Billed as the world’s first triple flame torch lighter with a fold out cutter, the Colibri Astoria ($150) made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas last summer alongside a number of other new releases from the company. In addition to the lighter/cutter combo aspect, it is also guaranteed to work at elevations up to 9,000 feet, with a company representative putting the number at up to 14,000 feet during the trade show. For many cigar smokers, this would seem like an ideal product, as it reduces the number of accessories one needs to carry while offering a lighter capable of toasting up any cigar with ease. But could a single device really manage to be as capable as two separate accessories? The Astoria has a solid and commanding feel in the hand as it is heavier than most triple flame lighters in its class, which I define as those lighters designed to be carried in a pocket or travel humidor. It’s certainly smaller than a tabletop lighter, though it doesn’t seem to have room to get much bigger before it would cross that line. While the design might at first seem fairly standard, within ...
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