Bombo

Garnish: grated nutmeg

Glassware: Old-fashioned

Stir the rum and syrup in a mixing glass and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Top with freshly grated nutmeg.

amber colored cocktail with grated nutmeg garnish on a black slate coaster and wooden shelf with plants in the background
Chris Ruppel
Source: Smuggler's Cove, page 167.

At Smuggler's Cove, the house style is to use a blended aged rum in this recipe. However, for a closer historical approximation of colonial-era drinks, you may with to choose a pot still unaged rum or pot still lightly aged rum. Those produced today in New England especially mimic the rums of the day, albeit with much improved quality!