: a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks
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The same can now be said for Spanish vermouth, or vermut, as it is known locally.—Sofia Perez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 The cocktails largely feature spirits like tequila and mezcal: The La Joya combines the latter with blanc vermouth, Genepy, and celery, while the Paddle Cactus pairs the same spirit with prickly pear, pineapple, and chile.—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024 To level it up slightly, keeping liqueurs like vermouth, Campari, and Aperol on hand open up so many other cocktail possibilities for martinis and more.—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 The latter tucks in Macallan 12-year scotch, Crown Royal, Italian vermouth, and Drambuie.—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vermouth
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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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