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Summer Coffee
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Summer Coffee" in the April 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he paired a Rum Espresso Martini, using Ron Cacique 500 from Venezuela and a Joya de Nicaragua Robusto from the Clásica Original lineup of Esteli Valley. Read more
Heavy Old Fashioned
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Heavy Old Fashioned" in the March 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he paired a 12 year old Angostura 1824 Rum from Trinidad & Tobago with a Double Chateau Sun Grown cigar from the Gran Reserva line. Read more
Super Bowl Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Super Bowl Pairing" in the February 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he will be matching two Venezuelan rums against each other: Santa Teresa 1796 and Ron Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva and pair with a Montecristo N°2. Read more
Great Finish
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Great Finish" in the January 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a Double Chateau Sun Grown Cigar from Arturo Fuente and Port Morant Demerara Rum from 1999.. Read more
Rum Martini 11
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Rum Martini 11" in the December 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a Campana de Bolivar cigar with Ron Santiago de Cuba 11 Años and Vermouth La Madre for the cocktail mix. Read more
Ice Red Martini
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Ice Red Martini" in the November 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a Robusto 450 cigar from Hoyo de Monterrey with a Ron Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva and Malbec Ice Wine cocktail mix. Read more
UFO Cigars
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "UFO Cigars" in the October 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a “Double Figurado,” also known as “Perfecto” cigar with a Rhum Manhattan cocktail variant using Rhum Trois Rivières VSOP. Read more
Rum Fest Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Rum Fest Pairing" in the September 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a Robusto cigar from AJ Fernandez Romeo y Julieta along with a bottle of rum that was filled straight from a barrel. Read more
Icon
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Icon" in the August 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a Santa Teresa 1796 rum with a Macundo cigar Robusto from the Icon series. Read more
