{"title":"Daniel Marshall","description":"\u003cp\u003eDaniel Marshall has built humidors in California since 1982; his first commercial order came from Alfred Dunhill, and the workshop has since made boxes under its own name and for houses including Tiffany, Cartier and S.T. Dupont. Cigar Aficionado rated a Daniel Marshall humidor second of all boxes tested in 1999 and first in 2003 — the workshop's record, not this model's, and we say so plainly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page gathers what we carry from the workshop: the Ambiente 65 in hand-lacquered black matte, Spanish cedar throughout, gold-plated hinges and lock, guaranteed for life. Its sixty-five is a corona count; loaded with the larger ring gauges most people smoke it holds forty-five to fifty, which is the size our Field Guide argues for. On why fifty, and on seasoning it before the first cigar goes in, read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/a-cigar-counselor\"\u003eA Cigar, Counselor?\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/season-it-or-ruin-it\"\u003eSeason It, or Ruin It?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daniel-marshall-ambiente-65-humidor-black-matte","title":"Daniel Marshall Ambiente 65 Humidor — Black Matte","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAmbiente 65\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hand-built American humidor for anyone who has decided this is the last one — sixty-five cigars in black matte lacquer, with 24-karat gold-plated hinges and a lock, built in California by a workshop that has been making humidors since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe argued for roughly fifty cigars in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/a-cigar-counselor\"\u003eField Guide No. 04\u003c\/a\u003e — a collection rather than a warehouse. This is that box. The sixty-five on the label is a corona count: Daniel Marshall rates its humidors at corona size, and puts this one at forty-five to fifty once the larger ring gauges go in. There is no Ambiente called a fifty; there is this one, which against the cigars a working collection actually holds is a fifty. A hundred and twenty-five would have been a different conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanish cedar throughout, with two movable cedar dividers. A digital hygrometer and Daniel Marshall's own humidification system are fitted as standard. The hinges and the lock are plated in 24-karat gold, the finish is hand-applied black matte lacquer, and each humidor ships with an authenticity card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: 65 cigars (corona)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-built in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack matte lacquer finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish cedar interior, two movable cedar dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24kt gold-plated hinges, lock and key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital hygrometer and Daniel Marshall humidification system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthenticity card included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11\" W x 8 1\/2\" D x 4 1\/2\" H · Item 20065.5k\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBefore First Use\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA humidor arrives dry and must be seasoned before it will hold a climate. Wipe the interior cedar with a cloth dampened in distilled water, charge the humidification system, and close the humidor over a small dish of distilled water for 48 to 72 hours. Confirm the hygrometer holds steadily between 65% and 72% before loading cigars. \u003cstrong\u003eDistilled water only\u003c\/strong\u003e — tap water carries minerals that stain cedar and foul a humidifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/season-it-or-ruin-it\"\u003eField Guide No. 07 — Season It, or Ruin It? The full seasoning and care protocol →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne note on price.\u003c\/strong\u003e Daniel Marshall also sells a Private Stock line — the same humidors, cosmetically graded down for small blemishes in the lacquer, sold without the Daniel Marshall name at a substantially lower price. Those carry the same lifetime warranty and function identically, and if that is what you want, buy it from them directly. What we stock is standard production: named, unmarked, and priced accordingly. If you find this model cheaper elsewhere, it is worth checking which of the two you are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt to be the last humidor you buy. If what you want is fifty cigars at a working price, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-onyx-humidor-50-cigar\"\u003eOnyx\u003c\/a\u003e is the box we point to and it costs a fraction of this. Buy the Ambiente for the maker and the lifetime. Capacity is not the argument either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy sixty-five when you recommend fifty?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a fifty. Daniel Marshall rates capacity at corona size, and puts this box at forty-five to fifty once the larger ring gauges go in. The number on the label and the number you will actually fit are two different things, and the spec list above quotes the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need seasoning before I use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. A new humidor is not ready the day it arrives, and putting cigars into an unseasoned cedar box is how you spend a month wondering why they went dry. Season it first, and give the hygrometer two calibrated weeks before you trust it, which is the whole of \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/season-it-or-ruin-it\"\u003eSeason It, or Ruin It?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat comes with it?\u003c\/strong\u003e A digital hygrometer, the Daniel Marshall humidification system, two movable Spanish cedar dividers and an authenticity card. The interior is Spanish cedar throughout; the hinges, lock and key are 24-karat gold-plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much desk does it take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Eleven inches wide by eight and a half deep and four and a half high — a study desk or a credenza, not a closet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it worth a hand-built American box over a cedar-lined one?\u003c\/strong\u003e Only if you mean to keep it. Both hold seventy percent. This one is also furniture, and it is the one you buy having decided it is the last one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrister \u0026amp; Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Daniel Marshall, an American humidor workshop, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy we carry it.\u003c\/em\u003e Most humidors are assembled overseas to a price and warranted for a year. Daniel Marshall builds his in California and covers them for life — the same argument that earns Xikar its place here, applied to a box rather than a blade. The workshop exists because of one order: Marshall was making humidors by hand in 1982 when Alfred Dunhill sent a purchase order for a quarter of a million dollars, and he built the factory to fill it. \u003cem\u003eCigar Aficionado\u003c\/em\u003e has twice rated his boxes at or near the top of the field — best buy of those tested in 1999, and first of the fourteen tested in 2003. Neither was this model, and we would rather say so than let those ratings do work they did not do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty.\u003c\/strong\u003e This Product carries Daniel Marshall's lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, and Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Cracking or warping caused by improper seasoning is not a manufacturing defect. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/warranty-policy\"\u003eWarranty Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51565582025019,"sku":"20065.5K","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/8153\/4523\/files\/OfficialAutographed_20065_1024x1024_2x_1.png?v=1790542162"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/8153\/4523\/collections\/hf_20260929_025820_a1615ba2-d7f5-4a07-a65c-5c2b13e9ca2c.png?v=1790650856","url":"https:\/\/www.barristerandbespoke.com\/collections\/daniel-marshall.oembed","provider":"Barrister \u0026 Bespoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}