vermouth
Americannoun
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vermouths
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of vermouth
1800–10; < French (now vermout ) < German Wermuth (now Wermut ) absinthe, wormwood
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“The purists, they get cranky about this, you know, and say that it’s supposed to be gin and vermouth and that’s all a martini should be.”
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
I just look at the vermouth — I don’t put it in the martini; I glance at it, and that’s enough vermouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
The no-frills drink list has dive-bar staples including PBR, Rainier and High Life ponies, along with hipster favorites such as Underberg and cans of Sprezza vermouth spritz.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Add the vermouth, bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 1 to 2 minutes.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“This is mosquito netting. This is a bottle of vermouth. You like vermouth? These are English papers.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Roots Divino's red and white de-alcoholized vermouths are both great, complex foundations for spritz experimentation.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
The red and white vermouths on tap are made with local botanicals and mixed with soda or tonic — the perfect pre-dinner drink.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
As a result, bartenders will replace high-alcohol liquors like gin with lower-alcohol wines like prosecco in mixed drinks, and make more use of shrubs, craft vermouths, botanicals and distilled nonalcoholic spirits like Seedlip.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2019
At cocktail bar Doppelgänger, owner Guillermo Federico Blumenkamp leans heavily on Argentina’s long-held love for bitters and vermouths, once a common post-work libation for laborers, many of Italian descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2018
As we sat over our vermouths he glorified the Company's business, and by and by I expressed casually my surprise at him not going out there.
From Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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