angel's share

American  

noun

Informal.

1. the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.

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Example Sentences

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In the years it takes Kentucky bourbon to mature in new oak barrels, producers have faced two certainties: They lose a portion of the aging whiskey to evaporation - known as the angel’s share - and pay a tax on the containers.

From Washington Times

The fungus is a black mold-like growth that feeds off the “angel’s share” — the distilling industry term for the alcohol that evaporates from the wooden barrels.

From Seattle Times

Distillers refer poetically to the liquor that evaporates during that process as “the angel’s share.”

From New York Times

They bring a live version to Brooklyn as part of the impresario Andrew Ousley’s series the Angel’s Share.

From New York Times

Nightlife here will also get a boost this month, when Angel’s Share, a shuttered East Village speakeasy, is scheduled to open a pop-up version.

From New York Times