VERMOUTH

Aromatic wine.

COMPOSITION

• Wine is the base of vermouth and it usually represents 80% of its total volume. The white wine has to be dry and neutral.
• Addition of aromatic plants such as cinnamon, cinchona, coriander, gentian and bitter orange.
• Addition of sugar to diminish its acidity.
• For red vermouth: addition of caramel.

HOW TO DRINK

In general vermouth is drunk as an aperitif with ice cubes or with gin.
Occurs quite frequently in the preparation of cocktails.