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. Main article: Cocktail Wikibooks Bartending has a page on the topic of Cocktails A cocktail is a style of mixed drink made predominantly with a distilled beverage, such as vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, or tequila, mixed with another drink other than water. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Straight up is a term used in bartending. ... It has been suggested that Legal drugs#Nutmeg be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Old_Fashioned_Glass. ... An old fashioned glass The old fashioned glass is commonly found in bars and pubs, it is not very tall but is a little wider than the Hi-Ball, making it suitable for cocktails that have fewer ingredients. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... Sugar cubes may refer to one of the following: Sugar shaped in cubes, often used for coffee or tea The Sugarcubes, a rock-pop band from Iceland This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... It has been suggested that Legal drugs#Nutmeg be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the beverage. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... It has been suggested that Legal drugs#Nutmeg be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Pomegranate fruit, opened Grenadine is traditionally a non-alcoholic red syrup. ...

Bumbo was popular in the Caribbean during the era of piracy, largely because it tasted better than British Navy Grog. Pirates and short-haul merchantmen did not suffer from scurvy as often as British sailors, largely because their voyages were shorter and their diet included plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. This meant that citrus juice could be dropped from the grog recipe, and sugar and Nutmeg sweetened the mix. ^{[citation needed]} The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Grog issue on board the HMS Endymion; circa 1905 Rum measure reputed to be from Trafalgar Black Tot Day, on board the HMS Phoebe; 31 July, 1970 For other uses, see Grog (disambiguation). ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scurvy (N.Lat. ...

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". 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.^[2] This article is about the political process. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For the Finno-Ugric people, see Votes. ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Patrick Henry before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. ...

References

1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., "Bumbo"
2. ^ Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002). "Financing Politics: A Global View". Journal of Democracy 13:4: 69-86.