vermouth
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /vəˈmuːθ/, /ˈvɜːməθ/
  • (GA) IPA: /vɚˈmuθ/
Noun

vermouth

  1. A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
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    • 2014, Ray Foley, Bartending For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 9781118807415), page 116 ↗:
      Vermouth originated in the 18th century, when wine growers in the foothills of the French and Italian Alps developed a method of enhancing the taste of sour or uncompromising wines with the infusion of a variety of sweeteners, spices, herbs, roots, seeds, flowers, and peel.
  2. (US standard of identity) An aperitif wine that matches the general description of vermouth.
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