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2022 Cigar of the Year Awards.

Ring in the New Year with Michael Herklots of Ferio Tego.

‘Twas the night before (the night before) Christmas, when all through the Dojo studio the Dojonites were stirring... even Jack Heyer! Yes, it’s the annual Christmas Special, and once again, Drew Estate’s Jack Heyer joins the celebration. It’s also the Ugly Sweater contest, so post a picture on Dojoverse.com of yourself in your favorite ugly Sweater with hashtag #uglystweater to be entered to win a box of Drew Estate Undercrown Sun Grown DOGMA. Last but not least, we will pick the two winners from our Fumar and Fundraiser donation event.

The end of the year is literally just around the corner, and it’s time to reflect back on how the cigar market has fared in 2022. Our expert panel will help you decide if you should BUY, HOLD, or SELL stock in 20 popular cigar companies. This episode’s expert panel is: William Cooper, Alex Tavella, Matt Tye, Emmett Malone, Jordan, and Sensei. NOTE: Brand averages at the end of the show were off (MATH!). To see more accurate numbers and a full rundown of all other stats, see our Recap article here: https://cigardojo.com/?p=64878

It’s the grand finale of a HUGE 10th anniversary year for Cigar Dojo. The Drew Estate Undercrown Dojo DOGMA 10th Anniversary will be unleashed on the world, and we will be broadcasting live from Smoke Inn Boynton Beach, Florida for all the festivities. Join Master Sensei, Abe Dababneh, Jack Heyer, and many more for a special edition of Smoke Night LIVE.

The Dojo’s own Beer expert, Randy Griggs, discusses the early history of Beer in America and how it helped shape the current state of the beer scene in the USA. Beer: how did we get here? Fire up a cigar and learn all the things you wanted to know about the history of Beer in the USA but were afraid to ask.

Put on your tuxedo and stroll down the red carpet with us as we announce the Dojo members that will be eternally enshrined into the Dojo Hall of Fame. Ten Dojo members, three industry giants, and two Dojo groups will join the rarest club of all: the Cigar Dojo Hall of Fame.

Drew Estate's Jack Heyer returns to Smoke Night to share some HUGE news. Social media specialist for Drew Estate, Jack Heyer will update us on all things Drew Estate, including some future plans that will be especially interesting to Dojonation.

On this special Thursday night episode of Smoke Night LIVE, the Dojo crew is on location at Protocol Studios. Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan join Jordan and Master Sensei for a show highlighting the release of the new Protocol Tenure cigar, which celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Cigar Dojo. The Tenure goes on sale Friday, November 11th at Famous Smoke Shop.

On this episode, we kickoff our own Operation Cigars for Warriors “Fumar and Fundraiser” event that will run all through November 2022. Trey Boring, the Senior Vice Chairman of CFW, joins the show to discuss this amazing organization that has been supplying our troops abroad with premium cigars for 10 years.

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 they smoke and pair Tatuaje Monster Series cigars with Pumpkin beer.

The Quality Importers team joins Smoke Night LIVE for a night of fun and prizes. Michael Giannini (chief of customer engagement) and Joe Gro (director of marketing and communications) field your cigar accessory questions and we also select four winners simply for participating during the show!

Connecticut, Habano, Maduro. Espinosa Premium Cigars' master blender Héctor J. Alfonso Sr. joins the show to discuss the three most popular cigar types. What are the characteristics of what each wrapper should bring to the table, and what are the challenges blending with these tobaccos? Most importantly, what are Héctor’s favorite Connecticut’s, Habanos, and Maduros?

It’s time to speed date some premium cigars. That’s right folks, it’s the 8th edition of our famous First Impressions show. Our panel consists of Randy Griggs (Flavor Odyssey host), Emmett Malone (Blind Man’s Puff), Alex Tavella (Smoke Inn), and the Dojo crew. Each guest will smoke and rate a cigar that they haven’t tried before. Will each cigar leave a good first impression? Tune in and find out.

This week on Smoke Night LIVE, we are joined by Luciano Meirelles of the newly rebranded Luciano Cigars. After news broke last week that Crowned Heads and ACE Prime were parting ways, further news revealed that ACE Prime would be rebranded as Luciano Cigars. We will attempt to make sense of what it all means and why it all happened.

Everything you wanted to know about whiskey but were afraid to ask. Master Distiller Lenny Ekstein is in-studio, as we discuss all things whiskey. Lenny answers the age-old question: what are the characteristics of a great whiskey? We will also have Lenny blind taste four different whiskeys as we reveal them live.

An expert panel drafts a fantasy team of seven cigar brands, and the audience votes for the winner. Jonathan Carney from La Flor Dominicana, Alex Tavella from Smoke Inn, William “Cigar Coop” Cooper, and Master Sensei battle each other in a cigar brand fantasy show-down. NOTE: The beginning of this episode was unfortunately cut off. This primarily introduced our panel and went over the draft order and draft rules. Votes The Chosen Ones (Jon Carney) 9% GOATS ‘N Hoes (Alex Tavella) 40% The Prime Timers (William Cooper) 18% Sensei’s Sizzlers (Master Sensei) 33% Picks The Chosen Ones (Jon Carney) -- BIG -- My Father | Arturo Fuente -- MEDIUM -- LFD | Plasencia -- SMALL -- Ferio Tego | RoMa Craft -- FLEX -- Asylum Cigars GOATS ‘N Hoes (Alex Tavella) -- BIG -- Drew Estate | AJF Cigars -- MEDIUM -- Illusione | Espinosa -- SMALL -- Caldwell | ADVentura -- FLEX -- EPC Cigars The Prime Timers (William Cooper) -- BIG -- Camacho | Padron -- MEDIUM -- ACE Prime | Aganorsa Leaf -- SMALL -- Protocol | HVC Cigars -- FLEX -- Alec Bradley Sensei’s Sizzlers (Master Sensei) -- BIG -- Perdomo | Davidoff -- MEDIUM -- Tatuaje | Crowned Heads -- SMALL -- Foundation | Dunbarton -- FLEX -- Oliva Cigars

Ask Sensei and win! This week, Master Sensei and the Dojo team answer questions from the community, and the best, most funny, or otherwise interesting question will win 20 premium cigars! Sensei will field questions about anything: cigars, sports, music, entertainment, life, and even dating advice...

It’s a special Thursday night edition of Smoke Night LIVE. Coming to you live from the Dochela Festival at Dojo Studios, it’s our annual extravaganza, featuring several surprise guests from the cigar industry. That’s right, folks, it’s a cavalcade of stars! Just which industry giants will make a cameo appearance on the show? The only way to find out is to tune in and join the fun.

Which cigar brands do you buy, hold, or sell? Friday, August 19th, our panel of experts analyze the state of the cigar business in one of the most popular episodes of Smoke Night LIVE. The PCA trade show is over, and as we head into the final part of 2022, we discuss how twenty cigar brands have fared and which direction they are heading.