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 serve as a guide to walk the trade show floor and find out what companies will be showcasing. While there isn’t a Trade Show, we are still covering the summer releases.

Below is a (as close to) real-time status of the Big-Board as we know. Each week we will be tracking the status on “The Blog” in terms of what companies have made announcements.

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.

* 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 made publicly and not “private” invites for retailers.

Inclusions/Exclusions

Inclusions

1. Announced, released or first shipments of cigars between June 1st with a tentative end date of 9/21. 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 (Restricted to a geography within a single country)
4. Packaging changes

Exclusions

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