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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
All Black
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "All Black" in the July 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up an 11 year old Ron Santiago de Cuba with an Alec Bradley cigar and black coffee. Read more
One Hundred
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "One Hundred" in honor of marking his 100th rum and cigar pairing. For this celebration, he brings in Chef Alan Kallens to help him put together a 3 course dinner pairing. Read more
Three’s Company
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Three's Company" where he pairs up Ron Zacapa Ambar from Guatemala, a cup of coffee and a Torpedo cigar from the classic line “La Joya de Nicaragua” making it a fantastic three's company pairing. Read more
New Way
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "New Way" in the April 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs up a New Way cocktail using Ron Diplomático and pairs it with a Montecristo N°2 cigar. Read more
Warm Chances
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Warm Chances" in the March 2021 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs his Bacardi 8 Year Old and Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum with a Belicosos Finos cigar. Read more
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