Dryness is a property of beverages that describes the lack of a sweet taste. ^[1] This may be due to a lack of sugars, the presence of some other taste that masks sweetness, or an underabundance of simple carbohydrates that can be converted to sugar by enzymes in the mouth ( amylase in particular). The term "dry" may be applied to types of beer, wine, cider, distilled spirits, or any other beverage. ^[2]

In a dry martini, "dry" originally referred to the inclusion of dry gin, however it is often incorrectly used to refer to the amount of vermouth used in the drink. A "perfect" martini – or any other cocktail that uses vermouth, such as a Perfect Manhattan – is a martini made with equal parts dry and sweet vermouth. ^[3]

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