arise as is typical when Matt is on the show.

Friday, September 13th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Scott Pearce the Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association formerly the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR).

Friday, September 6th on Smoke Night LIVE we welcome back out good friend Héctor J. Alfonso Sr. from Espinosa Premium Cigars. On this episode we trace Héctor’s roots to get the entire story of how and why he became “Mr. Warmth”. We will also discuss our five favorite childhood toys in our Weekly Top 5 segment. Last but not least we will pick a winner in the #WhenIwasaKid contest.

Friday, August 30th on Smoke Night LIVE, our guest was scheduled to be Casey Haugen from CRUX Cigars, but he ungraciously cancelled on us at the last moment—clearly an un unprofessional move. In his place, William Cooper (AKA Cigar Coop) will be our guest, as we talk cigar industry secrets and the most underrated rock bands of all time!

Thursday August 22nd is a very special edition of Smoke Night LIVE and it’s a little something we like to call…. CAVALCADE of STARS! Yes folks it’s that time of year for the annual Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival and all sorts of cigar stars will be in town and they are all headed to Dojo studios for a special edition of SNL. The guest of honor is Terence Reilly as he introduces the Bonsai a special cigar collaboration made just for Dojonation. Also on the show will be: Jack Torano, Robert Caldwell, Juan Cancel, Bill Ives, Klaas Kelner, Nick Melillo, Omar de Frias, Skip Martin, Justin Andrews, Glynn Loope and more! Make sure to tune in for this very special LIVE event.

Friday August 16th on Smoke Night LIVE and welcome in our good friend Nick Libretti from JR Cigar as our special guest. As summer winds down we will discuss some of our favorite things from summer 2019 as well as some of the things that disappointed us this summer. We will also be discussing our favorite movies from the 1980’s as well as providing more information about the new Bonsai that will be released next week!

Friday August 9th is a special episode of Smoke Night LIVE because you will get two shows for the price of one! Yes that’s right folks the first half of the show will feature a HUGE announcement with special guests Rob Rasmussen and Randy Griggs. Then in the 2nd half of the show Emmett Malone of Blind Man’s Puff will be in studio with some new cigars that Sensei and Jordan will daringly smoke blind on the show and rate and review.

Friday August 2nd we welcome Mike Szczepankiewicz to Smoke Night LIVE and get all the details on the three-headed monster that is: Cigar Hustler (the shop), Cigar Hustler (the podcast) and of course Powstanie (the brand). One of the great things about Mike is he isn’t afraid to speak his mind and therefore you need to tune in and watch this show. Plus Master Sensei will smoke his first ever Powstanie LIVE on the show.

Friday July 26th we will interview Robert Holt from Southern Draw Cigars on Smoke Night LIVE. It’s an exciting year for Southern Draw as they celebrate five years in the cigar industry.