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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
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