Vermouth

Wine fortified with additional spirit and flavored with botanicals; not technically a distilled spirit (it's a fortified wine) but closely associated with the spirits and cocktail world. Dry (usually used in Martinis) and sweet (used in Manhattans and similar cocktails) styles are the two main categories.

Profile

Dry or sweet, botanical, fortified wine base.

Notable Examples

Martini (dry vermouth), Manhattan (sweet vermouth).

A dry Martini with briny, salty snacks like olives or oysters is a classic pairing.