Pho·net′i·cal·ly speaking: Examining the proper pronunciation of our favorite cocktail terms - Tiki Drinks and Food

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Wed, May 11, 2016 2:16 PM I think this is an important and long overdo thread. I hear bartenders and industry professionals pronounce rums, liqueurs, mixers, and other bar jargon entirely different than the way I think is correct. Rather than assuming I know best, which I probably don't, I'd like to open this up to debate/discussion so we could finally get to the bottom of this quandary. I'll make a list of terms here and once a consensus has been made as to what the correct phonetic pronunciation is, I will edit this post to reflect that. Here's a start: Clement Cointreau Curacao Cynar Demerara Falernum Herbsaint Maraschino Orgeat Pernod I know there are plenty more I'm not thinking of, so chime in if there's anything else you want figured out. [ Edited by: mikehooker 2016-05-11 14:18 ]

I think this is an important and long overdo thread. I hear bartenders and industry professionals pronounce rums, liqueurs, mixers, and other bar jargon entirely different than the way I think is correct. Rather than assuming I know best, which I probably don't, I'd like to open this up to debate/discussion so we could finally get to the bottom of this quandary.

I'll make a list of terms here and once a consensus has been made as to what the correct phonetic pronunciation is, I will edit this post to reflect that. Here's a start:

Clement
Cointreau
Curacao
Cynar
Demerara
Falernum
Herbsaint
Maraschino
Orgeat
Pernod

I know there are plenty more I'm not thinking of, so chime in if there's anything else you want figured out.

[ Edited by: mikehooker 2016-05-11 14:18 ]

Post #763678 by mikehooker on Wed, May 11, 2016 2:16 PM