Ashton Cigars - Special Edition Humidors

Ashton Humidors

Special Edition Humidors

Periodically, Ashton will introduce a series of Special Edition humidors. Extremely limited in their availability, these humidors will vary from the more traditional wood finishes. Some of the world’s greatest designers will be called upon to help create these Special Edition Humidors and the results will be both stunning and highly unusual. The craftsmanship and manufacturing techniques used in Special Edition Humidors will be precisely the same as all Ashton Humidors so you can be assured of quality, craftsmanship and durability second to none.

Marquetry Zig Zag & Arrowhead

These exquisitely polished and lacquered humidors remind one of the French influence on the city of New Orleans where this line of product was introduced to retailers in 2005. Classic Marquetry. Timeless yet traditional. An elegance of heirloom quality. Vintage craftsmanship reflecting a sadly disappearing art. The Arrowhead (left) is bright, and contemporary. The Zig Zag (below) is reserved, traditional and subtle.

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Tabacos Primeros

Using an antique cigar label reproduced from a collection owned by Ashton, it is printed and sealed to the leather under heat and pressure prior to sealing with a special lacquer. Then each individual wooden "filets" or strip is drilled and secured into place with gold plated nails.

Long Grain Special Leather

Using the hide of hand picked French goats ("Chagrin Chevre", our scouts search out only hides that are blemish free prior to tanning, coloring and imprinting with the long grain pattern that has become synonymous with Louis Vuitton. Interestingly, Louis Vuitton no longer uses real goat hide on their products because it has become too difficult to source their required volume of perfect hides. We do, and as a consequence, the volume of these Long Grain Humidors is strictly and naturally limited.

Snakewood

These exquisitely polished and lacquered humidors remind one of the French influence on the city of New Orleans where this line of product was introduced to retailers in 2005. The word "Cigares" is applied by hand in 24 carat gold lettering. It is protected by the “The Cigar” which is hand made and polished by a Parisian ebeniste using solid snakewood individually selected and aged prior to being inlaid with mother of pearl and gold.

Oceana

The pastilles or discs of solid palm, ebony and a specially formulated imitation ivory are derived from a French designer’s perception and observance from the portholes ("les hublot") of classic ocean-going liners. Inspired from luxury travel with an eye on the world.

Each of the individual pastilles in your humidor has been hand picked, carved and hand fitted with an attention to detail that permits no shortcuts or compromises. Craftsmanship from bygone days indeed.

Saxo

Wenge is a beautiful African wood, that grows (in Gabon, Cameroon, Congo and Zaire, concentrated) between Stanley Pool and Kiwu, in the province of Ecuador and in the area around Kinsantu. Darkening from light to coffee brown and then to black violet, the satin open-grain texture of the Wenge contrasts beautifully with hand - polished mother of pearl pastilles housed in polished metal eyelets evocative of Saxophone.

The Musical theme is continued with the Ebony Macassar version where the beautiful Ebony Veneer chosen this time for its subtle stripes of darkest brown and deepest black. Clarinet (esque) and contrasting more sharply with the hand- polished pearl and metal saxo keys. Simple and elegant, contemporary and classic.

Black and Ivory complete a musical melange. The Saxo is available in piano-black lacquer (with a metallic surprise) and finally a soothing Ivory lacquer to complement and connect with both ebony and piano black. All with hand polished pearl and metal saxo keys. A musical fantasia.

Dimensions: Medium size only –
13.80 L x 9.75 W x 6.5 H
Saxo Black and Ivory
Saxo Wenge and Saxo Macassar

Grain de Sable

Wenge is a beautiful African wood, that grows (in Gabon, Cameroon, Congo and Zaire, concentrated) between Stanley Pool and Kiwu, in the province of Equator and in the area around Kinsantu. Darkening from light to coffee brown and then to black violet, the satin open-grain texture of the Wenge contrasts stunningly with the gilded and polished metal bands textured to evoke thoughts of desert sands, voyages and voyagers and precious contents. Available in Gold or Silver.

Dimensions: Medium size only –
13.80 L x 9.75 W x 6.5 H

Retro Range

Chrome grilles and trims, pastel colors, real leather, the glorious days of the motor industry. These humidors draw their inspiration from the beautiful, classic American automobiles of the 1950’s and their context and connection with cigars from present day images of Havana. Retrospective images, bygone eras, happy days.

Available in pink, green, ivory, metallic red and metallic black.

Dimensions: Medium size only –
13.80 L x 9.75 W x 6.5 H