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The Last Of Us
Philip Ili Barake brings us "The Last Of Us" in the November 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Rhum Bielle Millésimé 2011, an agricole rum, with a Bolivar Belicoso Fino Habano cigar. Read more
Sweet Old Fashioned
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Sweet Old Fashioned" in the October 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a Sweet Old Fashioned made with Zacapa 12 Ambar and Flor de Caña Coffee Liqueur with a Robusto Natural Lote 23 cigar from Perdomo (Nicaragua). Read more
Counterpoint Pairing
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Counterpoint Pairing" in the September 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs Clément Single Cask (Très Vieux Rhum, bottled at 41.6%) with a Robusto (5 X 54) cigar from Hoyo La Amistad Gold, by AJ Fernández. Read more
Eight to Ten Years Shift
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Eight to Ten Years Shift" in the August 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs 2 different rum cocktails with a Bolivar Belicoso Finos cigar. These pairings were done with his guests Nicolás Gallegos and Juan Bautista. Read more
Summer Coffee
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Summer Coffee" in the July 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs a cocktail, made with Havana 7 year old rum and Flor de Caña Coffee Liqueur, with a toro cigar from the Camacho de Brotherhood Series. Read more
Three Shots of Rum
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Three Shots of Rum" in the June 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he pairs three rums (a Bacardi White, Ron Pampero Añejo and Zacapa 23 Rum) with a Drew Estate Undercrown Shade cigar. Read more
Orange Rusty Nail
Philip Ili Barake brings us "Orange Rusty Nail" in the May 2022 issue of "Got Rum?" where he paired an Orange Rusty Nail, using Santa Teresa 1796 rum and Santa Teresa Rhum Orange with a Hoyo La Amistad Gold cigar from AJ Fernandez. Read more
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