Sentence:  He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, <WSD>vermouth</WSD> and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.