During the process of making wine or whiskey, producers often use oak barrels to store their drink products; when alcohol is stored at 60 percent humidity or higher, for long periods of time, some of it will evaporate out of the barrel.
The evaporating alcohol is called the angel's share, alluding to the belief that guardian angels watch over the product as it ages. The beverage's alcoholic level can be determined in part by how much alcohol evaporates out of the oak barrels.
The angel's share is also the name of a popular bar in New York City and an ale made by a company called the Lost Abbey, based in California; both of these uses of the name are derived from the process of evaporating alcohol.
How the Angel's Share Occurs
Many distilled spirits and wines are virtually undrinkable after their sugar content has fermented into alcohol. In the case of distilled spirits, the alcoholic content of a "fresh" batch may be nearly 190 proof or better, and the flavor of the beverage would not be very appealing.
To reduce the percentage of alcohol and to intensify the subtle flavors of the wine or distilled spirit, producers often store their products in oak barrels. In the case of distilled spirits, such as whiskey, the staves of the oak barrels are often heavily charred before assembly to give the drink a distinct taste.
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看完後再次證明了顛撲不破的真理: 電影始終來自人性、而人性始終來自困境。
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肯洛區 Ken Loach
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資料參考:
電影網
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-angels-share.htm
部落格
http://endlessfly.pixnet.net/blog/post/37473944
PC HOME
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/chiutefu/post/1323703898
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