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More Dark Than Stormy
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "More Dark Than Stormy" in the September 2023 issue where he pairs a new version of a Dark 'N Stormy (using Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum in the cocktail) along with a Crusader Robusto cigar. Read more
Frozen Espresso
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Frozen Espresso" in the August 2023 issue where he pairs a frozen espresso using a Zacapa 12 Ambar Rum with a Churchill from VegasFinas, from their clásica line. Read more
Coffee Ball
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Coffee Ball" where he pairs a frozen espresso sphere with two rums, Clement 10 Year Old Rhum from Martinique and Zacapa 23 from Guatemala, along with a Cohiba Toro cigar from the Blue Line portfolio. Read more
Dirty RumHattan
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Dirty RumHattan" where he pairs a Bacardi 10 Year Old Rum with a Partagás Serie P N°2 cigar. Read more
French Coffee
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "French Coffee" where he pairs a Rum Espresso Martini (using Rhum Isautier 10 Ans D’âge from Reunión) with a Churchill Montecristo cigar (Platinum series, Selection I) from the Dominican Republic. Read more
Sweet Caramel
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Sweet Caramel" in the April 2023 issue of "Got Rum?" magazine where he pairs a Rum Old Fashion (using Port Morant Demerara Rum 1999) with a CAO cigar from the Session line. Read more
Two Veterans
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Two Veterans" in the March 2023 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs two rums, Ron Santiago de Cuba 11 Year Old and Ron Selecto Extra Añejo from Santa Teresa, with a Gran Toro de Vegafina (52 x 6) cigar. Read more
The White Pirate 2.0
Philip Ili Barake brings us "The White Pirate 2.0" in the February 2023 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a White Pirate cocktail (made with 10 Cane Rum) with a Pirámide Fino cigar, from the Herrera Estelí line by Drew Estate. Read more
The Last Coffee
Philip Ili Barake brings us "The Last Coffee" in the January 2023 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Rum-Coffee cocktail (using Ron Cacique 500) and a tulip glass filled with Ron Santa Teresa 1796 with a Partagas Serie P N°2 cigar from Cuba. Read more
A Warm Meeting
Philip Ili Barake brings us "A Warm Meeting" in the December 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he makes a warm pairing of coffee, Clément Single Cask, Trés Vieux Rhum Agricole, and Ron Pampero Especial with a Gordo (6x60) from Perdomo Cigar. Read more