Brick House
Brick House cigars are handmade by J.C. Newman at its PENSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The modern Brick House portfolio centers on three distinct blends: the original Natural with an Ecuadorian Havana wrapper, Maduro with Brazilian Arapiraca, and Double Connecticut with genuine U.S. Connecticut Shade and Broadleaf tobaccos.
Shop Brick House Natural, Maduro, and Double Connecticut cigars at Cigars N Cigars. Compare wrappers and available Robusto, Toro, Churchill, Mighty Mighty, Torpedo, and other Brick House vitolas across the collection.
Brick House Cigars: Natural, Maduro and Double Connecticut
Brick House is a J.C. Newman cigar brand produced at the company's PENSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The modern portfolio uses Nicaraguan tobacco as its foundation while changing the wrapper and, in the case of Double Connecticut, the binder to create three distinct expressions.
Natural uses an Ecuadorian Havana wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. Maduro replaces that wrapper with Brazilian Arapiraca, while Double Connecticut combines genuine U.S. Connecticut Shade wrapper with Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan filler. These tobacco differences provide the clearest way to compare Brick House cigars.
Brick House Cigar Blends
Brick House Natural
Brick House Natural is the original expression of the modern Nicaraguan-made Brick House line. It uses an Ecuadorian Havana wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos and is available across a broad range of traditional and large-ring vitolas. The Natural blend provides the reference point for comparing the darker Maduro and tobacco-distinct Double Connecticut versions.
Brick House Maduro
Brick House Maduro uses the Nicaraguan binder and filler foundation of Brick House with a Brazilian Arapiraca Maduro wrapper. J.C. Newman positions the Maduro as darker and spicier than the original Brick House, with the wrapper creating the primary tobacco distinction between the two blends.
Brick House Double Connecticut
Brick House Double Connecticut combines genuine U.S.-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper with Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. Unlike many Connecticut-style cigars using Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut-seed wrapper, J.C. Newman specifies that both Connecticut tobaccos in this blend are grown in the Connecticut River Valley.
Brick House Natural vs. Maduro vs. Double Connecticut
Natural, Maduro, and Double Connecticut share the Brick House name but use meaningfully different tobacco configurations. Natural combines Ecuadorian Havana with Nicaraguan interior tobaccos, Maduro uses Brazilian Arapiraca over Nicaraguan binder and filler, and Double Connecticut pairs U.S. Connecticut Shade and Broadleaf with Nicaraguan filler. Choosing among them begins with wrapper and blend preference before comparing size.
Where Are Brick House Cigars Made?
Modern Brick House cigars are handmade at J.C. Newman's PENSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The factory produces Brick House Natural, Maduro, and Double Connecticut along with other Nicaraguan cigar brands in the J.C. Newman portfolio.
Brick House Robusto, Toro, Churchill and Mighty Mighty Cigars
Brick House is produced in a wide range of dimensions. Current factory sizes include Corona, Robusto, Short Torpedo, Toro, Corona Larga, Churchill, and the large-ring Mighty Mighty, with availability varying by blend. This makes it possible to select a Brick House tobacco blend first and then compare several vitolas within that collection.
The History of Brick House Cigars
Julius C. Newman created Brick House as a reference to his childhood home in Austria-Hungary, the only brick house in his village. The original Brick House was made with Cuban tobacco. The Newman family later revived the brand as a Nicaraguan-made premium cigar, establishing the modern Brick House portfolio sold today.
Choosing a Brick House Cigar
Start with the blend: Natural for the Ecuadorian Havana-wrapped original, Maduro for Brazilian Arapiraca, or Double Connecticut for genuine Connecticut Shade and Broadleaf tobaccos. After selecting the blend, compare the available ring gauge, length, and shape to choose the preferred Brick House vitola.