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Sweet Vermouth

  • Fortified Wine
  • 16.5% ABV
  • 100 drinks

What is Sweet Vermouth?

Sweet vermouth is a red or amber fortified aromatised wine used in Manhattans, Negroni-style drinks, aperitifs and many stirred classics. It adds sweetness, herbal complexity and wine-like depth.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

  • ✓You want sweetness, herbs and complexity — essential for Negroni and Manhattan.

Skip if…

  • ✗You want a dry, light or neutral base.

At a Glance

48 kcalCalories
16.5%ABV
3gSugar
4.2gCarbs
Fortified WineType
100Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

What does Sweet Vermouth taste like?

Sweet, herbal, lightly bitter and wine-like, with red fruit, spice, vanilla or caramel notes depending on the style. Sweet vermouth pairs strongly with whiskey, gin, rum, brandy, bitters and orange peel.

Ways to use sweet vermouth

Cocktails (100)

Flavour profile

HerbalRed FruitSpiceSweet

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 29.57–59.15 ml; median 59.15 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 95 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml)
160
Sugar (per 100 ml)
10 g
Carbs (per 100 ml)
14 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

  • Gluten-FreeCompatible
  • KetoLimited
  • Low-CarbLimited
  • Low-SugarLimited
  • VeganCompatible
  • VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Commonly observed with

GinDry VermouthAngostura BittersBittersGreen ChartreuseOrange BittersBrandyStraight Rye Whiskey

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-16T03:30:39.066659+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Sweet Vermouth — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Sweet Vermouth?
Top-ranked cocktails made with Sweet Vermouth include Brandy Vermouth Cocktail, Plain Vermouth Cocktail, Abbey Martini. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.