vermouth

[ver-mooth]

noun

1. an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.

vermouth

/ ˈvɜːməθ, vəˈmuːθ /

noun

1. any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth¹

1800–10; < French (now vermout ) < German Wermuth (now Wermut ) absinthe, wormwood

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth¹

C19: from French, from German Wermut _wormwood (absinthe)

Example Sentences

That first sip of cold, sharp gin and the illusion of vermouth cuts through our train ride haze.

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I just look at the vermouth — I don’t put it in the martini; I glance at it, and that’s enough vermouth.

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But as far as I'm concerned, just a drop of vermouth in, stirred or shaken.

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But had he instead swapped the Americano’s vermouth for still white wine, Count Negroni might have been credited with the Bicicletta, an easy cocktail of wine, red bitter liqueur and soda water.

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Add the vermouth, and deglaze the pan by scraping any brown bits off the bottom of the pan and incorporating them back into the onions.

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