{"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 the lawyer 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\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 holds sixty-five, because the Ambiente line begins at sixty-five and Daniel Marshall does not make a fifty. We would rather say so than pretend our own standard moved to fit the inventory. Fifteen cigars past the ideal, in a box measuring 11 by 8½ inches, is a difference you will not notice on a credenza. A hundred and twenty-five would have been a different conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003ch4\u003eBefore First Use\u003c\/h4\u003e\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eBuilt to be the last humidor you buy. If what you want is the fifty-cigar capacity exactly, 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 because you want the maker and the lifetime, not because it holds more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy sixty-five when you recommend fifty?\u003c\/strong\u003e Because the Ambiente line begins at sixty-five and Daniel Marshall does not make a fifty. We argued for roughly fifty in the Field Guide and we still would; we would rather say so than pretend our own advice bends to what we happen to stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\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\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\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, hand-built in California by a workshop making humidors since 1982, and it is the one you buy having decided it is the last one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrister \u0026amp; Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Daniel Marshall, an American workshop building humidors by hand in California since 1982, 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\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 has built them by hand in California since 1982 and covers them for life — the same argument that earns Xikar its place here, applied to a box rather than a blade. We stock one Daniel Marshall rather than a range, because the point of carrying it is that it sits at the top of the category, not that it is a category of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\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=1787369626","url":"https:\/\/www.barristerandbespoke.com\/products\/daniel-marshall-ambiente-65-humidor-black-matte","provider":"Barrister \u0026 Bespoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}