: a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks
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The View has collaborated with a couple of other New York institutions on exclusive cocktails, too: The Katz’s Martini combines gin and dry vermouth with Katz’s blend of pastrami spices, while the Whipped and Swirled plays on Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding.—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025 The Spirits section expanded, with 34 exhibitors, including gin, vermouth and amari brands from all over Italy.—Andrea Onate, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025 Moonlight offers a creative menu of mixed drinks such as the Moonshadow (featuring bourbon, rum, coffee, and a splash of bitters) and the Dreamweaver (whiskey, vermouth, coffee liqueur, and grapefruit bitters) as well as luxury finger foods such as caviar bumps and steak tartare rolls.—Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 To serve 10, mix 250ml dry gin, 250ml sweet vermouth, 50ml Campari and ¼ tsp fine sea salt in a large bottle, jug or freezer-proof container.—Adrienne Wyper, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vermouth
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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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