angels' share

English

Noun

angels' share

1. The portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).

   Synonym: angel's dram

Alternative forms

• angel's share

Coordinate terms

• devil's cut
• whiskey fungus

 

Translations

portion of alcohol lost during aging

• French: part des anges (fr) f