vermouth

noun

ver·​mouth vər-ˈmüth How to pronounce vermouth (audio)
: a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks

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Look for creative ingredient combinations like the Carretera, a blend of mezcal, pineapple Campari, coffee vermouth, and a splash of saline olive juice. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 There’s also cocktails from the mixologist Jason Diaz: The Sultan’s Touch combines vodka, za’atar dry vermouth, and Castelvetrano brine, while the Leila Negroni mixes gin with coconut pandan Campari and vermouth. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 Mulled Wine Sour Ingredients 15 ml Rye whiskey 15 ml Pedro Ximenez sherry 15 ml Madeira 15 ml sweet vermouth 20 ml orange acid (Mix 1 liter of fresh orange juice with 25 grams citric acid and 15 grams malic acid. Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024 Since the property changed hands, its sole restaurant, 18 Restaurant & Bar, has become more markedly gourmet with fare like scallops dusted with seaweed crumbs, smoked trout under cucumber and vermouth relish, and venison enlivened by juniper jus and pickled berries. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vermouth 

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) + Wein wine entry 1 — more at wormwood

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vermouth was in 1806

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“Vermouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vermouth. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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vermouth

noun
ver·​mouth vər-ˈmüth How to pronounce vermouth (audio)
: a wine flavored with herbs

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