Almost everything that sits on top of a coffee table is purely decorative—stacks of art books, a vase, a bowl of marbles. In a cigar room, the tabletop becomes far more utilitarian. It’s also a place where ashtrays, cutters and lighters tend to get much larger. Especially lighters, and for good reason. When weight and portability are no longer an issue, the tabletop lighter can be one of the most effective ways to ignite your cigar.
Because of its large, wide flame, a tabletop lighter will toast a cigar’s foot faster and more evenly than smaller lighters—and with less cigar rotation and fewer relights. And because of its sheer bulk, the lighter itself becomes an accent piece of sorts, commanding attention in a way other accoutrements cannot. Take, for example, the…
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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2022