Whisky Pronounciations

Ever wondered how to pronounce that one distillery's name? 

Please note that the pronunciation of ch (phonetically written ck) in some of the words below is pronounced how we Scots say Loch. These are marked these with an *.

Speyside (Spay-side)

Aberlour-   (Ah-burl-ow-er)

Allt a'Bhainne - (Olt a-vain)

anCnoc / formerly Knockdhu - (ah-nock / Nock-doo)

Aultmore – (Olt-mower)

Balmenach -  (Bal-may-nack)*

BenRiach – (Ben-ree-ack)*

Benrinnes – (Ben-rin-ess)

Benromach – (Ben-ro-mack)*

Cardhu – (Car-doo)

Cragganmore – (Crag-an-mower)

Craigellachie – (Craig-ell-ack-ee)*

Dailuaine – (Dall-yoo-an)

Dalwhinnie – (Dal-whinnay)

Drumguish – (Drum-oo-ish)

Dufftown – (Duff-t-ow-n)

Glenallachie – (Glen-alla-key)*

Glenburgie _ (Glen-bur-gee)

Glendronach – (Glen-dro-nack)*

Glendullan – (Glen-dull-an)

Glen Elgin – (Glen Elg-in)

Glenfarclas – (Glen-fark-lass)

Glenfiddich – (Glen-fidd-ick)*

Glenglassaugh – (Glen-glass-ock)*

Glen Grant – (Glen Grr-ant)

Glen Keith – (Glen Key-th)

The Glenlivet – (Glen-liv-it)

Glenlossie – (Glen-loss-ay)

Glen Moray – (Glen Mor-ay)

Glenrothes – (Glen-roth-iss)

Glen Spey – (Glen Spay)

Glentauchers – (Glen-tock-hers*)

Inchgower – (Inch-g-ow-er)

Kininvie – (Kin-in-vee-oo)

Knockando – (Knock-an-doo0

Linkwood – (Link-wood)

Longmorn – (Long-morn)

Macallan – (Muck-al-un)

Macduff – (Mack-duff)

Mannochmore – (Man-ock-mower)*

Miltonduff – (Mill-ton-duff)

Mortlach – (Mort-lack*)

Roseisle – (Rose-eye-l)

Speyburn – (Spay-bur-n)

Strathisla – (Strath-eye-lah)

Strathmill – (Strath-mill)

Tamdhu – (Tam-doo)

Tamnavulin – (Tam-na-voo-lin)

The Balvenie – (The Balv-en-ee)

Tomatin – (Tow-mat-in)

Tomintoul – (Tom-in-towel)

Tormore – (Tor-mower)

Lowland (Low-lund)

Ailsa Bay – (Ale-sah Bay)

Annandale – (Ann-an-dail)

Auchentoshan – (Ock-en-tosh-en)*

Bladnoch – (Blad-nock)*

Daftmill – (Daf-mill)

Glenkinchie – (Glen-kinch-ee)

Island (Eye-lund)

Abhainn Dearg – (Aveen Jer-uck)

Arran – (Ar-ran)

Highland Park – (Hi-lund Park)

Isle of Jura – (Eye-l of Joo-rah)

Scapa – (Ska-pa)

Talisker – (Tal-iss-kur)

Tobermory – (Tow-bur-mower-ay)

Islay (Eye-lah)

Ardbeg – (Ard-beg)

Bowmore – (Bo-mower)

Bruichladdich – (Brook-laddie / Broo-ick-laddie)*

Bunnahabhain – (Buh-nah-hav-enn)

Caol Ila – (Cull-eela)

Kilchoman – (Kil-ho-man)

Lagavulin – (Lah-gah-vool-in)

Laphroaig – (Lah-froyg)

Port Charlotte – (Port Shar-lot)

Port Ellen – (Port Ell-en)

Highland (Hi-lund)

Aberfeldy – (Ah-bur-fell-dee)

Ardmore – (Ard-mower)

Auchroisk – (Ar-thrusk)

Balblair – (Bal-blair)

Ben Nevis – (Ben Nev-iss)

Blair Atholl – (Blair Ath-ull)

Clynelish – (Kline-leash)

Dalmore – (Dal-mower)

Deanston – (Deen-stun)

Edradour – (Ed-rad-ow-er)

Fettercairn - (Fett-uhr-care-n)

Glencadam – (Glen-cad-am)

Glen Garioch – (Glen Gee-ree)

Glengyle – (Glen-guy-ill)

Glengoyne – (Glen-goyn)

Glenmorangie – (Glen-morrun-jee)

Glen Ord – (Glen Ord)

Glenturret – (Glen-turr-et)

Kilkerran – (Kill-ker-ran)

Loch Lomond – (Lock Low-mund)*

Oban – (Oa-bun)

Old Pulteney – (Old Pult-nay)

Royal Brackla – (Royal Brack-lah)*

Royal Lochnagar – (Royal Lock-nah gar)*

Teaninich – (Teen-in-ick)

The Speyside – (The Spay-side)

Tullibardine – (Tully-bard-in)

Campbeltown (Cam-bell-town)

Glen Scotia – (Glen Skoh-sha)

Springbank – (Spring-bank)

Mothballed Distilleries

Braes of Glenlivet – (Brayz of Glen-liv-it)

Convalmore – (Kon-val-mower)

Coleburn – (Coal-bur-n)

Glen Albyn – (Glen Al-bin)

Glen Mhor – (Glen Mower)

Glen Avon (Glen Ay-vahn)

Glenlochy – (Glen-lock-ay)*

Glenugie – (Glen-oo-gee)

Glenury Royal - 9Glen-oo-ree Royal)

Rosebank – (Row-z-bank)

St. Magdelene / Linlithgow – (Saint Mag-dah-lin / Lin-lith-go)

Brora – (Bro-rah)

Mosstowie – (Moss-t-ow-ee)

Millburn – (Mill-bur-n)

Killyloch - (Kill-ay-lock)*