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English
Noun
angels' share
- 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
- Coordinate term: devil's cut
Translations
portion of alcohol lost during aging
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