There doesn’t seem to be much talk about a holy grail of accessories, but when the discussion does arise, one suggestion that always seems to come up is the perfect all-in-one device. Borrowing from the Swiss Army knife model, I’ve often heard requests for the all-in-one lighter and cutter unit, with some even requesting a bottle opener and draw poker thrown in for good measure. While the last two have yet to take hold, the combo lighter/cutter idea is certainly nothing new, though most of those devices come with punch cutters and not guillotines, mainly due to the difference in size between the two styles of cutter. Yet with the seeming majority of cigar smokers preferring the straight cut of a guillotine cutter, there would certainly appear to be a desire to have that style of cutter integrated into a powerful lighter, and in recent years, the industry has begun responding, and one manufacturer in particular has been stepping to the forefront to fulfill this request: Colibri. If it seems like it wasn’t that long ago that you were reading about a Colibri triple jet lighter with a built-in cutter, you’d be correct. In June 2015, I reviewed the Colibri Astoria, ...
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