Tobacco & Rum
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
Coffee Split
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Coffee Split" in the February 2024 issue where he pairs an aged rum and Irish Velvet coffee liqueur to make a Coffee Split cocktail with a Fuller cigar made by a Chilean. Read more
“Cola de Mono” (Monkey Tail)
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "“Cola de Mono” (Monkey Tail)" in the January 2024 issue where he pairs a Monkey Tail prepared with either Aguardiente de Vino or overproof rum with a Montecristo Open Eagle (54 x 150mm) cigar. Read more
Fuller Cigars
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "Fuller Cigars" in the November 2023 issue where he pairs a Rum Old Fashioned using Mulata 12 Year Old from Cuba with a cigar from the Valles de Chile line. Read more
VS Rhumhattan
Philip Ili Barake brings us a pairing called "VS Rhumhattan" in the October 2023 issue where he pairs a Clément Rhum VSOP with Robusto (50 X 5) from Vegafina’s Nicaragua line. Read more
