National Cocktail Day is officially tomorrow (March 24th), and there’s no better way to celebrate than by raising a glass of your favourite fruity tipple or two.

But before you place an order at the bar, ask yourself how confident you are in pronouncing your favourite cocktail.

With this in mind, the team at Preply have provided a roundup of the typical cocktails you’re (probably) mispronouncing at the bar, as well as recipes on how to make them yourself at home.

Daiquiri (‘Dah-kih-ree’)

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Originating from the shores of Cuba, a Daiquiri is an iced cocktail that consists of rum, lime or lemon juice, and sugar.

From a classic Daiquiri to a frozen one, the fruity beverage loved by many comes in various flavours from strawberry to lime – but what is its correct pronunciation?

Quick tip – soften the pronunciation of the ‘q’. Rather than pronouncing it as ‘dah-kwih-ree’, you should say it as ‘dah-kih-ree’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ oz (42ml) White rum

1 oz (28ml) Lime juice

½ oz (14ml) Simple syrup

Preparation

Simply pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes, shake well and finally strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with half a lemon slice.

Mai Tai (‘My-tie’)

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Coined as one of the most famous Tiki drinks in the world, the Mai Tai is made using rum, orange curacao, fresh lime juice and orgeat.

Given its prestige status, it’s even more important to pronounce the cocktail correctly.

Rather than pronouncing it as ‘may-tay’, the drink should be pronounced ‘my-tie’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ oz (42ml) White Rum

½ oz (14ml) Fresh Lime Juice

½ oz (14ml) Orange Curacao

½ oz (14ml) Orgeat Syrup

¾ oz (22ml) Dark Rum

Preparation

Minus the dark rum, combine and shake all the ingredients together. Strain the liquid into a glass and pour the dark rum on top. Garnish and serve with a straw.

Caipirinha (‘Kai-pee-reen-yah’)

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Known as the national cocktail of Brazil, the classic Caipirinha is composed of Cachaça, sugar and lime.

Enjoyed either in a single large glass or in a big jug, this drink is surely guaranteed to get the party started.

If you’re ordering at the bar, pronounce the drink as ‘kai-pee-reen-yah’ instead of ‘kai-pree-rihn-yah’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 ⅔ oz (49ml) Cachaça

2 Teaspoons Brown Sugar

Half a Lime Cut Into 4 Wedges

Preparation

Place the lime and sugar into an old fashioned glass and muddle together using a wooden spoon. Finally, fill the glass with crushed ice and add the Cachaça.

Mojito (‘Muh-hee-tow’)

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There is nothing like a classic. The much-loved Mojito is made using five special ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water and mint.

Even though the correct pronunciation of this cocktail is pretty much universally acknowledged, you’d be surprised how many people pronounce it as ‘mo-jee-tow’.

Rather, the correct pronunciation is ‘muh-hee-tow’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ oz (42ml) White Rum

1 (28ml) oz Fresh Lime Juice

2 Teaspoons Sugar

6 Leaves of Mint

Soda Water

Preparation

Muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint with a rolling pin as you go. Pour into a tall glass with ice. Finally, pour over the rum and top up with soda water, garnish with mint and serve.

Gimlet (‘Gim-luht’)

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A sophisticated drink dating back to the 19th century, a Gimlet is a simple cocktail composed of two ingredients – gin and lime cordial.

Maybe it’s because of the gin, but this cocktail typically tends to get mispronounced as ‘gym-luht’, but the correct way is actually ‘gim-luht’.

Recipe

Ingredients

Four parts Gin

One part sweetened Lime Juice

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in a shaker. Serve in a martini glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Negroni (‘Neh-groni’)

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Remember the iconic ‘Negroni Sbagliato with Prosecco’ meme doing the rounds on TikTok?

Well, as told by Emma D’Arcy, the correct pronunciation is not ‘Nee-groni’ but ‘Neh-groni’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 oz (28ml) Campari

1 oz (28ml) Gin

1 oz (28ml) Sweet Red Vermouth

Preparation

Combine the gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass and stir well. Strain the contents into a tumbler, add some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice.

Piña Colada (‘Pin-yuh-kuh-la-da’)

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Coming from Puerto Rico, the Piña Colada is made from rich coconut cream, white rum and juicy pineapple.

As well as its tasty ingredients, this drink is not complete without an umbrella hanging at the top.

The typical English way of pronouncing this drink tends to be ‘pee-na-ka-la-duh’, but the traditional way is actually ‘pin-yuh-kuh-la-da’.

Recipe

Ingredients

1 oz (28ml) Coconut Cream

1 oz (28ml) White Rum

3 oz (85ml) Pineapple Juice

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice until smooth. Pour the contents into a chilled glass, garnish and serve.