angel's share

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18:03 Oct 22, 2019
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English term or phrase: angel's share
Definition from Oxford:
n. (usually with the) the quantity of wine or distilled spirits lost to evaporation while ageing in wooden casks; the vapours resulting from this process.

Example sentence(s):
  • A couple who claim that the "angel's share" from a whisky bond has blighted their property have been given the go-ahead to take the case to court. BBC News
  • “Today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky,” goes the cheery old drinker’s proverb. Such optimism is being sorely tested as scotch finds itself on the rocks of not just a no-deal Brexit but also the threat that its US trade could evaporate, like the angel’s share. The Times
  • We use infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy, and from the laser measurements, ethanol concentration in the ‘angel’s share’ is determined and used as an indicator on the potential maturation losses of the cask. insider.co.uk
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Jared Tabor
Jared Tabor
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4 +1نسبة الهدر/الفقد المؤكدة
Morano El-Kholy
4نسبة النبيذ المفقودة خلال التعتيق
Ebrahim Mohammed


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نسبة الهدر/الفقد المؤكدة


Definition from What Is the Angel’s Share?:
When talking about whiskey, there are certain terms that come to mind: full-bodied, smooth, robust. However, there is one phrase that affects every single batch of whiskey made: angel’s share. While this term may not be found on the side of a bottle, it is something that pervades the whiskey industry. But what does it mean? To understand it, we must first understand the process by which whiskey is made.

These days, pretty much all whiskeys are aged in wooden barrels. The wood absorbs some of the more unpleasant aspects of distillate (such as sulfur), and, in return, imbues the liquid with flavors unique to itself. The harmony between whiskey and wood has existed for years.

Example sentence(s):
  • A couple who claim that the "angel's share" from a whisky bond has blighted their property have been given the go-ahead to take the case to court. - What Is the Angel’s Share?  
Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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نسبة النبيذ المفقودة خلال التعتيق


Definition from own experience or research:
يشير المصطلح إلى النسبة المئوية من النبيذ التي تُفقد خلال عملية التخزين و التعتيق بسبب التبخر من مسام برميل الخشب. مما يؤدي إلى انخفاض حجم النبيذ. هي ظاهرة تقترن بعملية تخزين و تعتيق النبيذ

Example sentence(s):
  • the angel's share. : the amount of an alcoholic drink (such as cognac, brandy, or whiskey) that is lost to evaporation when the liquid is being aged in porous oak barrels Up to 1 percent of the volume of the cask can be lost each year through evaporation, sometimes called the angel's share.— - merriam-webster.  
Ebrahim Mohammed
Germany
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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