What is vermouth?
Vermouth · Italian
Wine fortified and flavored with herbs and spices, sweet and red or dry and white. Half of a Manhattan or martini, and good on ice.
What it tastes like
Sweet red is spiced and bittersweet; dry white is crisp and herbal; bianco sits in between with vanilla and flowers.
Where you’ll see it
Cocktail bars in martinis, Manhattans and negronis, and aperitif lists served on the rocks with an orange slice.