vermouth

[ ver-mooth ]

/ vərˈmuθ /

an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.

Origin of vermouth

1800–10; < French (now vermout) < German Wermuth (now Wermut) absinthe, wormwood

Campari, Vermouth, and elderflower have all been used throughout history to treat measles, inflammatory diseases, and more.

Lights, Camera, Cocktails |Brody Brown |September 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
But then I had another startling revelation—one that could not be so easily washed off with vermouth… 48.

Life as the 'PC Guy' |The Daily Beast Video |November 9, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Cigarettes and vermouth, and that sort of thing, instead of a good strong cigar and four fingers of whiskey.

Mrs. Darrell |Foxcroft Davis
He paid for his vermouth and hurried away to his hotel to dress.

The Lion and The Mouse |Charles Klein

The only liquid refreshments then obtainable at the Club were enteric germs in water, gin, vermouth, and port wine.

War's Brighter Side |Julian Ralph.
While sipping a glass of vermouth Sabas showed himself loquacious and expansive, but without losing his natural gravity.

The Joy of Captain Ribot |Armando Palacio Valds
The duty on vermouth, brandy, bitters, artificial wines (3 and 12 cents per litre) is abolished.

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893 |Carlos Maria de Pena

vermouth

/ (ˈvɜːməθ, vəˈmuːθ) /

any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings

C19: from French, from German Wermut wormwood (absinthe)