In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing.

This year, we will take the “Big Board” live for our coverage of “Summer of ’20.” We have listed 125 companies that are frequently covered on Cigar Coop or a major publication. We will be updating this in real-time as much as possible. The real-time link can be found by clicking the button below:

Big Board – Real Time

We will also be taking snapshots of the Big Board in “The Blog” so you can follow the progress of these companies. This will be done most likely on a weekly basis. We are also planning a Prime Time Show in July to cover this list.

Prime Time Virtual Trade Show

Concurrent with our coverage of the cigar releases for the Summer of 2020, Prime Time Episode 148 will feature a virtual trade show. On this event, we will feature representatives from many of the leading cigar brands and companies out there who will cover products being released this summer. We covered more details of this event earlier this week.

The Blog: About the Summer of ’20 Virtual Trade Show

Data Analysis (“Insider Baseball”)

This is another important week when attempting to track the “Summer of 20” releases by companies. July 13, 2020 would have been the close of the 2020 PCA Trade Show. When we published the Big Board in 2019 the day the trade show opened, we reported on 123 companies. Of those 123 companies, only 29 had no announcements – about 23.58%. We didn’t track the Big Board once the Trade Show had opened, so the 23.58% number is still what we are using.

In 2020, the story is very different. Without the pressure of a trade show, the number of announcements remains low. Of 125 companies, 73 had no announcements – translating to 58.40%.

Week 5 saw a 3.71% increase from the previous week in product announcements and had the most number of product announcements for the Summer of 2020 releases. Things once again slowed up as for Week 6 we only saw a 1.6% increase from the previous week.

At this point, things are limping along.  While the COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing, there is no pressure of a Trade Show and as a result, I would expect to have this trend continue throughout the summer months. The question is how close can we get to the 23.58% when this is all over.

Finally, if you are following the scoreboard at home, in the past six weeks we have seen the needle move only 11.6% in terms of product releases.

Scoreboard

Year Companies No Announcements %
2019 123 29 23.58%
2020 125 73 58.40%

Week 6

The scoreboard will only be updated weekly for blog posts and not on the real-time feed that is to be provided.

Companies Listed: 125,  (0 Change)
Companies with No Announcements: 73 (58.40%); This translates to a 1.6% gain in companies making announcements from the prior week.

 

The Big Board Snapshot 7/23/20

Following the list is criteria for inclusions or exclusions considered for this list. While the information is meant to be as accurate as possible, we know there are probably some omissions or corrections needed. Unless we find them, only corrections from the manufacturer or representative of the manufacturer will be considered. Corrections will be made on the real-time link (coming soon) and also corrected in the next updated post on “The Blog.” This current post will not be updated with the corrections.

Brand Line
7-20-4 Cigars No information on new product has been announced
A.C.E. Prime (*) No information on new product has been announced
Aganorsa Leaf (*)
Aging Room No information on new product has been announced
AJ Fernandez
  • New World Connecticut Gordo (6 x 60)
Alec Bradley (*)
Altadis
American Caribbean Cigars No information on new product has been announced.
Antigua Estelí No information on new product has been announced
Arrival Cigars (Ken Hamlin)
  • The Arrival
Arturo Fuente Originally announced for PCA

