Brick House Original
The core Nicaraguan blend - medium-bodied, dependable, and the deepest vitola range in the portfolio.
Brick House is a J.C. Newman family brand first sold in the 1930s and revived as a Nicaraguan handmade. MDC distributes the Original, Maduro, and Double Connecticut lines to hospitality and retail partners nationwide.
Brick House is the brand MDC reaches for when an account needs quality-per-dollar. The Newman family named it after the sturdy brick home their story began in, and the cigar lives up to the name: honest Nicaraguan construction, consistent batches, and a price that leaves room for everyone in the chain to make money.
MDC keeps 20 active Brick House SKUs in rotation across the Original, Maduro, and Double Connecticut lines, plus box-display samplers built for the retail counter. All three lines share the same generous 25-count boxes and the same job description: a well-made everyday premium that guests reorder without being sold.
“Brick House is in our standing rotation because the accounts we serve - from casinos to cigar bars - sell through it consistently. That's the only reason a brand stays on our line card.”
Not every SKU in the Brick House catalog is in our standing rotation - we curate to what actually moves at retail. These are the core lines we keep in depth.
The core Nicaraguan blend - medium-bodied, dependable, and the deepest vitola range in the portfolio.
The darker, richer sibling. Covers the maduro slot at the same friendly price point.
Two Connecticut wrappers on one mild, creamy cigar. The daytime and new-smoker pick.
Counter-ready box displays, including the Mighty Mighty and 6x60 formats. Built for impulse retail.
Brick House is a volume player, and it fits anywhere price-conscious guests smoke in numbers. Golf shops and driving-range bars run it as the house everyday stick. Liquor stores give it shelf space because the 25-count boxes turn fast at an accessible retail price. Casino floor bars and event programs use it where a premium name at a modest cost matters more than a boutique story. The Double Connecticut also earns a spot in hotel programs as the approachable option next to fuller-bodied anchors.
MDC's active Brick House SKUs run roughly $32–$329 per box wholesale - the low end is small display sub-units, and full 25-count boxes cluster in the $150–$210 band, which works out to one of the lowest per-stick costs in the premium handmade category. Venues typically retail at 1.8x–2.5x wholesale, and at these wholesale numbers Brick House is a margin machine at a retail price almost any guest says yes to.
The MDC approach to any brand is the same: start with a curated core rotation sized to your venue, prove sell-through, then layer in deeper SKU coverage as the account matures. For a typical hospitality account, a Brick House program begins with 2–3 vitolas across 40–60 cigars of opening depth, paired with the other brands that complement your overall humidor structure.
Because Brick House is one of the core workhorse brands in the category, it's almost always part of the MDC opening-proposal for any new account - the exact SKUs and depth vary by whether you're running a bar-led hospitality program, a dedicated cigar lounge, or a pro-shop display. Your rep builds the proposal fast once you apply, with real numbers keyed to your venue.
Other brands frequently paired with Brick House in MDC programs: Diamond Crown , Cuesta Rey , Perla Del Mar , Baccarat . For the complete list of brands MDC distributes, see the wholesale cigar brands index. For the programs each brand fits - hospitality, retail, cigar bar - see Cigars for Hospitality and Cigars for Retail.
Apply to open an MDC account. We'll look at your venue profile, your existing rotation (if any), and tell you exactly what a Brick House program should look like on your floor - opening SKUs, depth, price points, and how it pairs with the rest of your humidor.
Every month without Brick House on your shelf is margin your competitors are collecting. Your rep can have it in your first shipment within a week of approval.
P.S. Brick House has been in MDC's standing rotation for 14+ years. If MDC can help your business, we can get you into a first shipment within a week of qualifying.