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- noun The quantity of an alcoholic liquor lost to evaporation during the distilling process.
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hernesheir commented on the word angel's share
That quantity of spirits that evaporates during the barrel-aging process. As barrels of whiskey are aged in multistory warehouses, those on the upper shelf or floor closest the roof get warmest during the summer. The temperature fluctuations cause more evaporation and more interaction of the whiskey with the barrel than those below experience. This whiskey is finer than the rest, it's the top shelf liquor.
January 8, 2012