Jack Daniel’s facility blocked as whiskey vapour blamed for spread of fungus

Tennessee court halts construction of warehouse as residents say black fungus from angel's share' is coating neighbourhoods

At least it makes the angels happy.

Ethanol vapour released through porous whiskey barrels during the ageing of bourbon might bring a smile in the heavens - the fumes are known as the angel's share" - but it can mean misery for local mortals. A strain of black whiskey fungus feeds on the alcoholic gases, coating neighbourhoods around distilleries with a stubborn mouldy crust.