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This rum needed for the custom is called Screech. It started in Jamaica, where it is sunny. But its heart and story belong right in Newfoundland. For many years, this was a rum kept pretty secret.
To become an honorary Newfoundlander, there’s a ritual where you recite a limerick, kiss a cod, and down a shot of the local booze, Screech Rum. As you might expect, it’s a big hit in bars ...
During Dylan Dreyer's journey to Newfoundland for Sunday TODAY, she took part in a "Screech-in" ceremony to become an honorary islander. Watch as she quickly learns why they call their rum "Screech.
But there's one beverage hailing from the East Coast that's a bit of a contentious subject: Screech, the sweet, dark Jamaican rum bottled and sold by Newfoundland's liquor board. Its onomatopoeic ...
eat a piece of bologna (also known as a Newfoundland steak), kiss a cod and then take a shot of Screech rum to wash it all down. But before I took the plunge and kissed the fish, I wanted to find out ...
This care was rewarded in 2003 at the 14th annual International Rum Festival: Newfoundland Screech took the gold medal. While the rum itself is centuries old, the name and the legend of the naming ...
These soldiers were offered this rum and, being soldiers, gulped it down in one shot. Their faces contorted, and they let out a screech. The story spread, and the first thing soldiers wanted when ...