Bumbo

Bumbo
Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Rum;
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish	Nutmeg
Standard drinkware	Old Fashioned glass
Commonly used ingredients	2 ounces rum; 1 ounce water; 2 sugar cubes; Sprinkle 1⁄4 teaspoon to taste cinnamon; Sprinkle 1⁄4 teaspoon to taste nutmeg;
Preparation	Mix and garnish.

Bumbo (also known as bombo or bumboo) is a drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.[1] Cinnamon is sometimes substituted for or added to the nutmeg. Modern bumbo is often made with dark rum, citrus juice, grenadine, and nutmeg.

A related drink is the Traitor, made with orange juice, rum, honey, and cactus, mixed and heated.

Bumbo was commonly used during election campaigns in colonial British America, to the extent that treating voters to gifts and other freebies during election campaigns was referred to as "swilling the planters with bumbo".[2] George Washington was particularly noted for using this technique. His papers state that he used 160 gallons of rum to treat 391 voters to bumbo during campaigning for the Virginia House of Burgesses in July 1758.[3]

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., "Bumbo"
"Swilling the Planters With Bumbo: When Booze Bought Elections", The Smithsonian
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002). "Financing Politics: A Global View". Journal of Democracy 13:4: 69–86.

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[1] Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., "Bumbo"

[2] "Swilling the Planters With Bumbo: When Booze Bought Elections", The Smithsonian

[3] Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002). "Financing Politics: A Global View". Journal of Democracy 13:4: 69–86.