Sunday, January 30, 2011

Pronunciation

How do you say "Laphroaig", "Glen Morangie" or even "Lagavulin".  I remember my first tasting of Laphroaig took placed in a bar.  I saw the bottle sitting on the shelf, and I knew I wanted to try it.  However, I had no clue on how to pronounce the name.  I pointed to the bottle and grunted to the bartender instead.  Not my smoothest moments.

To save you the embarrassment that I experienced, I came across this nifty website that contains the pronunciation of some of the most commonly used words in the world of scotch.  Now, you know how to ask for a glass of "Cragganmore" the next time you are in a bar.  For extra bonus points, throw in the Scottish accent too!

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

You stay classy, fellow readers.
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60 comments:

  1. DudemeisterJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Awesome site!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Thanks for the protip chris.

    Sincerely,
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  3. RawrJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    nice post :)

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  4. JordanJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    10/10 post christopher

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Your blog is teh lulz brah, strong scotch addict. Love how you describe stuff (no-homo)


    Hit me up brahs

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  6. BENJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    lol, that is difficult to pronounce
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  7. JordanJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    stay classy san diego

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  8. NemesisJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    now we can sound classy when we ask for drinks :D

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Now I'll be a pro whenever I ask for some drinks

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  10. tadpoleJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    thanks for the protip, i'll keep it in mind for my next night with sean connery ;)

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  11. Suciô SanchezJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Very handy. Would make a good iphone app.

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  12. ZakkJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    This is pretty good information, thanks for sharing.

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  13. AnonymouseJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    i learned these when i was training to be a bartender. they are some weird pronunciations.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    This is useful, now I won't look like an idiot, lol.

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  15. NellsJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    useful tips!!
    reminds me of people in greece who don't know how to pronounce famous designer names and it's so funny!!

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  16. DesignAndLaughJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Oh wow. Thanks for this bro.
    You're really helping us Scotch Casuals a lot lately.

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  17. red fredJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    can't wait till i turn 21...

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  18. GGMPJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Should put the 'Disaronno' embarrassment behind me.

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  19. UghJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I can pronounce all of these, we used to sell them in the shop I worked in!

    oh and i'm Scottish haha
    x

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  20. Kai DrakkenJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    This is an amazing blog. I really appreciate all the info on Scotch.

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  21. PS3 FnaticJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    I dislike people who don't punctuate.

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  22. More DucksJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    I prefer cham-pagin, not champagne.

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  23. ZSPNJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I have to say I am truly impressed with your knowledge about this stuff.
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  24. Kicking RocksJanuary 30, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    haha great info man!

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  25. Das Auto!January 30, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    This will come in handy when I pretend to know about scotch lol

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  26. my day in a sentenceJanuary 30, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    This link is a nice find. :)
    I had the same problem with beers. Whilst testing Belgian brews, I had no idea how to pronunciate the names. I'd usually simply ask the bartender; they never seemed to mind and were happy to help.

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  27. DooJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks for this! Will help for sure :P At least to tease other people who don't know XD

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  28. mrecanJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    hah thanks man
    i needed that

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  29. trippinketsJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Going to use this new knowlege to make it seem like i know what im doing lol. Following and supporting.

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  30. RabidmooseJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Thanks! I'm horrible at pronunciation.

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  31. BrightviewJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Cool find.

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  32. Shelby FoxJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Glen Morangie sounds just like it's spelled? I would have never thought...I've been making fun of people all these years haha.

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  33. loveblogginJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    this is awesome thanks

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  34. brotosteroneJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Now I will be like fancy and shit

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  35. JamesJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    I'll remember this.

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  36. thegoldenchildJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    excellent write up, sir!

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  37. forkfantasyJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    Good to know. I think it'd be funny if people just pronounced them however they thought they should be pronounced though. XD

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  38. The Game Store GuyJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    One can only hope that you had been drinking some and rely on that as a reason for Neanderthal-like grunts.

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  39. Clarence MillerJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    sweet, down for sum haggis and scotch

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  40. ZachJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Great link!

    -Zach
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  41. InhiaJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Ah how gentalmanly of you. I'll support this
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  42. GJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    sweet find - I've always struggled as well with the scot's pronunciation

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  43. T. BanacekJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I forgot about that site. Thanks for the reminder. I find it's best just to stick with easy names like Ardbeg and Talisker...

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  44. Mot BuchananJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Useful link.
    Some drinks to have really hard names.

    I've been thinking about trying scotch for the first time.
    Any recommendations?

    ~Showing support to my fellow bloggers.

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  45. Gooner ThoughtsJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    great read my friend!

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  46. makeithappenJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    It's always nice when someone's helps me to prevent acting like an ass. :)

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  47. Justsayin'January 31, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Awesome now I won't sound like an idiot if I ever need to say the names of these. Thanks

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  48. Nik MekeenaJanuary 31, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    nice site!
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  49. level85nerdJanuary 31, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    good to know!

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  50. Ante BabajaJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    haha, thanks

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  51. Binary SoulJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    I feel classier already

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  52. NathanielJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    awesome website you got there, I added it to my bookmark.

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  53. NicholasJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    haha its in the tounge!

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  54. Jimmy FungusJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Don't feel bad... I still have no idea how to pronounce Mila Kunis.

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  55. Gooner ThoughtsJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    great post!

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  56. Everything_manJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    so i guess i learned a new word today.

    NICE.

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  57. murz90February 2, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Good to know! :D

    Following.

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  58. Amjad Ali SheikhAugust 11, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    It's a good job that you're doing. I am impressed.

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  59. EricFebruary 13, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    Go ahead and try to pronounce this: Té Bhéag

    It's pronounced: Che (like Guevara) Vek

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