A dark Newfoundland rum thrown back in shots at screech-in ceremonies, where visitors are made honorary Newfoundlanders. The province traded salt cod to the Caribbean for rum for centuries, and the liquor board bottled it under the nickname after the Second World War.
It is a specific bottling controlled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, built on rum distilled under licence in the Caribbean.
What goes into it
- Caribbean molasses rum, shipped in bulk
- water
How it is made
The rum is distilled in the Caribbean from molasses, shipped to Newfoundland in bulk, then blended and bottled by the provincial liquor corporation to its own specification. The Newfoundland part of the process is the blending and the bottle, not the distilling.
How long it takes: aged in the Caribbean before shipping
How it is eaten
As a shot at a screech-in, after kissing a cod and reciting the oath.
History
Newfoundland traded salt cod to the Caribbean for rum; the provincial liquor board bottled it under the nickname Screech after the Second World War.
Frequently asked questions
What is Screech?
Screech is a wine & spirit from Canada: dark Newfoundland rum thrown back in shots at screech-in welcome ceremonies. Newfoundland traded salt cod to the Caribbean for rum; the provincial liquor board bottled it under the nickname Screech after the Second World War.
How is Screech made?
The rum is distilled in the Caribbean from molasses, shipped to Newfoundland in bulk, then blended and bottled by the provincial liquor corporation to its own specification. The Newfoundland part of the process is the blending and the bottle, not the distilling. It takes aged in the Caribbean before shipping.
Can I make Screech at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a specific bottling controlled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, built on rum distilled under licence in the Caribbean.
What goes into Screech?
Caribbean molasses rum, shipped in bulk, water.
How is Screech eaten?
As a shot at a screech-in, after kissing a cod and reciting the oath.
