[Harp-L] Re: [Harp On!] The angels' portion

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very well said, Winslow... and so apropos... 

I would be honored, perhaps, next time we meed, to
lift a dram of single malt in his honor. 

Harpin' in Colorado,
--Ken M.

--- Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When a barrel of whiskey is stored to age, a 
> portion of it vanishes over time. This can be
explained by the
> porousness of the wood, evaporation, and so
forth, but the 
> name for the vanished whiskey is rather poetic:
the angel's 
> portion.
> 
> The longer the whiskey ages, the finer it
> becomes, and the greater becomes the angels'
portion. One 
> could say that the angels replace what they take
in volume 
> with excellence in what remains.
> 
> Douglas Tate was a lover of fine whiskeys, and
many of my best 
> moments with him were over the so-called breath
of life.
> He stayed with us just over seventy -one years.
Judging by the 
> man we knew, the angels' portion must have been
very large, 
> and should not be begrudged.
> 
> Winslow
> 
> 
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