Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:18 pm Post subject: Uisce beatha
Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast!
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Uisce beatha
rmaddy wrote:
Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast!
Cheers and welcome to the Forum. _________________ "Always carry a large flagon of whisky in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake."
W.C. Fields (1880-1946)
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:54 am Post subject: Re: Uisce beatha
Quaich1 wrote:
rmaddy wrote:
Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast!
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