Tobacco & Rum
Birth of my Son
In the January 2025 issue of "Got Rum?" Philip Ili Barake shares his big news in his article called "Birth of my Son" where he announces the birth of his son, Joaquín, along with cigar tradition surrounding the birth of a son. Read more
Unique Moment
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Unique Moment" in the December 2024 issue where he pairs a “Cabo de Hornos” Robusto from Fuller Cigars with a Port Morant Demerara Rum. Read more
Until The Last Drop
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called " Until The Last Drop" in the November 2024 issue where he pairs a Magnum R Rosado Sungrown Robusto cigar with a snifter of Santa Teresa 1796 rum from Venezuela. Read more
The Last One ... Nicaragua
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called " The Last One ... Nicaragua" in the October 2024 issue where he pairs a Padrón 1964 cigar with a Rum Old Fashioned using Flor de Caña 12 Years Old Rum. Read more
Black Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "Black Pairing" in the September 2024 issue where he pairs a Petit Corona (42 x 108mm) Honduran cigar by Plasencia with a Rum Negroni cocktail using Santero 11 Year Old, a Cuban rum. Read more
The Exclusivo Cono Sur
Philip Ili Barake brings us his pairing called "The Exclusivo Cono Sur" in the August 2024 issue where he pairs an Edmundo (52 x 5 1/3) Vitola de Galera cigar with a Rum Old Fashioned cocktail using Ron Varadero 15 Year Old, Gran Reserva de Cuba. Read more
Light Combat
Philip Ili Barake brings us two pairings called "Light Combat" in the July 2024 issue where he pairs in Part 1 Casa Magna Colorada cigar with Rum Old Fashioned while Part 2 consists of Bourbon and a Rigoleto with Whiskey Bulleit Bourbon Old Fashioned Read more
Good Ending
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Good Ending" in the May 2024 issue where he pairs a Brugal Siglo de Oro rum with a Casa Magna Colorado cigar. Read more
Little Things
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Little Things" in the April 2024 issue where he pairs a rum cocktail (made with Isautier 1845 Rum, Vermouth Rosso, and concentrated Irish coffee) with an Arturo Fuente, Double Chateau Fuente, cigar. Read more