Lighting your cigar is, of course, a prerequisite to smoking it. However, choosing the right lighting option is pretty important. You have quite a few choices out there, but what makes the best lighter for your cigars? Should you use a lighter? Should you go the traditional route and use matches? Let’s take a look at the various options out there and what they have to offer.
When purchasing a lighting accessory, your first concern should be creating a perfect merger between your cigar and an ideal flame. For this, most cigar enthusiasts choose a clean burning lighter that has a broader flame. This ensures that the cigar will taste as intended and will burn evenly. Whenever possible, avoid cigarette lighters and matches as they will surely diminish your smoking experience.
Another option is to use matches. These don’t have the chemical taste found with lighter fluid, but the sulfur in the match heads can cause off tastes. To combat that problem, most match users will allow the flame to burn past the head before lighting their cigar. Matches are not usually good solution for smoking outside the home, though. A stray gust of wind can put it out easily, and it can be difficult to achieve an even light with one as well.
Another popular type of cigar lighter is the torch lighter. This type of lighter also uses butane for fuel. The fuel burns with a high intensity that causes the flame to burn a bluish or greenish color, similar to a blow torch used in welding. The torch lighter will ensure that your cigar has a nice even burn to it, just like a flint lighter. The major difference lies in the fact that if you do not use your torch lighter properly and leave the flame on the cigar too long, it can char the cigar and negatively impact the taste.
The best option is to compare the various lighting methods yourself. Use wood strips, matches and different lighter styles and find out what works best for you. Just because one smoker finds lighters to be unfavorable doesn’t mean that you’ll come to the same conclusion. Cigar smoking is a highly individual pastime and you should make sure that you find the tools that work best for you.
Drew is a consultant for an online specialty cigar lighters store and has expert knowledge of cigar accessories, including zippo lighters.
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