Brick House
A 1937 family brand revived with Nicaraguan tobacco in 2009
- Founded
- 1937
- Founded by
- Julius Caesar Newman
- Family
- Third-generation owners Eric and Bobby Newman of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Lines here
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The house
The story of Brick House
Julius Caesar Newman, founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company, created Brick House in 1937. He named the brand for his family home in the Hungarian countryside.
That brick house held the Newman family residence upstairs and the local tavern they operated downstairs. The earliest Brick House cigars were made with Cuban tobacco, but the brand later declined in popularity.
In 2009, third-generation owners Eric and Bobby Newman revived Brick House using Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua by the J.C. Newman Cigar Company.
Milestones
Moments that made the house
- 1937
Brick House created
Julius Caesar Newman created the brand and named it for his family's brick home in the Hungarian countryside.
- 2009
Brand revived
Third-generation owners Eric and Bobby Newman revived Brick House with Nicaraguan tobaccos.
- 2009
Bargain cigar honour
Cigar Aficionado named Brick House the Best Bargain Cigar of 2009.
Recognition
Awards & honours
Best Bargain Cigar of 2009
Cigar Aficionado · 2009
Craft
How they make them
Brick House cigars are handmade with long-filler tobacco in Nicaragua. The Natural is a Nicaraguan puro, combining a Nicaraguan-grown Havana Subido wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler. The Maduro uses a Brazilian Arapiraca Maduro wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan long-fillers.
Details
Things most people don't know
- Namesake house
- The Newman family lived upstairs and operated a local tavern downstairs.
- Original tobacco
- The earliest Brick House cigars were made using Cuban tobacco.
- Natural blend
- The Natural is a Nicaraguan puro with Havana Subido wrapper, binder and filler.
- Maduro wrapper
- The Maduro uses a Brazilian Arapiraca Maduro wrapper.
In the humidor
Brick House up close
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