dry vermouth

Vermouth is a fortified wine aperitif, flavoured with herbs, spices, barks, and flowers. There are various brands of vermouth produced in both Italy and France, and the flavors can be added through infusion, maceration, or distillation. The name "Vermouth" itself derives from the German "Wermut" (Wormwood, and ingredient in Vermouth). The original version of Vermouth that was used in cocktails was from Italy, and is what we often refer to today as Sweet Vermouth. Thus any cocktail recipes you might find prior to 1900 which simply listed "Vermouth" as an ingredient, were intended to use Sweet Vermouth. Eventually the French (dry/white, as opposed to sweet/red) version of Vermouth started making its way into cocktails, and so recipes would differentiate between the two by specifying "Italian Vermouth" or "French Vermouth". Since most vermouth manufacturers today make both types of vermouth, it is more approriate to refer to them as Sweet Vermouth (Italian/Red) and Dry Vermouth (French/White).

The following recipes on this site use dry vermouth:

Algonquin

rye whiskey, dry vermouth, pineapple juice,

Attention

gin, dry vermouth, crème de violette, absinthe, orange bitters,

Bamboo

dry vermouth, dry sherry, Angostura Bitters, orange bitters,

Black Feather

brandy, dry vermouth, Cointreau, Angostura Bitters,

Bronx

gin, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, orange juice,

Cabaret

gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine, Angostura Bitters,

Caprice

gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine, orange bitters,

Champagne Antoine

gin, dry vermouth, Pernod, champagne,

Chrysanthemum Cocktail

dry vermouth, Benedictine, absinthe,

Delmonico

gin, brandy, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange bitters,

Diabolo

brandy, dry vermouth, Angostura Bitters, orange bitters,

El Presidente

rum, dry vermouth, red curaçao,

Fairbanks

gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters, crème de noyeux,

Fallen Leaves

calvados, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, brandy,

Ford

gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine, orange bitters,

Gibson

gin, dry vermouth,

Guadalahara

tequila, dry vermouth, Benedictine,

Income Tax

gin, orange juice, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, Angostura Bitters,

Journalist

gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, triple sec, lemon juice, Angostura Bitters,

Jupiter

gin, dry vermouth, orange juice, Parfait Amour,

Kangaroo

vodka, dry vermouth,

Lucien Gaudin

gin, Cointreau, Campari, dry vermouth,

Mahogany

dry vermouth, Jagermeister, Benedictine, cinnamon tincture,

Martini

gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters,

Martini - dry (circa. 1900)

gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters,

Martini (classic)

gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters,

Metropole

brandy, dry vermouth, orange bitters, Peychaud's bitters,

Morning Cocktail

brandy, dry vermouth, orange curaçao, maraschino liqueur, absinthe, Angostura Bitters,

Obituary Cocktail

gin, dry vermouth, absinthe,

Old Pal

Canadian whisky, dry vermouth, Campari,

Parisian

gin, dry vermouth, crème de cassis,

Poet's Dream

gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine,

Presidente

rum, dry vermouth, Cointreau, lemon juice, grenadine,

Ritz Bijou

gin, dry vermouth, orange curaçao, orange bitters,

Rosita

tequila, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, Campari, Angostura Bitters,

Royalist

dry vermouth, bourbon whiskey, Benedictine, peach bitters,

Satan's Whiskers

gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange juice, Grand Marnier, orange bitters,

Scofflaw

Canadian whisky, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters,

Tango

rum, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, Benedictine, orange juice,

Tillicum

gin, dry vermouth, Peychaud's bitters,

Tip Top

dry vermouth, Benedictine, Angostura Bitters,

Washington

brandy, dry vermouth, Angostura Bitters, simple syrup,

Zumbo

gin, Cointreau, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, Fernet Branca,

Zummy

Benedictine, gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, Campari,