Hey everyone this might be a dumb question but I would like to see what ya'll think.

I was at a local wine and cigar bar and the waitress lit my cigar with a torch style lighter. Doesn't this go against the flame being "drawn" in when lighting rather than burning the leaf? I mean the flame was basically 'blasted' into my cigar... it burnt uneven and I think this lighter was the culprit.

What do you think about these torch lighters? My opinion--give me the matches

Torch lighters are quite popular.

First toast the foot with the lighter holding the cigar at a 45 degree angle to the flame. Then use the torch to light the foot of the lighter and lightly blow on the foot to be certain that the entire foot is lit.

Personally I use a Colibri Trifecta. This has no platinium wire to make it windproof, but it does give quite a nice flame.

When I am outside and need a windproof lighter I use a torch.

i always get an uneven burn with torch lighters
but i usually smoke outside and it doesnt go out becuase of the wind so it evens out

I also use a torch (Colibri Venom) because I smoke outside as much as I do inside and I'm with Doc - assuming I toast the foot properly and make sure I draw the flame toward the cigar (rather than placing the flame to the foot) then I rarely have a problem with the burn or with "overheating" the cigar.

I use an Xtend. It's a single flame torch.

I toast the foot until I have a good white ring; I give it one puff out and then I draw while lighting the center (in a rotating motion). VERY rarely do I have uneven burn. The cigar is hot when I take that draw, but I give it a min. or so to even out.

Bear

The Xtends are terrific lighters....mine is now like 4+ years old and still working. For a candle flame I like the new Xikar lighters which ARE windproof as well.
I toast the foot then draw in the flame. But while the lighter can affect the beginning of the cigar, once you get into it it should even out unless there were construction/humidity/storage problems.

I also use a torch lighter quite a lot. I take extra time and blow on the end of the cigar to make sure it is completly lit.

Cigar lighter?
All the purist cover your ears. I use my trusty Zippo lighters. I've tried many a butane torch lighter and I don't get a even burn (yes I use the toast the foot method and then relight) with the torch lighters. I will admit I haven't tried the new Zippo Blue lighter which is a butane touch lighter. I'll be interested to see how it works.

Zippo? Don’t do it!

Me I prefer the Colibri my wife bought me for a gift a few years back. Since than I have a collection going of ones that i have seen throughout my travels that I have picked up.

But when i am inside a match is the way to go.

I had problems with my two colbri lighters in the past and someone told me the high altitude was the problem. I told a B & M guy and he recommended a Porche PD3, so i bought it and haven't had a problem with it yet. It works a little differently than most of the lighters i've come across because it has a recessed coil that gets red hot and the butane is released by a ring along the outside, so it lights everytime. My only complaint is the flame gets a little loose in the wind, but it works fine.

I use a torich too. Dam does it go through a lot of gas. Trying to light the end evenly without burning it can take a lot of time.