The Go West Young Kinky tour kicks off July 26 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kinky, Little Jewford and Washington Ratso will be performing at stops all along the west coast--visit the events page to find a show near you.

You can also find the latest information about Kinky Friedman Cigars parties, music shows and other appearances on the events page. Or, contact us about scheduling a Kinky Friedman Cigars event. 


 

My Weekend Cigar: Kinky Friedman Kinkycristo

Yesterday I stopped by the Famous Smoke Shop cigar store to have a smoke and watch the first of the two NFL division championship football games. Before I head for the store, I go through this ridiculous process of choosing "what would be a good cigar for today?" I must inspect at least a dozen or more cigars from each of my three humidors until I've found the right one. Let's see: A big game. I'll need a fat, long-smoking cigar; something with a lot of flavor, but I'm not in the mood for a full-bodied cigar. Whoa! I forgot I had this gorgeous Kinky Friedman Kinkycristo, a 6 ¼" x 54 Torpedo modeled after the famous Montecristo No. 2 cigars. The blend consists of a very delicate Honduran Habano wrapper rolled around Honduran and Nicaraguan longfiller tobaccos with a Costa Rican binder. Once I got settled-in, the draw was effortless with a sweet, earthy, herbal pre-light flavor and the cigar lit-up well. I paired it with a bottle of Calypso Mango lemonade (my first bottle - and not bad, either). The cigar produced plenty of thick, creamy smoke. The flavors were evident from the start: notes of nutmeg, almond, cocoa and coffee with an equally redolent aroma, like a big chewy candy bar...each puff was delicious and smooth right down to the nub. Having come in just before the end of the first half of the Jets-Colts game, the cigar lasted the entire second half.  I've been a big fan of the Kinky Friedman Cigars ever since they washed-up on our Famous Smoke Shop shores last year, and I can't recommend them highly enough...for a rich-tasting, complex, and quality-made smoke they're hard to beat, and well worth a try. Although the Jets let me down, my Kinkycristo didn't.  ~ G.K.

Gary Korb from the CigarAdvisor.com blog recently wrote a very nice review of Kinky Friedman Cigars. Here's an excerpt: 

Last year I received a sampler package of Kinky Friedman Cigars, which included all five of his selections: The Governor (5¾" x 60), Kinkycristo (6¼" x 54 Torpedo), The Willie (6" x 48), Texas Jewboy (6" x 56 Torpedo), and Utopian (6" x 52). All of the cigars were medium-bodied, full-flavored, and smoked wonderfully. I enjoyed them all so much, it was really hard to decide which one I like best, but I seemed to lean most toward the super-sized "Governor." The smoke was exceptionally smooth, creamy, earthy with subtle notes of spice and some coffee essences on the finish. The aroma was also outstanding on these cigars. The Kinky Friedman line (is) also not your typical "celebrity" cigar line. Kinky is a serious cigar smoker who seems to know as much, if not more, about making good cigars as he does about music and Texas politics - and all of the cigars are made with outstanding quality. If you're in the market for a good boutique cigar, I highly recommend them as a "must smoke." Additionally, a portion of Kinky's cigar profits benefit his Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch.  

Request The Kinksters Bundles at your favorite cigar store. Available in Robusto, Toro and Churchill 20 stick bundles.

Each Kinkster is hand-made with a silky smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, long leaf Dominican filler and a Nicaraguan binder--exceptional quality in a bundle cigar.  Ask for them at your favorite store or order them on-line in Kinky's Cigar Store.