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Review: Prometheus 2012 Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Ultimo X

Today we’re looking at the Prometheus 2012 Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Ultimo X lighter. Established in 1992, Prometheus International, Inc. started out exclusively as a lighter company. Since then it has grown to include all sorts of cigar accessories besides lighters, including cutters, humidors and more. In 2004 Keith Park, owner of Prometheus, expanded into [...]

Review: Screwpop Cigar Punch

For the past few months I’ve had the Screwpop Cigar Punch attached to my keychain. Brett Fischer sent me one a while back and I’ll be honest—it wasn’t until two weeks ago I actually found it useful. I don’t think it’s because the product doesn’t do its job, rather, I was simply waiting for Screwpop [...]

Review: Armored Humidor Systems P-15

Armored Humidor Systems has been around for years, but in 2010 the business was purchased by Jeff Haugen, who also owns site sponsor Tobacco Grove and is now updating the brand. All Armored Humidors use genuine Pelican cases. In case you are unfamiliar with Pelican, the company’s press line reads: Pelican Products, Inc. is the [...]

Review: Prometheus 2011 Limited Edition God of Fire Magma T

(Editor’s Note: This is the first halfwheel accessory review, you can find out more about what’s to come here.) In 2010, Prometheus launched a new tabletop lighter, the Magma T. Since then, various limited edition versions of the lighter have been released, most recently the Prometheus 20th Anniversary Collection. Last year, Prometheus created two limited [...]

Review: Tatuaje El Triunfador Collection Soft Flame Lighter

In November of 2010, Tatuaje released 100 sets of a new cigar accessory collection. Dubbed the Tatuaje El Triunfador Collection, each piece in the set was hand made and finished in Los Angeles by Cyril Brizard’s Brizard & Co., formerly Atoll. They are made using leather, macassar ebony wood and sterling silver, giving it quite [...]