What does ‘dry’ mean in alcohol

Question

I’ve never understood what dry gin (Gordon’s), dry vermouth, or extra dry beer (Toohey’s) etc means..
Seems very counter-intuitive to me.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

In a very simplified way it refers to how sweet or, in this case, not sweet a drink is. A dry drink is not going to have much sugary (or fruity – another term used) taste in the mouth.

So a fruity drink is sweet while a dry drink is not sweet to the taste.