While there are a number of well-known cigar accessory manufacturers, there are likely just as many you’ve never heard of, ones that make lighters, cutters and other products that certainly look like they could hold their own next to the big names, yet have a price tag much smaller than their mainstream counterparts. One such line is sold under the Techno brand, and produced by Enor International, which is based out of El Monte, Calif. and runs the site AmazingLighters.com. I first came across the company at the 2015 Tobacco Plus Convenience Expo trade show in Las Vegas in January 2015 as I was looking for lighters from companies beyond the usual ones found in premium cigar shops. One of the things that struck me about the Techno line of lighters is how much they look like those from another manufacturer with whom I have had good experience: Jetline. There’s no denying that the Techno Quadruple Torch ($9.99) bears a striking resemblance to the Jetline New York series, which also comes in a quadruple flame version; while another lighter the company provided, the Techno Triple Torch, is strikingly similar to Vertigo’s Vortex. But would the Techno brand be able to ...
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