Post #337276 by Scottes on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 5:22 PM

A little bit of an update... I made a half-batch of Bumbo on Saturday. I didn't want to take the chance of wasting too much rum and I had 375ml bottles.

I halved all the ingredients, which left the bottle far from full (Note: If you leave some room in the bottle it's easier to shake, and shaking daily is good). So I dashed in another ounce of V/X and 2 ounces of pomegranate, because that mix was rather strong, even for me (I always drank rum neat, but so many dark rums...)

I also got off the beaten track a bit, and grabbed 8 whole allspice, zested half an orange, and cut off 2 inches of vanilla bean and threw all that in, too.

I tasted it tonight in case I needed to adjust things. The nutmeg was too strong for me - fresh, grated nutmeg gets powerful. The vanilla was good, but I like more. And the orange wasn't sufficient, and neither was the cinnamon. So I strained it, threw all the spices out. I added 8 fresh allspice, another inch of vanilla, and another 3" stick of cinnamon (come to find out this cinnamon wasn't very potent). I wish I had another fresh orange.

But... This stuff is delicious so far. It should be a little better come Saturday when it will be consumed.

Definitely recommended!