Master Sensei

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, one of the most successful, well-known master blenders, joins the show to discuss his incredibly successful year with the release of Pledge—the No. 1 Cigar of the Year on the Dojo (and also on Cigar Aficionado). We will get Ernesto’s reaction on these accolades as well as his thoughts on the state of the cigar industry in 2021.

It’s the return of our popular First Impressions edition of Smoke Night LIVE. On this episode, Sensei and Jordan will be joined by William “Cigar Coop” Cooper, Emmett “Blind Man’s Puff” Malone, and Bob the Cigar Guy. Each panelist will give two cigars that they have never smoked 25 minutes to make a good first impression.

We interview Justo Eiroa of JRE Tobacco. Justo, along with his father, Julio, has created one of the most popular cigar lines in recent years with the Aladino. On the show we will get the inside story on this amazing cigar, as well as the background on a cigar family with a rich history in the tobacco business.

We interview Reinier Lorenzo, founder and CEO of Havana City Cigars (HVC). For the last couple of years, HVC has been getting some serious attention from cigar enthusiasts, as well as critics, winning several year-end awards. We will find out the secret to HVC’s success and much more.

Tonight on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Danny Vazquez, who is back on his own with Baracoa Cigar Company after a stint with RoMa Craft Tobac. We will get the low-down on his "voyage" back to his own brand, talk this Sunday’s big game, and get his perspective from a huge Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan.

We interview Michael Herklots and get the details on his new company, Ferio Tego, and their acquisition of many Nat Sherman brands, but most importantly, uncover the story behind his company's badass logo. We will also get Michael’s thoughts on the closing of the Nat Sherman Townhouse and what the location meant to the industry.

Tonight on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Miguel Schoedel, the National Sales Manager of Crowned Heads. With 18 years' experience in the business and being one of the smoothest cats in the industry, we will get Miguel’s thoughts on all the accolades that Crowned Heads received this year and much more.

Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again. Tonight we reveal the 2020 cigar of the year! On this show we will discuss and reveal the top 10 regular-production cigars, top 5 limited cigars, and a host of other exceptional awards that we announce on a yearly basis. Tune in to see who wins from the year that was 2020.

It’s your chance to get involved! Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan from Protocol join us for an Ask Me Anything (AMA). We are taking audience questions, and the best question wins! Think of your best questions for Juan, Kevin, Jordan, or Master Sensei, and you might be a BIG winner. Questions can be serious, silly, or otherwise interesting—tune in to see if your question was selected.

It’s our annual New Year’s Special. Let’s face it, due to obvious reasons, there has never been a year more anticipated than 2021. On this episode, not only will we take a look back at the year that was 2020, but we will also look forward to the year to come. Terence Reilly from Aganorsa Leaf, William “Cigar Coop” Cooper, and Drew Estate’s Jack Heyer join Jordan and Eric for the biggest show of 2021.

It’s our annual Christmas Special. The ornaments are on the tree and the stockings are hung like Epstein, so grab your ugly sweater and join your hosts Eric, Jordan, Jack Heyer, Nick Libretti, Rob Rasmussen, and Randy Griggs, as they discuss the best: Christmas cigars, songs, movies, and of course, cookies.

It’s a rare appearance from Liana Fuente, the Vice President of Brand Development and the Heiress of the Fuente Empire. We will ask Liana about the Rare Pinks project and Fuente’s continually charitable efforts, including Liana donating her hair to create wigs for breast cancer survivors, along with much more.

It’s release night for the newest limited-edition Dojo cigar, the JOYA Ninjaragua. To usher in this momentous occasion, Abe Dababneh from Smoke Inn will join us to discuss this exciting project and much more.

Tonight we interview Omar de Frias from Fratello Cigars. The always-comical and entertaining Omar joins Smoke Night LIVE to discuss the new Arlequín release and much more.

Tonight we interview Kyle Gellis from Warped Cigars. We will get the low-down on Kyle’s new Jason~Dumont release under the banner of the Proprietary Cigar Co., which is a subsidiary of the Warped brand. The stated goal of Proprietary Cigar Co. is "to create cigars that are outside 'the normality of Warped,'" and we will find out exactly what that means on this episode.

Tonight we welcome back to the show Pete Johnson to discuss this month’s popular Karloff cigar release, as well as how Pete has navigated the monstrous year that has been 2020.

Buy, hold, or sell??? It’s time for a Cigar Business Stock Market report. William Cooper from Cigar-Coop, Emmett Malone from Blind Man’s Puff, and Kevin Shahan from Cigar Prop join us and let us us know if you should buy, hold, or sell stock from the biggest brands in the cigar industry.

It’s the battle of the generations, as Generation X (represented by Erik Espinosa) faces off against the Millennials (represented by Erik Jr.). This father-son duo go head-to-head, highlighting the differences and/or similarities between the generations.

It’s Arturo Fuente’s Cynthia Fuente! That’s right folks, it’s the first lady of cigars on Smoke Night LIVE. Cynthia’s lifelong involvement, love of cigars, and infectious enthusiasm of tobacco is unmatched. We will get the inside story on what it was like growing up in such a legendary cigar family as well as Cynthia’s thoughts on the state of the industry in 2020.

Tonight we celebrate the release of the newest Dojo collaboration cigar, Gimmick, from Lost & Found Cigars. To help us usher in this historic occasion we interview Robert Caldwell and Tony Bellatto of Lost & Found.