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- 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. Oxford
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- 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
by - “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
by - 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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- due to the porousness of the barrel, some of the liquor inside would disappear during the critical aging process. The result? A loss of about 2% of the total volume per year. Because the liquid would evaporate into the heavens, it was dubbed the “angel’s share.” Images of drunken angels notwithstanding, this unavoidable circumstance is both a blessing and a curse.
https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/american-whiskey/what-is-the-angels-share/ Publico newspaper - by Cristina Pereira
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- Dá-se ainda um nível de evaporação mais elevado em condições mais quentes, que se designa por “parte dos anjos”. - Aromaster
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- Bezeichnung (frz. Part des anges) für die durch die Fassholzporen entweichende Spirituosenmenge beim Reifen der Destillate, die dann nach Fertigstellung zur Assemblage (Zusammmenstellung) eines Weinbrandes verwendet werden. Enzyklo.de, Deutsche Enzyklopädie - by Claudia Händel
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- Nach der Destillation wird ein farbloses Whiskydestillat erhalten, das durch Lagerung in Holzfässern aus dem Holz Inhaltsstoffe aufnimmt, wobei gleichzeitig ein Verlust an Alkohol auftritt (ca. 2,5 % pro Jahr, der sogenannte "Engelsanteil" - Alkohol-Lexikon
by Claudia Händel - Nach dem 2. Brennen entsteht ein 72 %iges farbloses Destillat (Eau de Vie), das erst durch die Lagerung in Eichenholzfässern seine charakteristische Färbung und seinen Geschmack erzielt, wobei durch die lange Lagerzeit ein erheblicher Anteil des Cognacs (der sogenannte Engelsanteil) verdunstet. - Alkohol-Lexikon
by Claudia Händel - Jedes Jahr verliert der Cognac, der in einem Eichenfass lagert, ca. fünf Prozent von seinem Alkoholgehalt durch Verdunstung, den die Hersteller auch Engelsanteil nennen. - T-Online
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