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单词 angels' share
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angels' share
angels' share 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.
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1970 Illustr. London News 14 Mar. 34/2 The evaporation each year of the maturing brandy (the ‘Angels' Share’, as it is known) equals 1,200,000 bottles.
1987 ‘N. Webster’ Flight from Paris v. 105 The Scottish trade reckon up to twenty million gallons a year just vanish. That's the Angels' Share.
1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Oct. (Travel section) 1 The cedar-lined entry area, fragrant with escaped wine vapors called ‘the angels' share’, leads directly to the tasting bar.
2017 J. Markert Angels' Share iv. 41 The abandoned ricks and empty barrels were covered with mold. The faint smell of the angels' share still lingered.
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