Smoke Night Live - Cigar Dojo

What is the best soda? Regardless of whether you call it “pop” or “soda,” the age-old debate is which one is the best and which ones fall flat. Abe Dababneh, Juan Cancel, Alex Tavella, and William “Cigar Coop” Cooper join the show for a no-holds-barred debate to crown the king of pop!

The 13th Annual Cigarebecue is this Sunday, May 26th, featuring amazing prizes from the fine folks at Camacho. On this episode of Smoke Night LIVE, we get the ball rolling with pitmaster Randy Griggs as we discuss how we will be celebrating this year’s event. We will also be giving away a great prize on this episode to one lucky winner, so make sure to tune in and participate!

Outside of your cutter and lighter, what other cigar accessories should be in your possession? On this episode, we round up some of the most interesting and unique cigar accessories and ask our expert panel: should you buy or not buy??? William “Cigar Coop” Cooper and Aaron Loomis join the show and help us determine the value of these cigar-related items.

Smoke, Stash, or Trash is back for a fourth edition, this time with special guest Tim Swanson from Cigars Daily. The concept is simple: we present our guest with three cigar options and he must decide which one he wants to smoke, which one he will stash for later, and which one he will trash. Tune in to see Tim squirm like a fish as he is forced to make difficult choices with some of the greatest premium cigars on earth.

As the ominous glow of the approaching meteor grows brighter with each passing night, humanity braces for its inevitable demise. With just ten fleeting days left on Earth’s countdown, panic grips the hearts of all who gaze skyward, knowing that their existence hangs precariously in the balance. But not us! With the help of Nick Libretti from JR Cigar and Smoke Inn’s Alex Tavella, we will enjoy our impending doom by smoking one last cigar… Find out which cigars we would smoke and vote on who made the best picks on this doomsday episode of Smoke Night LIVE.

This week on Smoke Night LIVE, we welcome in Sammy Phillips, president and co-owner of La Palina Cigars. Sammy is one of the funniest characters in the entire premium cigar industry, and has a million stories to tell—not to mention his incredible Erik Espinosa impression—which we will, of course, force him to perform.

Get ready for the great Bourbon Bracket Challenge! What is the best bourbon you can buy at your local liquor store for $70 or under? Our expert panel makes the call: Alec Rubin from Alec Bradley, Sean Paisley of the Bourbon Junkies, and Connor Slump from The Thirsty Oak.

On this episode of Smoke Night LIVE, Gurkha’s Juan Lopez joins Master Sensei to discuss the Mike Tyson Undisputed cigar that Gurkha released at this year’s Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas. We will get all the details on how this collaboration came to be, and what it was like working with “Iron Mike.”

Tonight on Smoke Night LIVE! It’s a special PCA edition of our First Impressions show. Robby Ras and Randy Griggs join the Dojo crew to smoke and rank the new cigars released at the PCA 2024 Trade Show. https://www.youtube.com/live/XAgmX04047s?si=how7xL-ZSzNAkf6t

The Premium Cigar Association Trade Show (PCA) is a mere week away, and that means a plethora of announcements for new cigar products. But the real question is: which of these new product announcements move the needle? Which new products get you excited and which leave you scratching your head? On this episode, our expert panel, including John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish and Flavor Odyssey’s Randy Griggs, give their thoughts as we head into the 2024 trade show.

What is ProCigar? Furthermore, is this an event that you should attend? On this episode, William Cooper and Jay Davis join the show as we discuss this year’s 2024 ProCigar event that just wrapped up last week in the Dominican Republic. We will walk you through this prestigious event and give you all the info you might want if you are considering attending next year.

Leap Day — or as the Samurai say: Uru Doshi — only comes once every four years. This is also true for Cigar Dojo and Alec Bradley’s Uru Doshi collaboration, which goes on sale at noon (EST) 02-29-2024 exclusively at Smoke Inn. On this special Thursday edition of Smoke Night LIVE, we are joined by Bradley Rubin, Abe Dababneh, and Alex Tavella to discuss this rare event and much much more. Also, we will pick the winner of the customized RabbitAir A3 air purifier at the end of the show, so make sure to tune in!

Look into my crystal ball, what do you see? This week on Smoke Night LIVE we are broadcasting live from Miami and your host Master Sensei is joined by William “Cigar Coop” Cooper and they will be making predictions about what we might see in 2024 in regard to the cigar industry and just about everything else.

Popular podcast host, best-selling author, actor, and now cigar brand owner, Michael Knowles, joins Smoke Night LIVE to discuss the creation of Mayflower Cigars and its successful launch this past November. Be sure to tune in for this special episode, featuring one of the most interesting personalities to enter the cigar business in many years.

Are you ready to rumble??? Get ready for a wild episode of Smoke Night LIVE, where we take four popular cigar-of-the-year lists and have them battle to the death in a cage match to end all cage matches. Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Snob, Halfwheel, and Cigar-Coop go head-to-head, as the viewing audience votes in a 10-round battle for supremacy.

Which of these three cigars do you smoke, stash, or trash? That is the burning question on this episode of Smoke Night LIVE. William "Cigar Coop" Cooper joins the show, and is put on the hot seat as we force him to decide between some of your favorite cigars.

Buy, hold, or sell! It’s time to evaluate your favorite cigar brands now that the year-end lists are complete. Our expert panel: John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish, Alex “The Goat” Tavella, and Johnny Remer, along with Master Sensei and Producer-kid Jordan give their buying advice on the Cigar Brand Stock Market in this episode of Smoke Night LIVE.

Steve Saka joins Smoke Night LIVE as we look at—and analyze—various Cigar of the Year lists, including the Dojo’s own Top 20. We will also announce the winners of our Exceptional Awards for 2023.

What is the best TV sitcom of all time? On this episode of Smoke Night Live, we determine a champion with the help of our expert panel: Juan Cancel, Fred Rewey, and William “Cigar Coop” Cooper. Twenty-eight sitcoms face off in this epic battle, and the viewing audience will play a large part in determining which shows move into the final rounds.

Can you believe it? It’s the last show of 2023, and we are ringing in the New Year with special guests Honest Abe Dababneh and Michael Herklots. But wait, there’s more! Tune in and participate and you might win a ticket to The Great Smoke 2024 or 24 premium cigars. Get your New Year’s resolutions ready and join the fun!