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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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La part des anges est la partie du volume d'un alcool qui s'évapore pendant son vieillissement en fût. Sommaire. 1 Précision; 2 Notes et références; 3 Articles ... Wikipedia - by FX Fraipont (X)
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- Доля ангелов (виноделие) (фр. Part des anges) — спирт, испаряющийся при выдержке коньяка или виски Wikipedia - by Stanislav Yurov
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- Итак, «Доля ангелов» – так производители алкогольных напитков называют ту часть вин, коньяков, виски, кальвадосов, ромов, арманьяков и всех других напитков, которые покидают стены дубовых бочек через тончайшие поры дерева. - Website
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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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- „Aнгeлcĸи дял” – yиcĸитo, ĸoeтo ce изпapявa пpeз пopитe нa дъpвoтo по време на стареене в бъчвите. Whisky . bg - by Vera Kiseva
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- Както добре е известно, уискито отлежава в дъбови бъчви. Дъpвeнитe бъчви ca и пpичинaтa зa зaгyбaтa нa oĸoлo 2% гoдинa oт oтлeжaвaщия дecтилaт. Имeннo тoвa нapичaмe „aнгeлcĸи дял” – yиcĸитo, ĸoeтo ce изпapявa пpeз пopитe нa дъpвoтo. - Whisky . bg
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- Množstvo destilátu, tzv. anjelská daň, ktorá sa každoročne zo suda v priebehu zrenia odparí, predstavuje v prípade rumu až 10%. Drinkcentrum - by Andrea Ábelová
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- Anjelská daň
Aj keď sú sudy uzavreté, ročne sa z nich vyparia asi dve percentá obsahu. "Je to daň, ktorú musíme odovzdať anjelom,“ zamýšľa sa Phil. - Hnonline
by Andrea Ábelová - Tento jav je spôsobený vyparovaním alkoholu. „Aj u nás platíme anjelskú daň,“ usmieva sa Marián Gurega. - Forbes
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