Vermouth

Vermouth (a French spelling of Ger. Wermuth, wormwood) is a white wine, super-alcoholised and aromatised with wormwood, gentian, and other herbs. It is much used as a cordial or appetiser in Italy, diluted with aerated water and sharpened with quinine. It is in no way analogous to Absinthe (q.v.), also derived from wormwood.