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

L lunavideogames Grand Member (5 years) San Diego Joined: May 09, 2012 Posts: 1878	L lunavideogames Posted posted on Thu, May 26, 2016 11:54 AM Well, if the T in Clement is pronounced, seems like the same deal with Orgeat to me? Everytime I have heard Clement pronounced the T is not silent, soft but not silent. Seems like Ace has officially found (IMO) that the T in Clement IS pronounced. On 2016-05-23 11:08, AceExplorer wrote: Clément - "Klumont" with a very soft "t" at the end. To be clear, pronunciation is NOT "kloomont" but "klumont" where the "u" sounds like the "u" in "drug" or "smug." My source: On Friday, 5/20/2016, I ran into and spoke with Kurt Rogers, the local brand ambassador for Rhum Clément and asked for his confirmation. He told me that he learned the correct pronunciation when he visited the distillery as part of his brand ambassador onboarding and training. Kurt is also one of the partners/owners of Flask & Cannon tiki bar in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Here is a pic I snapped of Kurt showing the new limited edition street-art adorned bottle of Rhum Clément VSOP Rhum Agricole Vieux. It's good stuff! Only 30,000 bottles were made. [ Edited by: lunavideogames 2016-05-26 12:01 ]

Well, if the T in Clement is pronounced, seems like the same deal with Orgeat to me? Everytime I have heard Clement pronounced the T is not silent, soft but not silent. Seems like Ace has officially found (IMO) that the T in Clement IS pronounced.

On 2016-05-23 11:08, AceExplorer wrote:

Clément - "Klumont" with a very soft "t" at the end. To be clear, pronunciation is NOT "kloomont" but "klumont" where the "u" sounds like the "u" in "drug" or "smug."

My source:
On Friday, 5/20/2016, I ran into and spoke with Kurt Rogers, the local brand ambassador for Rhum Clément and asked for his confirmation. He told me that he learned the correct pronunciation when he visited the distillery as part of his brand ambassador onboarding and training.

Kurt is also one of the partners/owners of Flask & Cannon tiki bar in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Here is a pic I snapped of Kurt showing the new limited edition street-art adorned bottle of Rhum Clément VSOP Rhum Agricole Vieux. It's good stuff! Only 30,000 bottles were made.

[ Edited by: lunavideogames 2016-05-26 12:01 ]

Post #764255 by lunavideogames on Thu, May 26, 2016 11:54 AM