Bumboo (also known as Bombo) is a drink made from rum, water, sugar and nutmeg. It was popular in the Caribbean during the era of piracy, largely because it tasted better than British Navy Grog. This article discusses rum the liquor. ... This article deals with sugar as food and as an important, widely traded commodity; the word also has other uses; see Sugar (disambiguation) A sugar is a form of carbohydrate; the most commonly used sugar is a white crystalline solid, sucrose; used to alter the flavor and properties (mouthfeel, perservation... Species About 100 species, including: Myristica argentea Myristica fragrans Myristica malabarica The nutmegs Myristica are a genus of evergreen trees indigenous to tropical southeast Asia and Australasia. ... The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Grog is also a type of clay, see Grog (clay). ...

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. Cinnamon was sometimes substituted for or added to the nutmeg. Scurvy is a disease that results from insufficient intake of vitamin C and leads to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums and bleeding from almost all mucous membranes. ... Binomial name Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, synonym ) is a small evergreen tree 10-15 m tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, and a spice obtained from the inner bark of this species. ...

"There now, drink up. Finest bumboo in the whole Caribbean." - Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow is a main character in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and was played by Johnny Depp. ... Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best-known attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney, and Disneyland Paris. ...