Episodes
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 51 - Espinosa 'Special' Especial
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair Erik Espinosa's Especial with a range of tasty beers. Surgeon's rated this his #6 cigar of 2015!
Surgeon pairs:
- Dunkelweizen from Big Rock Brewery
- Fowl Mouth ESB from Big Rock Brewery
- Smoked Roggenbier from Big Rock Brewery
- Hibernation Ale from Big Rock Brewery
Rob pairs:
- Lagunitas Brown Sugga
- Ballast Point Pipper Down
- Snake River Zonker Stout
- Port Brewing Old Viscosity Ale
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 50 - It's a Celebration FedHeads
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down for their 50th episode of Sharing Our Pairings. They reflect on the year of pairings and enjoy some Scotch Malt Whisky Society drams with their cigars. Surgeon's pairing a CroMagnon Aquitaine with:
- SMWS 29.115 'Candy floss in a fairground'
- SMWS 31.27 'Bold Sailor's dram'
- SMWS 53.184 'Fairground on the beach'
- SMWS 127.38 'Enticing fume of a peat reek'
Rob is pairing a RomaCraft CroMagnon Aquitaine Mode 5
Pairing with:
Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 49 - Tis The Season Pairings
Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to do some seasonal pairings with the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva. Beers paired in this episode:
- Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale by Charles Wells Brewing Family
- Noir Special Release Series from Ninkasi Brewing Company
- Monk Chai Winter Porter by Village Brewery
- Ben & Jerry's Salted Caramel Brownie Ale by New Belgium Brewing Company
- Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- Old Scrooge by Silver City Brewery
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 48 - Ecuadorian Habano & Ales
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the Drew Estate Herrera Esteli with various ales to see what pairs best with the Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 47 - Broadleaf & Bold Beer
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair a big broadleaf cigar and some heavy duty beers to see what goes best.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 46 - Satori and Cocoa
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
It's cold out so let's have some hot cocoa! This will be a new pairing for me, but one I have wanted to try for awhile! John is on assignment at an undisclosed location, so Aaron from Blind Man's Puff will join me for this one!
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 45 - Jamaica in Winter
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the new Macanudo Estate Reserve Series 2015 No. 9 with some weather appropriate porters and stouts.
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 44 - When Pigs Fly
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the Drew Estate Undercrown. Surgeon goes with the Flying Pig vitola and Rob goes with the Belicoso. Beverages include Starbucks iced coffee, Hopsworks Urban Brewery Survival Stout, Ballast Point The Commodore American Stout, Auchentoshan Three Wood, Glenfiddich 14 Rich Oak, and Founders Porter.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 43 - Halloween Pairings
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair a Tatuaje monster and see what pairs the best.
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 42 - Pumpkin Pairing 2.0
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Last year Surgeon and Rob did some Fall Seasonal pairings which really consisted of pumpkin beers. This year they revisit pumpkin pairing for the second time!
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 41 - Japanese Whisky 2.0
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Everyone seemed to really enjoy our first SoP Japanese whisky show, so we're back with another round! Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair various Japanese whiskies and this time around they'll have special guest Victor Vitale! We've also got surprise Tortuga cigar packs for AFRN and Podcast listeners from Victor as well.
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 40 - Kentucky Fired Hops
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Thursday Oct 01, 2015
Rob is away so Surgeon will sit down with guest co-host Aaron from Blind Man's Puff. They'll be pairing some Drew Estate KFCs with some IPAs.
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 39 - Camacho American Barrel-Aged Pairings
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the new Camacho American Barrel-Aged with some barrel aged beers. Dylan Austin, Director of Marketing for Davidoff of Geneva USA joins in for a while to chat about the blend. Surgeon and Rob finish up with week 3 NFL Football talk.
Thursday Sep 10, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 38 - Quesada with Terence Reilly
Thursday Sep 10, 2015
Thursday Sep 10, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down with Terence Reilly of Quesada to pair the Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 and some appropriate Oktoberfest beers. We've got a huge giveaway going with Quesada that includes cigar samplers and beer steins. Pairings include Samuel Adams Octoberfest, Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier, Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Maerzen. Rob has Spaten Oktoberfest, Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen, and a Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest
Thursday Sep 03, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 37 - Whisky And Victor Vitale
Thursday Sep 03, 2015
Thursday Sep 03, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the Victor Vitale El Coyote Negro with a ton of different bourbons and whisky. We talk about 3 different Victor Vitale cigars, peat, the NFL and a whole bunch of things.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 36: Habanos & Scotch
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 35 - Twin Engine Coffee
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down with special guest Colin Ganley from Twin Engine Coffee to do some coffee pairings. They pair a medium and dark roast of the Nicaraguan Cigar Blend #1 with various cigars and Colin talks about Twin Engine Coffee offerings!
