If you have shopped for cigar accessories, the name XIKAR should be a familiar one to you. The Kansas City, Mo. company makes a wide array of lighters, cutters, storage units and ashtrays and can be found in seemingly every quality cigar shop from coast to coast. But how do you pick the perfect lighter? There are three major things that I think any consumer looks for in a lighter: does it work? does it last? does it reflect my personal style? XIKAR’s Trezo, a triple-torch lighter released in 2007, is one that offers a near resounding yes to all three questions. The lighter offers three jet flames arranged in a straight line, with both of the outer jets angled inwards by eight degrees to create a focused, intense flame that will make quick work out of lighting any cigar. I have often debated the merits of the straight line arrangement of jets versus the triangle array found on the XIKAR Ellipse III and models from other companies and am not sure if I have found a definitive answer. Some of the time I find myself leaning towards the triangle arrangement as it seems to provide a bit wider base from ...
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