Master Sensei

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.

It’s the return of our popular First Impressions edition of Smoke Night LIVE. Every cigar only gets one shot to make a positive first impression. JR Cigar’s Nick Libretti, Blind Man Puff’s Emmett Malone, and Randy Griggs from our own Flavor Odyssey join producer-boy Jordan and Master Sensei as they each give two yet-to-be-tried cigars a chance to make a good first impression.

Dan and Sean from the Bourbon Junkies join the show to talk all things bourbon. Bourbon Junkies is a wildly popular YouTube channel that’s been around for only a couple years, but has gained a hardcore following. We will get Dan and Sean’s Top 3: best cheap bourbons, best hidden gems, best overall, and most overrated bourbon picks, plus much more, so grab a pour and a cigar and join the fun.

Luis Cuevas and his son Alec from Casa Cuevas Cigars join us as our special guests on Smoke Night LIVE. We will ask this father and son duo about the rich history their family has in the tobacco industry and how they have successfully navigated the difficult and unique challenges in today’s industry.

Rafael Nodal from Altadis USA and Aging Room Cigars joins the show to discuss the cigar industry as well as the fantastic year the company has had, including their Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua, which received Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year award.

Our good friend José Blanco returns to Smoke Night LIVE, but this time around he represents Arturo Fuente. José is now Fuente’s director of sales for the entire eastern hemisphere. That’s right folks, he gets his own hemisphere! We will catch up with José and see how he is handling life in the eastern hemisphere and we will also get an update on all things Fuente.

Nick Perdomo is back to discuss one of the hottest cigars of the summer, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown and Maduro. We will get the scoop from Nick to find out what makes these new releases so special.

Camacho’s George Rami joins the show to talk about the new Camacho Nicaragua, as well as all the other happenings with Camacho and AVO this summer. Also on the show, Alec Bradley’s Alan Rubin joins us to pick the winners of our MASSIVE #summercigars2020 contest/giveaway.