Saturday Aug 01, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 34 - Dram Cask No. 4
Saturday Aug 01, 2015
Saturday Aug 01, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the last in the series of DRAM Cask cigars with DRAM Cask No. 4. On the pairing list is some Japanese whisky, Chichibu the Peated, Laphroaig Quarter Cask, Scotch and Malt Whisky Society 29.131, and some Ardbeg Uigeadail. After 3 pours of whisky the show gets a little bit loose...
Wednesday Jul 08, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 33 - Pairing Cocktails 2.0 Nomad Cigars
Wednesday Jul 08, 2015
Wednesday Jul 08, 2015
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 32- Drew Estate Unicos
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 31 - Cameroon Time
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Surgeon and Rob are going to pair some Cameroon wrapper #ArturoFuente cigars with a variety of different beverages like coffee, rum, bourbon, root beer, and hard apple cider.
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 30 - Sodee Pop 2.0
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair some sodee pop for the second time. Last time there were some clear winners and losers, this time with more experience the sodee pop choices should be much better!
Monday May 11, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 29 - DRAM Cask No 3 Whisky Pairing
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down with Joe Chiusano of DRAM Cigars and pair some spicy whiskies with a DRAM Cask No. 3 cigar. Joe talks about the history behind the blends, and hints at some of the things coming in the future. Rob pairs with an Aberlour A'Bunadh cask 37, an Amrut Intermediate Sherry. Surgeon pairs with a Macallan 12 Sherry Oak, and a Knob Creek 9 year small batch bourbon.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 28 - DRAM Cask No 2 Whisky Pairing
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair DRAM Cigars Cask No. 2 with some Auchentoshan Distillery Three Wood, William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd Balvenie Doublewood 12, and Glenfiddich Rich Oak 14. Surgeon throws in an Amrut Intermediate Sherry from an distillery in India as he drank all of his Auchtentoshan Three Wood.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 27 - DRAM Cask No 1 Whisky Pairing
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair this Connecticut DRAM Cask No. 1 cigar specifically blended for whisky pairing. Sponsored by DRAM cigars. They pair Glenmorangie 10, Glendronach 12, Tomatin 12 French Oak and Auchentoshan Valinch, Podcast giveaway winners from Sharing Our Pairings 26 announced.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 26 - Smoking Monk Belgian Triple
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair the Drew Estate Smoking Monk of Esteli Belgian Triple cigar with some tasty beers. Surgeon just about gets taken away by a snow storm while Rob covers for him. Some great details about the history of Belgian Triples. Also some Smoking Monk cigar giveaways exclusively for podcast listeners! Email in the phrase for your chance to win.
Thursday Mar 26, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 25 - Japanese Whisky
Thursday Mar 26, 2015
Thursday Mar 26, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down and change things up from the beer pairing of the last few weeks for some Japanese whisky. Some great examples from Suntory, Nikka and Chichibu distilleries. There is some Yamazaki!
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 24 - Smoking Monk Hefeweizen
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Surgeon and Rob sit down in the 4th of 5 installments of the Smoking Monk of Esteli pairing shows sponsored by Cigar.com. Surgeon pairs the Hefeweizen with
- Hitachino Nest - Kiuchi Brewery
- Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Weihenstephan
- König Ludwig Weissbier - Warsteiner
- Hofbräu Hefe Weizen - Staatliches Hofbräuhaus - Munich, Germany
- Paulaner Hefe-Weizen - Paulaner Brauerei - Munich, Germany
- Erdinger Hefe-Weizen - Erdinger Weissbräu - Erding, Germany
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 23 - Smoking Monk Imperial Stout
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Rob and Surgeon sit down LIVE to do pair one of their favorite types of beer, Imperial Stout. Matt Ross joins as a special co-host. Pairing with the Drew Estate Smoking Monk of Esteli Imperial Stout, sponsored by Cigar.com. Everyone gets a bit loose by the end of the 2nd beer.
Wednesday Feb 18, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 22 - Smoking Monk American IPA
Wednesday Feb 18, 2015
Wednesday Feb 18, 2015
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 21 - Smoking Monk Porter
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 20 - Post Holiday Budget Beer
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Surgeon pairs a Gran Habano with Tree Brewing Groovy Session Ale, Big Rock Brewery Scottish Heavy Ale, Estrella Damm Barcelona, and Asahi Brewery Super Dry.
