Newfoundland Screech Rum
The brand calls this the top dark rum in Newfoundland. The alcohol is 40%.
Screech Rum is Jamaican rum, brought in for over 200 years, then blended and bottled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation. The bottle page says there is no sugar added. Rock Spirits is named as the producer and distributor on the site footer.
It is sold across Canada, and also in New England. The still is not in Newfoundland. The bottling line is.
Product Highlights
- •40% alcohol
- •Sugar not added
- •Jamaican supply
- •Provincial board bottles it
- •2014 gold medal
Category
Our Canadian score
Some Canadian ties
Screech Rum is Jamaican spirit at 40% alcohol. The provincial liquor board blends and fills the bottles after import. That is a Newfoundland step, not a Newfoundland distillation. The brand page says sugar stays out.
Score breakdown (90% evidenced, high confidence)
“blended and bottled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, after being imported from Jamaica”
“blended and bottled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation”
“blended and bottled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Strength
- 40% alcohol
- Rum origin
- Jamaica
- Bottled by
- Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation
- Sugar
- None added
- Award
- Gold, 2014 Craft Spirits Awards
Where to Buy
Product Information
Ingredients
Jamaican rum, blended and bottled in Newfoundland. No sugar added.
Warnings
- Alcohol. Not for anyone under the legal drinking age.
All Information Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Newfoundland Screech Rum made in Canada?
Only the finishing. Newfoundland Screech Rum arrives from Jamaica. The provincial liquor board then blends and fills bottles. Wikipedia records 40% alcohol. The still is abroad.
Is sugar added?
The brand page for Newfoundland Screech Rum says sugar is not added. Caramelized sugar, fruit, vanilla, and oak are tasting words, not a syrup dose.
Who bottles it?
Newfoundland Screech Rum is filled by the provincial liquor corporation after the Jamaica import. The site footer also names Rock Spirits as producer and distributor. NLC is a crown corporation.
Where is it sold?
Newfoundland Screech Rum shows up in that province and in other Canadian liquor stores. Wikipedia adds New England distribution. The brand calls it the province's top dark rum.
Did it win an award?
The brand site gives Newfoundland Screech Rum's original bottling a gold medal from the 2014 Craft Spirits Awards in Los Angeles. The honey bottle took silver there.
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