: a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks
Examples of vermouth in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSignature cocktails include the Sticky Ricky ($14), made with rum, coconut cream, mango, mint and orgeat, and An Unsympathetic Gentlemen ($15), made with blended scotch, Amontillado sherry, amaro and kumquat vermouth.—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024 The base whiskey in the Manhattan Finish is a 4-year-old rye that was spent at least 20 months in three different types of barrels—vermouth, bitters, and cherry brandy.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vermouth
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French vermout, vermouth & Italian vermut, vermutte, both borrowed from German Wermut, short for Wermutwein, from Wermut "wormwood" (going back to Old High German wermuota, werimuota) + Weinwine entry 1 — more at wormwood
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