Master Sensei

It's blind cigar review night on Smoke Night LIVE. Emmett Malone from Blind Man’s Puff joins the show and challenges the Dojo crew to test their cigar tasting skills live on the show.

Smoke Night LIVE welcomes Erik Calvino, the owner of Cigar Snob magazine. Erik will be discussing the genesis of Cigar Snob magazine and what goes into creating and maintaining one of the most popular cigar magazines on the planet.

Smoke Night LIVE welcomes Luciano Meirelles from A.C.E. Prime Cigars. Luciano is a tobacco grower and cigar manufacturer in Nicaragua. Luciano is the co-founder of Tabacalera Pichardo and A.C.E. Prime Cigars. A.C.E. Prime produces a number of brands, including Luciano, Pichardo, MXS, as well as Mil Días and Juarez for Crowned Heads.

Smoke Night LIVE is on location at Smoke Inn in Boynton Beach, Florida, as we release the Protocol Taser, the newest Cigar Dojo and Protocol Cigars collaboration. Join Master Sensei, Jordan "the wonder-kid-producer," Juan Cancel, Abe Dababneh, and a host of other characters on what could be the wildest show of the year.

Smoke Night LIVE features special guests Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan from Cubariqueño Cigar Company. We will be discussing the upcoming release of the Taser, the newest Cigar Dojo Collaboration. We will also be giving away a bundle of Taser to one lucky viewer, so tune in!

Smoke Night LIVE features special guest Delicia Cruz AKA Cigar Vixen. Delicia is one of the original YouTube cigar reviewers, dating back to 2012. Delcia has been featured in magazines such as: Cigar & Spirits, Cigar Snob, Cigar Advisor, and many others. We will get the Vixen’s take on some of her favorite cigars as well as her foray into the coffee industry.

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.