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  About  J.C. Newman Brick House In 1937, Julius Caesar Newman, the founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company, introduced the Brick House brand in honor of his family's residence, a brick house located in the Hungarian countryside. This house had the Newman family living on its upper floor and a local tavern on the lower floor. Originally, the earliest Brick House cigars were crafted using Cuban tobacco. Despite facing a decline in popularity, the brand saw a resurgence in 2009 under the leadership of third-generation owners Eric and Bobby Newman. They made the transition to incorporating Nicaraguan tobaccos into their blends. This effort gained recognition, leading to the cigar being named the Best Bargain Cigar of 2009 by Cigar Aficionado.

About Perdomo Factory Blend Perdomo is a brand of cigars primarily grown and produced in Nicaragua and sold worldwide by Tabacalera Perdomo. Manufactured by Perdomo Cigars, the company is a family owned and operated business headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida and headed by CEO Nick Perdomo, Jr. The Perdomo Factory Tour Blend represents Tabacalera Perdomo's dedication to crafting handmade cigars using well-aged tobacco. Initially, this blend was exclusively offered at their factory in Nicaragua, but it became available to the public in 2015. It comes in three varieties: one with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, another with a Nicaraguan Sun Grown wrapper, and a third with a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper. 

About La Galera  Anemoi In the Dominican Republic, the winds have their own stories to tell. The ancient Greeks called them the Anemoi and gave names to the winds coming from the North, South, East, and West - Boreas, Notos, Eurus, and Zephyrus, respectively. Here, we're going to focus on Zephyrus, the West wind. When Zephyrus blows, it's a sign that rain is on the way. This rain usually comes from the south of Cuba and flows along the coast between the Cordillera Septentrional in the north and the Cordillera Central in the south. These rain clouds are low and can't escape the valley. Before we had fancy tools to predict the weather, the people here knew that when the west wind blew, rain was coming. As the valley gets higher, the rain falls in places like Santiago, Tamboril, and Moca. These cities are important for growing tobacco in the Dominican Republic.

About Aliados Aliados, the legendary cigar brand originally created by Don Rolando Reyes in Cuba, continues to evolve with a new identity. Don Rolando, a cigar industry icon with roots tracing back to pre-revolutionary Cuba, produced Aliados cigars in Havana until his factory was seized in the early 1960s. After relocating, Aliados found its home in Honduras in 1990. Today, it thrives in two distinct lines. The first, crafted by Julio Eiroa in Honduras, preserves the original blend perfected by Rolando Reyes. The second, a limited 2022 release by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Dominican Republic, showcases a Sumatra wrapper aged for five years. This revival honors the Cuban exiles who pursued their cigar-making dreams outside of Cuba, symbolizing unity within the industry. CigarPursuits Review Appearance & Construction : 13/15 I sampled a torpedo size, with dimensions of 6 x 54. The wrapper, while generally smooth , did display slight imperfections , including a few noticeable crac...