dry vermouth


Type:

Wines used in mixed drinks

Description:

Generic for French or French-style dry fortified wine and herb aperitif, straw-colored-transparent. The first use of vermouth in cocktails coincided with its first importation into the United States in the 1870s. Sweet (red) (Italian) vermouth was imported first, then dry (white) (French) vermouth.

Flavor:

wine and herbs

Availability:

Generally available. Produced and sold in France and Italy.

Substitute:

other like-colored aperitif wines.