Scotch whisky distilleries pronunciations

[ForresterModern]

For those of us with less than perfect scottish brogues or knowledge of precisely where to put the accent or of what certain combinations of letters do to make a sound, below find the link to the guide to pronouncing the names of the multitudes of whisky distilleries in Scotland. Some are obvious, some are famous, some are tricky, but virtually all are entertaining to those of us who enjoy the taste of a fine single malt scotch whisky but may not be able to optimally pronounce its name.

http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/pronounc.html

Enjoy!

A couple of my favorites are Teaninich (a bottle of which I recently acquired), Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich, and Craigellachie.

After this none of us should be ashamed to order an unusual dram, and we will probably have to educate the wait-staff on what we are asking for by name.


jeff

[ThistleDown]

Super, Jeff! Which Bruichladdich is on your list? (and why, oh why, did Waves go ashore?) Have you tried Corryvrechan by Ardbeg? I think that would be to your taste, too.

Rex

[Kilted Magyar]

Thank you. I've filed the link for future use.

[ForresterModern]

Super, Jeff! Which Bruichladdich is on your list? (and why, oh why, did Waves go ashore?) Have you tried Corryvrechan by Ardbeg? I think that would be to your taste, too.

Rex

Rex

The favorites I mentioned above we're my favorite interesting pronunciations of some distillery names that I know I used to stumble on regularly.

I only have the run of the mill 10 year old Bruichladdich, and being a fairly peaty Islay it does not surface much in the collection unless I have guests in for a tasting.

Jeff

[mookien]

Jeff: I've been using that site for a couple of years. Before I "discovered" it, I couldn't pronounce Glenlivet or Sheep Dip. I'd just say, "Give me some of that in the green bottle".

I once tried the 12-year Bunnahabhain, but it was too peaty and "leathery" for me. Fortunately, one of my brother in laws loved it, so "problem solved".

Surprisingly, I like and occasionally drink the Bruichladdich Rocks. Apparently, it is a "designer" scotch aimed at the younger market, so it is sweeter than most Islays and made from unpeated malt.

John

[ThistleDown]

Ah (says he, light dawning). But you should check out Bruichladdich Rocks, as John suggests, Jeff. Similar to Waves it gives you the Islay character without the seaweed.

How did you do re-pronouncing Glen Garioch? That's another one most have trouble with.

[Dale Seago]

I like the pronunciation of Knockando. . .

[mookien]

... Similar to Waves it gives you the Islay character without the seaweed. ...

Thanks for the tip. I'll add Waves to the "to buy" list and give it a try. Besides, I love saying "Bruichladdich". People either think I'm speaking Scottish or having a stroke.

[ForresterModern]

Ah (says he, light dawning). But you should check out Bruichladdich Rocks, as John suggests, Jeff. Similar to Waves it gives you the Islay character without the seaweed.

How did you do re-pronouncing Glen Garioch? That's another one most have trouble with.

Must try the Bruichladdich Rocks sometime, although in my case "neat". Thanks for the suggestion. Like the sweet rather than the peat.

I actually got more than 90% of them right the first time, although I admit the dominant accent syllable is often not intuitive. Glen Garioch I got right, but who in their right mind would expect to pronounce Craigellachie cray-GELL-uh-kee?