As a cigar smoker, I have gone through plenty of useless lighters. I’ve bought expensive ones, cheap ones, but they never last for long. Everyone knows how cool Zippo lighters are, but no one should ever use a regular lighter on a cigar! The lighter fluid will completely overwhelm the taste and flavors and it takes out all the enjoyment of a stogie.

Recently, I came across the Z-Plus torch insert over at HumiBlog.com. Basically, the guts of the Zippo are replaced so that it can take in regular butane, so you end up with a Zippo that can be used on cigars. Perfect.

Since I’ve been hankering for a Zippo, I went out and got the Spectrum and the Z-Plus and here is what it looks like:

Pretty snazzy if I must say so myself.

Zippo has created a new lighter just for cigars, called the Zippo Blu. Its already available in Europe and should be coming to the US at the end of the summer. Read more about it at Cigar Aficionado.