RobbyRas pairs an Espinosa Cigars La Zona with Carlsberg , Red Hook Audible Ale, Mississippi Brewing Company LLC Mud Black & Tan,Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 19 - American WhiskEy
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Surgeon and Rob sit down to talk about and pair some D'Crossier cigars with American whiskey (bourbon).
Surgeon smokes the top 10 rated D'Crossier L'Forte with Zackariah Harris, Tom Sims, Knob Creek and Red Stag.
Rob smokes the D'Crossier Diplomacy with Eagle Rare, Basil Hayden's, Bulleit Bourbon, and Booker's.
Wednesday Dec 24, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 18 - Spotlight on Rogue
Wednesday Dec 24, 2014
Wednesday Dec 24, 2014
Surgeon pairs an AJ Fernandez Cigars San Lotano Oval with a Rogue Ales & Spirits Santa's Private Reserve Ale, Chocolate Stout and Beard Beer. Rob pairs an AJ Fernandez San Lotano Oval and Dead Guy, Santa's Private Stock, Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 17 - All About Stouts 2.0 Oatmeal Edition
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Surgeon pairs a Jericho Hill with with McAuslan Brewing
St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, Howe Sound Brewing Diamond Head Oatmeal Stout and a Ninkasi Brewing Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout.
RobbyRas pairs a Crowned Heads Tennessee Waltz with a Samuel Smith Brewery Oatmeal Stout, Ninkasi Brewing Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout and a Firestone Walker Brewing Co Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout.
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 16 - Winter Ales
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014
Surgeon pairs an Undercrown corona viva with various winter ales. Rob pairs a my father le bijou with four winter ales.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 15 - Tea Time. Quite.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 14 - Classic Cocktails
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 13 - Hard Cider Rules
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014
Surgeon sits down with guest co-host Aaron Loomis of Blind Man's Puff to pair a variety of hard apple ciders. Surgeon goes with the crowd sourced cigar of a Brick House Mighty Mighty Maduro and Aaron pairs a Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne.
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 12 - Fall Seasonal Pairing
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 11 - All about Stouts
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Wednesday Sep 24, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode 10 - High Falutin
Wednesday Sep 24, 2014
Wednesday Sep 24, 2014
Andrew Ferguson from Kensington Wine Market joins Surgeon to do some High Falutin' pairings. Surgeon breaks out a Montecristo A, along with 7 whiskies ranging from 21 years up to 30. Andrew shows off some very limited bottlings as well as his private mini-cask where he's aging his own whisky.
Wednesday Sep 17, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Nine - Cheese and Wine
Wednesday Sep 17, 2014
Wednesday Sep 17, 2014
Surgeon and Rob sit down to pair an El Cedro cigar with various cheeses and chocolates. Rob questions Surgeon's sanity in pairing cigars with cheese. Discussion about food pairings versus beverage pairings.
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Eight - Sodee Pop
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
John and Rob will pair a La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black with various sodas, or pop depending on where you hail from.
Wednesday Aug 20, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Seven - Wine
Wednesday Aug 20, 2014
Wednesday Aug 20, 2014
Surgeon gets into the weeds on pairing with wines. Since Surgeon really knows nothing about wine, he had a special guest, Tony Bellatto, from La Barba Cigars who happens to be a Master Sommelier. Tony gives a ton of insight into pairing cigars with wine.
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Six - Coffee
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014
Surgeon and Catfish discuss coffee pairing and brew methods. Omar from Fratello cigars stops by to talk briefly about Fratello coffee and coffee pairings.
Wednesday Aug 06, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Five - Beer
Wednesday Aug 06, 2014
Wednesday Aug 06, 2014
Special guest Kevin Freer from Wellington Brewery was on to talk about beer making and we all discussed the finer points of contrasting vs. complimentary pairing. Kevin talked about what goes into crafting a one off beer, and we all picked our favorite pairings for that show.
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Four - The Rum Show
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
Rob and John talked about the history of rum, and how production differs in regions in the world. Rob paired a Liga Privada T52 with a Flor de Cana 12 and a Zacapa rum. John paired a Tatuaje J21 with Captain Morgans, Flor de Cana 12 and 18, Club Havana 7 and a Lamb's Navy Rum.
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Three - All about Bourbon
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Wednesday Jul 09, 2014
Logan and Surgeon break down everything about Bourbon. Logan pairs the Ortega Serie D Maduro with Four Roses and Surgeon pairs an Drew Estate Undercrown with Laphroaig 18.
Wednesday Jun 25, 2014
Sharing Our Pairings Episode Two - All about Scotch/Whisk(e)y
Wednesday Jun 25, 2014
Wednesday Jun 25, 2014
Cigar Surgeon and the Village Idiot talk about Whiskey and Scotch. Also, they talk about the two pairings for the night.