What is Angels Share? A Simple Definition.
People ask often about "Angles Share" or have never heard the term and ask "what the?"... Here is my summary or attempt at a public schooled explanation; During the whiskey aging process, the alcohol/water mixture in the barrel warms up and expands in the summer months. In the colder months the mixture contracts again. This is known as "breathing"; the surrounding air impacts the pores of the oak wood. Barrels are water tight, not air tight. The whiskey can lose a little of