"Screech" is actually a rum maker in the Caribbean, with a Newfoundland label slapped onto it. Not like it's distilled locally. I have bought a bottle from time to time, but to my recollection I have never screeched. Jim
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 7:55 AM, Lee Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry about the previous unedited post, folks, I accidentally hit 'Send'. > > From: James Renfrew <[email protected]> >> >>> Drinks? When actually DXing, it was usually about the caffeine: tea, >>> coffee, hot chocolate, and cola prevailed. Beer, wine, and that >>> distinctive local "hooch" known as "Newfie Screech" weren't usually >>> trotted >>> out until the last DXpedition night as a celebration of the "job well >>> done" >>> and as a sort of farewell send-off. >>> >> > Screech? Excellent stuff, Jim, glad to hear you've partaken of it! They > sell it here to the west on the northern Maine border. So called because > you slug it down and do so... > > Excellent ear lubricant, too. Drink enough and you can hear all kinds of > things. > > Now that I live up here I must admit to contemplating an expedition or two > myself. Caraquet or Kouchibouguac national park look interesting... > > Lee > ______________________________**_________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/**mailman/listinfo/irca<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
