How to Use vermouth in a Sentence

vermouth

noun
  • Add a splash of white vermouth and the gravy.
    — Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Your vermouth has to just be a little thing that opens it up.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Add the white wine and vermouth and bring the mixture to a boil.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The cocktails run the gamut from gin to vermouth and back again.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2018
  • How about a daiquiri, even, with two ounces of sweet vermouth and half an ounce of dark rum?
    — Jeff Gordinier, Esquire, 8 Jan. 2018
  • If his jokes were a martini, the vermouth would be in the next room.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
  • This vermouth is light on its feet, with a dusty, velvety finish.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The juniper comes through nicely, as do the herbal notes of the vermouth.
    — Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Add the garlic, vermouth, and lemon juice and sauté for one more minute, then turn off the heat.
    — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Fill a mixing glass with ice, then add the bitters, whiskey and vermouth.
    — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Half gin, half dry vermouth with a few dashes of bitters, and an olive (or three).
    — Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Once all that red, white, rosé, and sparkling wine is polished off, enter vermouth.
    — Kristin Tice Studeman, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2018
  • For both vermouth and aperol, adding mint or bay leaf will bring out the herbal notes in the liquors.
    — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
  • Same with whiskies for a different vermouth.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Same with whiskies for a different vermouth.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Same with whiskies for a different vermouth.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Same with whiskies for a different vermouth.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Look at her explain a needless branding change while adding vermouth to rye.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Fill a mixing glass with ice, then add the Campari, sweet vermouth and gin.
    — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
  • When ready to serve, splash some vermouth in each glass, swirl it around, and pour it out, leaving the glass coated.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • To create it, combine a small bit of vermouth, four ounces of gin, and one large ice cube in a shaker.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Whisk in the wine or vermouth and stir until the mixture absorbs the liquid.
    — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Don’t miss the blessed selection of vermouth and sherry.
    — Virginia Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • The depth of the scotch is balanced by a little sweetness from the cherry liqueur and the vermouth.
    — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Dear John’s is the spritz of vermouth in the background of your martini.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2019
  • In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the vermouth, Campari and gin.
    — Arcelia Martin, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Boodles gin is tempered by a touch of vermouth, a drop of orange bitters, and a faint mist of lemon.
    — Stan Parish, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • Sweet vermouth provides a lush red-fruit component.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Sweet vermouth provides a lush red-fruit component.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Add the vermouth or white wine to any juices left in the bowl that held the chicken thighs, combine well and pour over chicken.
    — Jan Uebelherr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2018

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