Bumbo
A terrifyingly simple pirate drink: rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
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Ingredients
- Dark Rum2 oz (60 ml)
- Water1 oz (30 ml)
- Sugar1 tsp
- Nutmeg1 dash
How to make it
- In a glass, dissolve sugar in water.
- Add rum.
- Grate fresh nutmeg on top.
- Serve at room temperature.
Glass: Rocks
History
Bumbo is a colonial-era drink of rum, water, sugar and nutmeg favored by sailors, planters and tavern-goers in the 18th-century Atlantic world. It was also a tool of early American politics, ladled out freely by candidates 'treating' voters on election day.
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