How to drink from a Quaich?

[JS Sanders]

<< the piper consumes the entire contents of the cup, flips it over & kisses the bottom to signify that it has been drained. >>


I was taught by a former regimental piper to drain the quaich and hold it over one's head - bottom up - to signify the same.

Diff'rent strokes I suppose.

[Cynthia]

Very interesting!

How is quaich pronounced? Thanks in advance!

[JS Sanders]

I've heard two ways in my travels in Scotland...

1) "quake" - as in earthquake
2) "kwi" - with a long "i"

The former seems to be more prevalent.

[Fit2BKilted]

Very interesting!

How is quaich pronounced? Thanks in advance!

I think it's rather like "Cake". Correct me if I'm wrong... I'm not a Gaelic-speaker, yet.

[JS Sanders]

<< ...previously diluted as required by the Piper !) >>

Same regimental piper informed me that asking for diluted whisky was very bad form. You hafta down it like a man.

He said the best you can do is pray they offer quality drink that doesn't cause you to choke or sputter - causing you to appear a weenie.

As I said, diff'rent strokes.

[macwilkin]

<< ...previously diluted as required by the Piper !) >>

Same regimental piper informed me that asking for diluted whisky was very bad form. You hafta down it like a man.

He said the best you can do is pray they offer quality drink that doesn't cause you to choke or sputter - causing you to appear a weenie.

As I said, diff'rent strokes.

You'll need to raise that issue with the Liverpool Scottish -- I didn't write it, I only cited it.

Farwell does mention that English officers seconded to Highland regiments were forced to down a thistle in their dram in front of the mess -- to make them "Scotsmen"!

T.

[JSFMACLJR]

Farwell does mention that English officers seconded to Highland regiments were forced to down a thistle in their dram in front of the mess -- to make them "Scotsmen"!

T.

Hmmmm, that sounds pleasant.

[ghostlight]

Hmmmm, that sounds pleasant.

I suppose that depends largely on which side of the table you're sitting.

[Deil the Yin]

Very interesting!

How is quaich pronounced? Thanks in advance!

I've heard two ways in my travels in Scotland...

1) "quake" - as in earthquake
2) "kwi" - with a long "i"

The former seems to be more prevalent.

I think it's rather like "Cake". Correct me if I'm wrong... I'm not a Gaelic-speaker, yet.

I'm sure it gets a wee bit different depending on where you go, but I've got set in my head "KWOCH," though I can see how some would say it more as "KWAYCH." I would check my Gaelic dictionary, but that never seems to help...

PS: I'm no native speaker, but I know for a fact that "ch" in Gaelic NEVER sounds like "K." Tis always as in Loch or Bach, which I know won't help for most Americans as we say them all with a hard "k" anyway... Oh well.

[RedLichtie]

It is pronounced as it's spelled - I can't really give a better phonetic example, kwaych perhaps.

The 'ch' is pronounced as in the Scottish pronunciation of Loch.

Just like this infact.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaich