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vermouth
(redirected from sweet vermouth)

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vermouth (vərmth`), blend of white wines fortified with additional alcohol and flavored with aromatic herbs, spices, and roots. It contains up to 19% alcohol. The sweeter, darker type of vermouth is sometimes called Italian vermouth, and the lighter, drier type, French vermouth. Vermouth is used as an appetizer and as a mixer in cocktails.
vermouth
any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings


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Made with equal parts gin, Compari and sweet vermouth, the aperitif comes in a martini glass and has a beautiful amber hue that's much classier than the electric pink cosmo.
The birth of the martini awaited the arrival of dry vermouth via the French to New Orleans in 1851, though Italians still profess their sweet vermouth arrived first in 1834 (Edmunds 78).
Campari, one of the most popular bitters, is poured by the ounce, and often served with fruit juice, club soda or tonic, or mixed with sweet vermouth, white wine and ginger ale.
 
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