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Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild

Brick House Double Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

Brick House Double Connecticut is a mild hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut Shade (US-grown) wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention cream, wood, black pepper, citrus and cedar.

On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Davidoff Signature and Villiger 1492.

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What does Brick House Double Connecticut taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cream
  • wood
  • black pepper
  • citrus
  • cedar

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Shade (US-grown)
BinderConnecticut Broadleaf (US-grown)
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMild
Made byJ.C. Newman Cigar Co. (rolled at the PENSA factory, Nicaragua)
SizesRobusto 5x54 · Toro 6x52 · Corona Larga 6.25x46 · Short Torpedo 5.5x52 · Churchill 7.25x50 · Mighty Mighty 6.25x60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: creamy, mild smoke, well built, even burn and good value.

Some say: too mild for some and tight start on some sticks.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United Kingdom.

Cigars like Brick House Double Connecticut

  1. Davidoff Signature81% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cream and nuts, same strength.
  2. Villiger 149273% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more hay and herbs, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
  3. Joya de Nicaragua Clásico (Clásico Original)69% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Nicaraguan filler too, more cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  4. Don Diego Classic68% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.
  5. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)68% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Nicaraguan filler too, more caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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