Comprehensive Box Code list

[TheGiver]

Hello FOH. Not a very active member here from a posting standpoint. Thanks for having me.

I could not find a comprehensive list for factory codes anywhere online. If there is one, please point me in the right direction.

 

Would appreciate filling in any holes. Special thanks to coronacigar for his help.

 

 

[JohnS]

Check out the following threads...

 

[TheGiver]

Thank you John. I did see those threads. Kinda a hot mess.

I see now there may be a list going already(took some digging). Apologies for the duplicate thread.

[NSXCIGAR]

22 minutes ago, TheGiver said:

I could not find a comprehensive list for factory codes anywhere online.

After 2003 the only factories that can be confirmed by deduction are El Laguito, Partagas, HU, La Corona and the two Pinar factories. 

To complete your chart:

Partagas last two: ETP and MSU 

HU last two: MEG and GEM

La Corona last three: EML, LGR and RAT

Donatien last 3: SLE, MUP and GLE

Pinar last two: ARS and BSM

[SpecialK]

13 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

After 2003 the only factories that can be confirmed by deduction are El Laguito, Partagas, HU, La Corona and the two Pinar factories. 

To complete your chart:

Partagas last two: ETP and MSU 

HU last two: MEG and GEM

La Corona last three: EML, LGR and RAT

Donatien last 3: SLE, MUP and GLE

Pinar last two: ARS and BSM

 

do you mean ASR for Pinar ?

[Thirdcoastwatch]

Wow.   This is great!   Nice work

[Bagman]

1 hour ago, SpecialK said:

 

do you mean ASR for Pinar ?

No.

[NSXCIGAR]

On 8/17/2021 at 2:53 PM, SpecialK said:

do you mean ASR for Pinar ?

Pinar was ARS. I don't recall ASR. Must be a new provincial since ARS went to BSM before MAR 20 so it's not a typo. 

Edit: looks like ASR ran concurrent with ARS for quite a while. I see it as far back a 2017. Definitely a provincial but seems to handle a lot of RG and a little of everything including some Quintero and Vegueros. 

[Akela3rd]

I've had two boxes of ASR - Partagas Aristocrats Mar 18 and Monte Edmundos May 18, both were excellent so someone was doing it right... wherever they were.

Sent by spooky action at a distance

[Cairo]

2 hours ago, Akela3rd said:

ASR

I have a June 18 ASR Party Short Cab that is amazing.

[coug28]

We’ve approached the point where there should a new El Laguito factory code for boxes packed in the last half of 2021 it seems based on past trends. 
 

Anyone have any insight as to what this code may be as of yet…or still to early to be seeing these just yet? 

[Tstew75]

7 hours ago, coug28 said:

We’ve approached the point where there should a new El Laguito factory code for boxes packed in the last half of 2021 it seems based on past trends. 
 

Anyone have any insight as to what this code may be as of yet…or still to early to be seeing these just yet? 

Borderline impossible to know just yet. Not many boots on the ground in Cuba, plus we haven't started to see late 21s in market yet to help verify.

The latest MAR-coded box I've seen was JUN 21 CoLas

[NSXCIGAR]

11 hours ago, coug28 said:

We’ve approached the point where there should a new El Laguito factory code for boxes packed in the last half of 2021 it seems based on past trends. 
 

Anyone have any insight as to what this code may be as of yet…or still to early to be seeing these just yet? 

UAO transitioned to MAR in NOV 19. I've seen codes last for well over 2 years. La Corona, for example, was LGR from JUN 17 to OCT 19. And who knows what's happening with the schedule after the fiasco this year. I wouldn't necessarily expect a new El Laguito code in the near term.