Today I take a look at another special release from the little company down in Texas that keeps cranking out some quality craft. I am speaking of Providencia Cigars and their Speakeasy Corona. A Speakeasy was an illegal establishments that sold alcoholic beverages during the American prohibition era. They were called “Speakeasy” because the patrons of these establishments were told to Speak Easy about their existence. and also law enforcement officer called them that because patrons would speak quietly while in side so as not to be found by the police.
As for the Providencia Speakeasy, I will not be so quiet.
The Speakeasy is one of the company’s limited edition releases and is expressed in a (6 x 46) corona vitola that is hand crafted at the Flor de San Luis factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The company describes the blend as:
- Wrapper – San Andres
- Binder – Nicaraguan
- Filler – Nicaraguan
The Speakeasy is available in singles with an MSRP of $9.99/cigar.
Pre-Light Examination
The Providencia Cigars Speakeasy is a slightly rugged looking cigar that sports a toothy, dark brown wrapper taht has a some noticeable veins and few bumps along the barrel. The cigar is fairly solid to the touch and is finshed with a closed foot. A triple cap completes the presentation.
A single band adorns the cigar that uses some of the original color motif of the the company’s introductory cigars form a number of years ago. The Logo is proudly presented on top with the word SPEAKEASY printed boldly below in a kind of art deco look.
Running the Providencia Speakeasy along the nose, I picked up a mildly pungent barrel along with a natural tobacco sweetness off the closed foot.
I sliced the cap straight across the shoulder and proceeded to give the corona a some cold draw puffs that I found to be a tad open and offered a pleasant mix of spice and bread notes.
Using my single flame torch, I gently warmed the foot and drew in the first puffs of spicy smoke to start the journey. Follow along as I burn this Speakeasy to the ground (ash).
Cigar Review Notes
- Cinnamon spice starts the journey
- Light grey ash forms on a thick char line
- Sweet aroma quickly wafts off the foot
- Oodles of smoke fill the palate on each puff
- Dry fruit notes add to the pleasure
- Ash fell in big chunk revleaing a flat but centered burn cone
- Hint of caramel appears midway
- Natural sweetness builds in the core
- More of a peppery spice enters deep in the second third
- Aroma shifts to more of a maple syrup note
- Hint of dark chocolate graces the palate down to the final
- Medium In strength
- Total Smoking Time was just around 1 hour
Final Analysis
The Providencia Cigars Speakeasy Corona was a pleasant 1 hour smoke that offered a medium level of complexity in flavors and aromas. I found the burn to be quite nice with just a mild jag in the second half and flat burn cone once the ash fell. This is one I would grab a fiver of if you can locate them. They are normally available on the company’s shop page on their website here, but I notice as of this writing they are currently out of stock. I rate this a 92.
Point Deductions: (-1) Flat Burn Cone; (-1) Mild jag in burn in second half
