[ noun ] any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks <noun.food>
Vermuth \Ver"muth\, n. [F. vermout.] A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite. [Written also {vermouth}.]
"One part per billion is one person in all of China," he said. "It's one drop of vermouth in five tank cars of gin.
Wining and dining goes with lobbying as easily as gin mixes with vermouth.
But she never cooked a meal without a glass of vermouth sitting on the counter next to her.
In the main, the vermouth does not end up in the drink, being either swirled round the glass or the shaker.