Bumbu (also known as bumbo 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.
Bumbu 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 bumbu".[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 bumbu during campaigning for the VirginiaHouse of Burgesses in July 1758.[3]
bumbo, bumbu, also, known, bumbo, bumboo, drink, made, from, water, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, sometimes, substituted, added, nutmeg, modern, bumbo, often, made, with, dark, citrus, juice, grenadine, nutmeg, bumbucocktailtypecocktailbase, spiritrumservedstraight. Bumbu also known as bumbo 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 BumbuCocktailTypeCocktailBase spiritRumServedStraight up chilled without iceStandard garnishNutmegStandard drinkwareOld fashioned glassCommonly used ingredients2 ounces rum 1 ounce water 2 sugar cubes Sprinkle 1 4 teaspoon to taste cinnamon Sprinkle 1 4 teaspoon to taste nutmegPreparationMix and garnish A related drink is the Traitor made with orange juice rum honey and cactus mixed and heated Bumbu 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 bumbu 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 bumbu during campaigning for the Virginia House of Burgesses in July 1758 3 References Edit Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed Bumbu Swilling the Planters With Bumbu When Booze Bought Elections The Smithsonian Michael Pinto Duschinsky 2002 Financing Politics A Global View Journal of Democracy 13 4 69 86 This cocktail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bumbo amp oldid 1029757870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
