3月18日，來自西卡品牌的全新系列輕薄打火機向零售商發貨，這款噴射火焰的雪茄打火機外形纖細、反應靈敏。這款名為星光體（ Astral）的打火機是西卡品牌旗下的最輕薄的打火機之一。全系列有六種顏色，每款的零售價是39.99美元。

長期以來，功能和設計簡潔是西卡產品的特征。新的星光體產品線也遵循這一原則。新款打火機高2.6英寸，寬1.5英寸，厚0.5英寸（1英寸折合2.54厘米）。點火的觸發器部位設計的區域寬大，帶有紋理，手指觸摸上去往下按動，一團噴射火焰立即噴發出來。

火炬式火焰的雪茄打火機一般在空氣稀薄的高海拔地區使用起來不是很靈光，這款經過設計的打火機可以在高海波地區正常工作。當然不是指他們可以在珠穆朗瑪峰頂使用，西卡公司介紹說這款星光體的燃燒部件的前后端都設計了通風口，以應對高海拔地區。這款打火機在海拔12000英尺（折合3657米）的地方可以使用。

打火機底部的轉輪可以調節火焰強度。這個系列一共六個顏色：黑色、黑色帶玫瑰金邊、青銅色帶紅色邊、青銅色帶藍色邊、青銅色，還有一款是照片中沒有顯示的拉絲鍍鉻。

西卡品牌目前由優質進出口貿易公司（ Quality Importers Trading Co.）所有和經銷，這是一家總部位于佛羅里達州威思頓（Weston）的雪茄配件公司。

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A new series of svelte lighters from Xikar is on its way to retailers today, and the jet-flame torches promise quick, responsive action in a thin, contoured profile. Called Astral, these are among the thinnest lighters that Xikar produces. They come in six colors, all retailing for $39.99 each.

Simplicity in both function and design have long been the hallmarks of Xikar’s products, and these guiding principles inform the new Astral line. At only 2.6 inches tall by 1.5 inches high, each lighter is only a half-inch thick. The wide, low-profile ignition trigger is textured for easy thumb activation. Once you draw the trigger downward, a single jet-flame instantly sprouts upward.?

Cigar lighters, particularly torches, tend to struggle at higher altitudes, where the air is thinner, but these were designed to function properly under these conditions. They aren’t meant for the top of Mount Everest, but Xikar says the Astral’s air vents were specifically positioned on the front and back of the burner chamber for high-altitude performance, and the lighter should be able to light cigars at elevations as high as 12,000 feet above sea level.?

Flame levels can be easily adjusted by the large wheel at the bottom and the Astral comes in six colors: solid black, black with rose-gold trim (not real gold), gunmetal with red trim, gunmetal with blue trim, gunmetal and brushed chrome (not shown).

Xikar is owned and distributed by Quality Importers Trading Co., a cigar accessories company based in Weston, Florida.