English Explanatory Dictionary

angels' share

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

angels' share angel's share

Synonyms

angel's dram

Related words

angel shot whiskey fungus
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