In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have 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 have taken the “Big Board” live for our coverage of “Summer of ’20.” We have listed 128 companies that are frequently covered by 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.

Prime Time Virtual Trade Show

Concurrent with our coverage of the cigar releases for the Summer of 2020, Prime Time Episode 148 featured a virtual trade show. On this event, we featured representatives from many of the leading cigar brands and companies out there who cover products being released this summer. The full show can be found in the video below.

Data Analysis (“Insider Baseball”)

 

After nine weeks, the list of companies we have been tracking for new summer product releases has reached the 50% mark.

Going into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, of 123 companies, only 23.58% went into that show without making an announcement. In terms of summer releases for 2020, the end date is a little more open. I’m estimating the end date for Summer of ’20 product announcements will be somewhere between August 30th and September 21st, depending on when we see the announcements essentially come to a halt. Based on that I don’t see any way we reach the 23.38% mark.

We have seen an average movement in companies announcing products at 2.22% per week. If we look at that average and factor in the August 30th to September 21st range, I’m estimating the numbers to come between 36.67% to 43.33% of companies not making announcements. However I think that releases will slow down, so I’m inclined to look at a potential Summer of ’20 number of companies not making announcements of new product to be 40%.

Meanwhile, as we said previously, what the data doesn’t show is companies adding to their set of product announcements. While we haven’t gone back to calculate that data, we are seeing that data trend up.

Finally, if you are following the scoreboard at home, in the past eight weeks we have seen the needle move only 20% in terms of product releases.

Scoreboard

Year Companies No Announcements % No Announcements
2019 123 29 23.58%
2020 128 64 50.00%

Week 9

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

Companies Listed: 128 (No Change)
Companies with No Announcements: 64 (50.00%); This translates to a 2.34% gain in companies making announcements from the prior week.

 

 

The Big Board Snapshot 8/13/20

Following the list are 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 (*)
ADventura Cigars
Aganorsa Leaf (*)
AJ Fernandez
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
Boutique Blends
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 (*)
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
  • Esteban Carreras Cashmere
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
  • Gran Habano 20th Anniversary
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
  • La Jugada Habano BP Toro
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
Perdomo (*)
Pier 28 Cigars No information on new product has been announced
Plasencia Packaging Changes
Pospiech Cigars 
  • Powstanie Wojtek Toro
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 (*)  
  • 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
  • La Fabrica Mi Terruno
  • La Fabrica The Butcher
  • La Fabrica The Quaker
Smoking Jacket No information on new product has been announced
Southern Draw (*) No information on new product has been announced
Stallone Cigars U.S. Market Launch

  • Palomino
  • Castano
  • Alazán
  • Zaino
  • Negro
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
  • Limited Edition Xi2 Camo Series
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” invititations 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 are only included when complying with our coverage policies.
  3. Regional releases
  4. Packaging changes

Exclusions

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