Ashtrays

The ashtray is the ritual's punctuation. A proper rest lets a cigar pause mid-conversation without going out, and keeps a long evening from turning into a balancing act. Every ashtray here is a Barrister & Bespoke Essentials piece — stocked because the ritual needs one and this one does the job.

The pieces run from the Sliding Ashtray with Hidden Humidor, which stores five to seven cigars beneath the rest, to the Saint Lucia in satin black, which disappears into a modern room rather than announcing itself. The Wood & Crystal Cross-Hatched Ashtray is the one for a desk that runs to warmer materials. The Leather Trim Ashtray carries a built-in cutter, which is the right answer for a porch or a boat where the rest of the kit has been left inside.

Which rest, which room? A four-rest tray for company; a single deep bowl for the study. Choose for where it will sit rather than what it is made of, and you'll rarely choose wrong. The whole ritual — cutter, light, box and rest — is argued in A Cigar, Counselor?

Ships as shown. No tobacco.