Spirits · Haro, Rioja
Vermut Lacuesta
A Rioja wine family's vermouth, made in Haro since 1937.
- Founded
- 1895
- Founded by
- Eloy Martínez Pérez, Félix Martínez Lacuesta
- Based in
- Haro, Rioja
Making it since
1895
Their story
Vermut Lacuesta comes from Bodegas Martínez Lacuesta, a family winery in the Rioja town of Haro. It began in 1895 on the upper floor of a house on calle La Vega, when court clerk Eloy Martínez Pérez and his eldest son Félix, a lawyer and later a provincial governor, set up a business selling wine, soda, seltzer and vinegar.
The family started making vermouth in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, after buying a recipe from the Catalan winemaker José María Jové. They have adjusted it over the decades, and in 2002 added a Reserva that draws on their experience aging Rioja.
The company is still family owned, with around 60 shareholders and several relatives working in the business, including winemaker Álvaro Martínez. In 2009 it moved into a new bodega on the edge of Haro.
How it's made
The vermouth starts from the family's own Rioja wine, flavored with a botanical recipe they have refined since the 1930s. The Reserva brings in their barrel-aging know-how, and the limited edition rests for 14 months in acacia barrels.
Why we carry them
We like that this vermouth is made by a serious Rioja house rather than a spirits brand, and you can taste the wine underneath. Pour it over ice with an orange slice the way they do in Haro.
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