The word vermouth comes from the German wermut, which translates to wormwood. All vermouths, from the driest to the sweetest, ...

and if you order your martini dry, be prepared for a seriously boozy beverage. You can also order martinis extra dry or bone dry, which means that the bartender will add little to no vermouth to ...

Some mixologists simply wash the glass in vermouth and dispose of it before adding the liquor, creating an extra dry martini.