Coldorak and Ainulindalë's blog about whisky.
The Angels’ share is an expression we hear extremely often about the maturation of whisky, with just a quick explanation of the angels’ share being a portion (or share) of the volume of whisky (or other spirits) that is lost to evaporation during the aging in oak barrels. But what is it exactly? (Note: this piece was mostly written for the Amrut Greedy Angels review but deserve its place in the All about whisky category by itself).
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Back in November, I was supposed to be one of the lucky whisky enthusiasts invited to a Walsh Whiskey Tweet Tasting, as usual organized by the indefatigable Steve Rush, from The Whisky Wire. Buuuut… I missed my train back from a business trip, and was back unfortunately too late to attend the tweet tasting. Oops, since I really enjoyed the previous ones I attended, like the A.D. Rattray or the Bimber. Anyway, let’s discover who are the people at Walsh Whiskey and taste the four drams they sent us.
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