Advice on recreating my late stepdad's ham? (Xposted to r/cooking)

Hi.

I'm looking to recreate a roasted ham the way my late stepdad did. I had it last 15 years ago but I'm really craving it.

So, my recollection of my stepdad's ham;

I don't know what type of ham he used, just that it had a bone in it and it was big. There was always a piece of skin on it but not covering the whole thing, but maybe half?

He would slow cook it and baste it in something throughout the day. The end result was ham that was chewy yet stringy. Like it didn't fall apart but you could see individual fibers, like if you slow cook a roast and all the fibers are kind of engorged?

The meat itself was smokey and slightly sweet and incredibly moist. The meat was a deep color.

I tried to slowcook a ham once but I got the wrong kind of ham I think, it was already cooked and it tasted like deli meat. That's not what I'm looking for.

So. I think the main thing is I need to know which type of ham to buy, how long to cook/what temp, and what kind of sweet to baste it in so it's smokey but only slightly sweet.

Thank you!

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