It appears that the cigar industry has its first COVID-19 pandemic-inspired lighter.
As the story goes, the Visol Ridge was inspired by observing the experience of a cigar smoker in a cigar lounge during the pandemic, specifically what they wanted to use when they wanted to put their cigar down. Due to the health concerns regarding the virus and concerns regarding how transmissible it was, a lot of cigar shops began removing shared accessories, while some cigars smokers didn’t want to use a shared accessory including an ashtray to rest their cigar.
While there have been a number of lighters that have curved lids, the Visol Ridge raises the stakes by making the rest from one side of the lighter’s body.