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Stepfather Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing in the January 2019 issue called "Stepfather Pairing" where he pairs a Stepfather cocktail using Havana Club 7 with a Romeo and Julieta Robusto cigar known as a “Short Churchill”. Read more
Reserva Limitada Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing in the December 2018 issue called "Reserva Limitada" where he pairs a classic cocktail called Old Fashioned with a cigar from Perdomo Reserve, a Nicaraguan tobacco through and through. Read more
Rusty Hook
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Rusty Hook" where he pairs a cocktail using Ron Brugal Extra Viejo from the Dominican Republic with a Robusto cigar from the “Yellow Series” line from the Tatascan brand from Honduras. Read more
Dry Rumtini
Philip Ili Barake brings us in the August 2018 issue a pairing called "Dry Rumtini" where he pairs a rum-based Martini using Port Mourant, White Guyana Pure Single Rum, along with a Torpedo 1881 Perique cigar from Tabacalera Incorporada. Read more
Apple Darktini
Philip Ili Barake brings us in the July 2018 issue of "Got Rum?" a pairing called "Apple Darktini" where he pairs an Epicure cigar from Perdomo Cigars and pairs it with an Appletini cocktail using Ron Botrón Reserva Añejo. Read more
The Brown Manhattan
Philip Ili Barake brings us in the June 2018 issue a pairing called "The Brown Manhattan" where he pairs a cocktail using Santa Teresa Gran Reserva 1796 Rum, as one of the ingredients, with a Churchill cigar from Carlos Toraño’s “The Brick” line. Read more
Black Dessert
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Black Dessert" where he takes a previous recipe called Black Pirate and incorporates a bitter chocolate mousse with mint dessert and pairs it with Zafra 21 Rum from Panama along with a Partagas Serie D N°5 cigar. Read more
Chirimoya (Custard Apple) Daiquiri
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Chirimoya (Custard Apple) Daiquiri" where he takes a twist on the Daiquiri using Chirimoya (Custard Apple) with Rhum Blanc by Rhum J.M and pairs it with a Short Churchill cigar from Romeo y Julieta. Read more
Hurricane, Cigar Version
Philip Ili Barake brings us in the March 2018 issue of "Got Rum?" a pairing called "Hurricane, Cigar Version" where his inspiration comes from the famous Hurricane cocktail associated with Mardi Gras celebration. Read more
Apple Rumtini Cocktail
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Apple Rumtini Cocktail" where he uses Ron de Jeremy rum in an apple martini cocktail and pairs it up with a Robusto from the La Ley Cigars portfolio from Nicaragua. Read more
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