The “Heavenly” portfolio includes products that have already received high praise from the likes of The New York Times, the BTI, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, The Ultimate Spirit Challenge, the San Francisco Spirit Competition and spirit guru Paul Pacult of the Spirit Journal. Heavenly Spirits is now the proud importer of and ambassador to the following products in the US:
French Spirits:
Vermouth:
Bordeaux:
Côtes de Gascogne:
Okay, now how do you say that?!
Heavenly Spirits products are authentically made by family-owned French producers. Some of them go back many generations. Not everyone has an easy time in pronouncing some of the names of these products or some of the French terms commonly used in the trade. For this reason, and because we have had a few requests, we have put together this easy-to-use pronunciation guide.
Aperitif: Ap per a teef
Armagnac: Ar ma nyak
Armorik: Ar more rick
Artez: Ar tez
Arvani: Ar van nee
Bastille: Bas tea
Bouscat: Boo ska
Calvados: Cal va dose
Chauffe Coeur: Showf Cur
Claque-Pepin: Clack Pep on
Cognac: Co nyak
Dartigalongue: Dar tee gah long
Delord: de lor
Digestif: Dee jess teef
Du Peyrat: Du Pay rah
Eau de vie de poire: Oh da vee da pwar
Guerin: Gare on
Hontambère: Aun taum bare
Jahiot: Ja yoh*
Jean Fillioux: Jon Fee you*
La Muse Verte: La Mews Vert
La Troussepinete: La Trues pee net
Marie Duffau: Ma ree Du fo
Monnet: Moe nay
Noces Royales: Noss (like moss) Roy al
Normandin Mercier: Norm an dah Mer see ay
Pineau des Charentes: Pea no day Shar ont
Pommeau: Pom oh
Qino One: Kee no One
Rétha: Ray ta
Triagoz: Tree ah goes
Yeun Elez: Yoon El ez
*Note: Jean and Jahiot have the J which is pronounced like Taj Mahal or Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Voila!