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4.8 ★ · 99 Google reviews

ANGELS' SHARE

A high-end whisky room up an unmarked flight of stairs on Pasteur — named for the share of every cask that quietly vanishes into the air.

★ 4.899 Google reviewsAlley 178, Pasteur, District 1Daily 18:00 – 02:00

The angels' share

What the angels take

Distillers call the spirit that evaporates from a resting cask the angels' share — the part no one drinks, that perfumes the warehouse instead. This room is built on that idea: the climb, the cask, the pour.

The Angels' Share whisky shelves

The climb

Alley 178 on Pasteur, an unmarked stairway, and a room at the top — the small climb is the threshold.

The cask

Every bottle here is losing a little of itself to the air, year by year — the angels' share is the price of patience.

The pour

Poured neat or built into a cocktail at the counter — the share that remains is yours.

Three frames to open

The bottle, the room, and the finished glass — the first three frames of a night at Angels' Share.

A whisky bottle at Angels' Share

The bottle

Singled out and lit like an exhibit — the bottle is the room's main artwork.

Inside Angels' Share — the whisky room

The room

Low, dark and deliberately small — a room kept quiet at the top of the stairs.

Cocktails at Angels' Share

The finished glass

Cocktails built on the whisky shelf — finished quietly, served without theatre.

The quiet room

The counter, the lounge seats, the glass at rest — Angels' Share through its guests' own photos.