a lighting device for cigarettes and cigars having an upright elongate body , a lid openable approximately ninety angular degrees from the body , a nozzle for producing a flame and directing the flame from the body at an angled direction between the body and the lid . the proximity of the flame base to the lid protects the flame from being inadvertently extinguished , while the distance of the flame tip from the lid allows the lighting of large diameter cigars and avoids overheating of the lid .