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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5天使的份额(意指酿酒过程中从酿酒的木桶中蒸发的酒精量)
Phil Hughes
4天使的分享/天使的一份
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天使的份额(意指酿酒过程中从酿酒的木桶中蒸发的酒精量)


Definition from www.wisegeek.com:
天使的份额(意指酿酒过程中从酿酒的木桶中蒸发的酒精量)

Example sentence(s):
  • 快活得意的饮酒老人的谚语说:“今天的雨水就是明天的威士忌。” 但是这种乐观主义受到了严峻的考验,因为苏格兰威士忌不仅面临着无协议退欧的困境,而且也受到其与美国贸易的机会可能会消失无影的威胁,犹如“天使的份额”(意指酿酒过程中从酿酒的木桶中蒸发的酒精量)。 - The Times  
Phil Hughes
United States
Local time: 07:05
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天使的分享/天使的一份


Definition from National Geographic :
威士忌在橡木桶熟成的過程中,每年有約2%—4%的比例遺失。浪漫的製酒人認為,一定是威士忌在長時間的熟蘊後,馥郁芬芳的迷人香氣,透出木桶的縫隙,一路飄散到天堂,吸引天使忍不住跑進酒窖裡、偷偷打開木桶享用佳釀。人們因而稱之為"Angel’s Share—天使的分享"。
摘自 -- 国家地理《酒窖管理的秘密》

Example sentence(s):
  • 过去五个世纪里,酿酒师不仅赋予了威士忌如蜂蜜、阳光一样诱人的颜色,还让酒体粗糙的威士忌变得馥郁香醇。唯独这群游荡在酒厂的酒鬼——The Angela’s Share(天使的分享),仍旧令酿酒师束手无策。 摘自 -- 古创酒业《天使的分享》 - 古创酒业  
Jeslynn Khoo
Malaysia
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in MalayMalay
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