  • Hemingway Perfectos
  • Four Special Sizes of OpusX Forbidden X
Ashton No information on new product has been announced
AVO
Battleground No information on new product has been announced
Bugatti No information on new product has been announced
Caldwell No information on new product has been announced
Camacho
Casa Cuevas (*) No information on new product has been announced
Casa Turrent
  • Casa Turrent 1880
Casdagli No information on new product has been announced
Cattle Baron Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Cavalier Genève No information on new product has been announced
Chinnock Cellars No information on new product has been announced
CLE Cigar Company/Asylum
  • Asylum 8
Colibri No information on new product has been announced
Crowned Heads
Crux Cigar Company
Cubanacan No information on new product has been announced
Cubariqueno
D’Crossier No information on new product has been announced
Daniel Marshall
Dapper Cigar Company No information on new product has been announced
Davidoff
De Los Reyes Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Debonaire House No information on new product has been announced
Drew Estate (*)
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (*)
El Artista No information on new product has been announced
El Septimo No information on new product has been announced
E.P. Carrillo
Epic Cigars
Espinosa
Esteban Carreras No information on new product has been announced
Ezra Zion Cigar Company The company does release small batch cigars on a frequent basis, but typically has not been a part of the trade show. This is being counted as released product.
Falto
Flor de Gonzalez (FDG) No information on new product has been announced
Foundation Cigar Company
  • El Güengüense 5 year Aniversario
Fratello
General Cigar
Global Premium Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Gran Habano No information on new product has been announced
Graycliff No information on new product has been announced
GTO
  • La Cura
Gurkha
Hammer + Sickle No information on new product has been announced
HVC
Hiram & Solomon No information on new product has been announced
Illusione (*)
  • Illusione PCA Exclusive
Island Lifestyle Importers Packaging Changes to core line
Jas Sum Kral
JC Newman Cigar Company
Jeremy Jack No information on new product has been announced
Joya de Nicaragua (*)
JRE Tobacco Co.
Kafie 1901 Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Kristoff No information on new product has been announced
La Aurora La Aurora Nicaragua (Non-U.S.)
La Barba No information on new product has been announced
La Familia Robaina (White Hat Cigars) No information on new product has been announced
La Flor Dominicana No information on new product has been announced
La Galera/IndianHead Cigars
  • Palindrome
La Palina No information on new product has been announced
La Sirena No information on new product has been announced
Las Cumbres Tabaco No information on new product has been announced
Leaf Cigars No information on new product has been announced
LH Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Lost & Found
Matilde No information on new product has been announced
Maya Selva Cigars No information on new product has been announced
MBombay No information on new product has been announced
Miami Cigar and Company No information on new product has been announced
Micallef Cigars
MLB Cigar Ventures No information on new product has been announced.
Mombacho
MoyaRuiz Cigars No information on new product has been announced
My Father
  • Fonseca
Nat Sherman No information on new product has been announced
Ohana No information on new product has been announced
Oliva (*) No information on new product has been announced
Oscar Valladares No information on new product has been announced
Oveja Negra Brands
Padilla
Padron No information on new product has been announced
Patina Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Patoro
  • Patoro Platino Perfecto
  • VA XO Extra Belicoso,
  • Patoro Vintage Perfecto
Paul Garmirian
  • PG Gourmet Series III 30th Anniversary
PDR Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Perdomo
Pier 28 Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Plasencia Packaging Changes
Providencia No information on new product has been announced
Quesada No information on new product has been announced
Recluse No information on new product has been announced
Regius No information on new product has been announced
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (*)
Rock-A-Feller Cigars No information on new product has been announced
RoMa Craft Tobac (*) /Powstanie/Fable 
  • Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Tar and Feathered
Room101
  • Room 101 11th Anniversary
Sans Pareil No information on new product has been announced
Serino Cigar Company No information on new product has been announced
Sindicato No information on new product has been announced
Sinistro No information on new product has been announced
Smoking Jacket No information on new product has been announced
Southern Draw (*) No information on new product has been announced
Tatuaje/L’Atelier
  • Tatuaje Karloff
  • Tatuaje MBS FK
Topper No information on new product has been announced
Toscano Cigars
Tre J No information on new product has been announced
United Cigar
Ventura No information on new product has been announced
Viaje
Villiger No information on new product has been announced
Warped No information on new product has been announced
XIKAR/Quality Importers No information on new product has been announced
Zander Greg (Nat Cicco) No information on new product has been announced

* Company is using an alternate means for exhibiting at a Trade Show (Virtual Events for Consumers and/or Retailers, Structured Road Events). Open “vherfs” will not be considered unless under some sort of a structured program by the company. Retailer hosted vherfs do not constitute an alternative Trade Show. Events must have been publicly announced rather than given through “private” invites for retailers.

Inclusions/Exclusions

Inclusions

  1. Released or first shipments of cigars between June 1st with a tentative end date of 8/31. If product releases slow down, the Big Board may stop updating prior to that date.
  2. Shop exclusives only included when complying with our coverage policies around covering them.
  3. Regional releases
  4. Packaging changes

Exclusions

  1. Event only cigars
  2. Lounge cigars
  3. TAA cigars