Whisky Pronunciation Guide
Looking to impress with your whisky knowledge? Try our whisky pronunciation guide!
The last thing you want is to risk the embarrassment of ordering a bunny-ha-ban when you mean Bunnahabhain.
It’s true that for non-Scots the names of whiskies can be a bit of a mouthful. Thankfully the good folks from the online pronunciation dictionary, Forvo, are here to help!
Enjoy our whisky pronunciation guide. Click on each word below for a link to it’s pronunciation.
Highland Whisky Pronunciation
Aberfeldy AnCnoc Ardmore Balblair Blair Athol Ben Nevis
Clynelish Dalmore Dalwhinnie Edradour Fettercairn
Glencadam Glendronach Glengoyne Glenmorangie Glenturret
Glen Garioch Loch Lomond The Macallan
McClelland Mortlach Oban Old Pulteney
Royal Lochnagar Singleton Teaninich Tomatin Tullibardine
Island
Arran Highland Park Jura Scapa Talisker Tobermory
Speyside
Aberlour Allt-a-Bhainne Auchroisk Balmenach
Benromach Balvenie Cardhu Craigellachie
Cragganmore Dufftown The Glenlivet
Glenfiddich Glen Grant Glenfarclas Glen Moray
Glenrothes Knockando
The Macallan Mortlach Newtonmore
Strathisla Tamnavulin Tomintoul
Islay
Ardbeg Bowmore Bruichladdich Bunnahabhain
Caol Ila Kilchoman Lagavulin Laphroaig
Lowland
Ailsa Bay Annandale Auchentoshan
Bladnoch Eden Mill Glenkinchie
Bonus points!
- 53 bottles of Scotch Whisky are exported every second across the globe
- According to a new report by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), in 2022 alone the drink amounted to 77% of Scotland’s food and drink exports, which is 26% of the UK’s.
- To be called Scotch Whisky, legislation states that the spirit must be distilled and matured in oak casks for at least 3 years in Scotland. Single Malt Scotch whisky must also be bottled in Scotland.
- Today around 22 million casks lie maturing in warehouses across the country – that’s about 12 billion 70cl bottles for the future.
In other words, we make a LOT of whisky!
Discover more in our Scottish Whisky Regions guide >>
