3月18日，来自西卡品牌的全新系列轻薄打火机向零售商发货，这款喷射火焰的雪茄打火机外形纤细、反应灵敏。这款名为星光体（ Astral）的打火机是西卡品牌旗下的最轻薄的打火机之一。全系列有六种颜色，每款的零售价是39.99美元。

长期以来，功能和设计简洁是西卡产品的特征。新的星光体产品线也遵循这一原则。新款打火机高2.6英寸，宽1.5英寸，厚0.5英寸（1英寸折合2.54厘米）。点火的触发器部位设计的区域宽大，带有纹理，手指触摸上去往下按动，一团喷射火焰立即喷发出来。

火炬式火焰的雪茄打火机一般在空气稀薄的高海拔地区使用起来不是很灵光，这款经过设计的打火机可以在高海波地区正常工作。当然不是指他们可以在珠穆朗玛峰顶使用，西卡公司介绍说这款星光体的燃烧部件的前后端都设计了通风口，以应对高海拔地区。这款打火机在海拔12000英尺（折合3657米）的地方可以使用。

打火机底部的转轮可以调节火焰强度。这个系列一共六个颜色：黑色、黑色带玫瑰金边、青铜色带红色边、青铜色带蓝色边、青铜色，还有一款是照片中没有显示的拉丝镀铬。

西卡品牌目前由优质进出口贸易公司（ Quality Importers Trading Co.）所有和经销，这是一家总部位于佛罗里达州威思顿（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.