Brick House Cigars

The cigars had a very successful run with a loyal following until the Great Depression brought an abrupt end to the brand. Over 80 years later, grandsons Eric and Bobby Newman relaunched Brick House using binder and long filler tobacco aged in the mountains of Nicaragua, covered a rare and hearty Havana Subido wrapper leaf.

The original Brick House line offered a rich mellow-to-medium smoke laced with luscious notes of earth, cedar, spice, and coffee, punctuated with a long-lasting sweet tobacco finish. A best seller nationwide, Brick House was voted the Best Bargain Cigar and earned a spot in the Top 25 Cigars by Cigar Aficionado with a well-deserved 91-rating. Following on the heels of the inaugural brands’ overwhelming success, two more cigar lines were added to the Brick House brand portfolio. The first line extension, called Brick House Maduro cigars, features the finest aged Nicaraguan binder and long filler tobaccos covered by beautiful, oily, and dark, Brazilian Arapiraca maduro wrapper. Learn more about this cigar by reading our Brick House cigar review on the Blending Room.

This second installment is a bolder medium -to full bodied smoke, offering complex flavors of black pepper and earth, backed by savory nuances of chocolate, dried fruit, and caramel. Feeling the need to provide smokers with a smooth Connecticut-style cigar, the Newman brothers released the third and final Brick House blend to date that was dubbed Brick House Double Connecticut cigars. This last release showcases a stunning golden brown Connecticut Shade wrapper that surrounds a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a core of fully aged Nicaraguan long filler tobacco.

Flavors of sweet cedar, coffee, cream, toast, and subtle hints of spice, provide a mouthwatering mellow-to medium bodied experience that will have you craving more.

One interesting note that has consistently accompanied the Brick House brand through reviews with Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Advisor and Cigar Inspector is that the consistency of each smoke is remarkably similar. One thing many aficionados know but newbies to the cigar smoking hobby are unaware of is the fact that some cigars can taste quite differently from stick to stick. How the cigars travel, how they are aged, how they are cut and even how they are lit make a world of difference to the overall taste. That’s why many of the top cigar reviewers out there often smoke two or three cigars before giving it an overall score. One stick may have a knot causing a burn issue or forced readjustment. One stick may simply be on the sour side.

Not Brick House. It’s difficult to find an apt comparison. Think, for a moment, about the best and most dependable light beers, for example, or budget bottles of wine. While they taste fine, few are pushing the boundaries of taste and style while adhering to a budget-friendly price range. Brick House is revered by both the highest ends of the cigar industry and the pure budget smokers for whom price is the most critical aspect.

It's a refreshing play in an industry in which some brands have allowed their prices to skyrocket. It’s not irregular now to see premium cigars going for more than $100 a stick depending on the blend, with box prices topping $1,000 for special limited-edition releases. While there is nothing wrong with this, most smokers are going to want their humidor stocked with something dependable and delectable; a cigar with a rich history and a compelling story but one that won’t cost a fortune. A box purchase of Brick House is one of the safest investments a buyer can make given the combination of price and quality.

Order your preferred Brick House blend online from JR Cigar today, and enjoy a combination of top-notch construction, superb quality, and the luxurious taste that every J.C. Newman offering provides. For more information, check out our JC Newman buying guide on the Blending Room.