How do you pronounce Dailuaine?
Dailuaine is one of those distilleries whose pronunciation catches people out – ‘dal-u-ayn’ if you were wondering. The distillery, built in 1851, has an interesting and intriguing history.
How do you pronounce Croxton Kerrial?
Croxton Kerrial The Croxton bit is said ‘Crow-sun’.
How do you pronounce askaig?
Situated on the north side of the island of Islay near Port Askaig, Bunnahabhain is pronounced bu-na-ha-venn.
How do you pronounce Glenmorangie whiskey?
Glen-MOR-angie: the name of the whisky is /ɡlɛnˈmɒrəndʒi/ glen-MORR-ən-jee, with the stress on the “mor” and rhyming with orangey (not */ˌɡlɛnmɔˈrændʒi/ GLEN-mor-AN-jee as it is commonly mispronounced).
What does Laphroaig mean in English?
listen) lə-FROYG) is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named after the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the island of Islay. The name may be related to a placename on the east coast of Islay, “Pròaig”, again suggested as meaning “broad bay”.
Who was the founder of the Dailuaine distillery?
The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour. Together with William Mackenzie’s son he founded Mackenzie and Company. 1884 Dailuaine is renovated and enlarged.
Are there distillery names that are pronounced the Gaelic way?
There are distillery names that are pronounced the Gaelic way in the whisky industry (and thus, also by us consumers), but have an entirely different pronunciation locally. Secondly it might make translating the name to English very hard.
Which is the correct pronunciation of a distillery name?
The locals are using the original pronunciation, where people outside the area are using the Gaelic pronunciation (emphasis on second syllable for example). There are distillery names that are pronounced the Gaelic way in the whisky industry (and thus, also by us consumers), but have an entirely different pronunciation locally.
