Vermouth makes more than just martinis – introducing the aromatic, fortified wine

Vermouth has come a long way in recent years from being known as the “other” ingredient in a classic martini, a distant second to gin. Essentially wine flavoured with aromatics and fortified with addi­tional alcohol to keep it stable, vermouth gets its name from the German wermut, or wormwood.Depending on where it is made, it may also contain botanical herbs, roots, flowers, seeds and berries. Vermouth is an essential but discreet ingredient that adds flavour and aroma to many cocktails, not…