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Love Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Love Pairing" in the February 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs his own cocktail mix using Rhum Clément VSOP with a Romeo y Julieta Robusto cigar. Read more
Old Friend
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Old Friend" in the January 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Zacapa 23 Rum from Guatemala with a Punch Petit Coronations cigar from Cuba. Read more
Best Coffee Time
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Best Coffee Time" in the December 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Ron Pampero Aniversario rum and Coronas Junior cigar from Bolivar with an espresso on the side. Read more
Mai Tai for Cigars
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Mai Tai for Cigars" in the November 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Mai Tai using an H. Upmann Magnum 50 cigar. Read more
Fall
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Fall" in the October 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Rum Espresso Martini using 10 Cane Rum with a Coloniales cigar from Trinidad de Cuba (44 x 132). Read more
10 Lot 23
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "10 Lot 23" in the September 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs Bacardi Gran Reserva 10 Year Old Rum with a Toro (6” x 50) from the Lot 23 line from Perdomo Cigars. Read more
White Pirate #2
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "White Pirate #2" in the July 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a simple cocktail recipe using Oakheart Spiced Rum with a Double Gordo cigar from Quorum Classic. Read more
Erythromycin
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Erythromycin" in the June 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a simple cocktail recipe using Mount Gay Eclipse Black Rum with an Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Maduro cigar from the Dominican Republic. Read more
Orange Toast
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Orange Toast" in the May 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Super Toro from Perdomo with a simple cocktail recipe using both Rhum Dillon, a “Tres Vieux”, and Rhum Orange from Santa Teresa. Read more
Quarantine
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Quarantine" in the April 2020 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Magnum 50 Cigar from H Upmann from Cuba with a simple cocktail recipe using both Ron Pampero Aniversario and Bacardi Oakheart Rum. Read more