Rojo
Alcobaça
Red · Reserve · Artisan · Medium-sweet
Hernandez Reserva
Lemos Figueiredo
Alcobaça, Portugal
- Ageing
- Barrel-aged
Review May 12, 2026
8.5 /10
VP Score
Pillar guide
The best Portuguese vermouths
From supermarket vermute to artisan projects: ranking of Portuguese vermouths with a published score. Portuguese quinados have separate profiles.
Portugal and its vermute tradition
Portugal has a deep-rooted culture of vermute and quinado for home consumption: Hernandez, Poças, Quevedo, or Casa de Canhotos sit alongside litre formats from mass retail. The Lusophone catalogue on Vermutpedia is more compact than the Spanish one, but with very defined profiles.
This guide brings together the highest-scoring vermouths among the profiles already tasted. Quinados — very popular in Portugal — have their own reviews, but they do not compete in this table.
How we built this ranking
We rank by Vermutpedia Score (0–10). Only vermouths with a published score are included. The listing below shows every Portuguese profile in the catalogue, including those still unrated or from other aperitif families.
Top 10 — highest rated
The Portuguese catalogue on Vermutpedia is expanding. This table includes only vermouths with a published Vermutpedia Score; Portuguese quinados and quinquinas (Niepoort, Ramos Pinto Quinado…) are not included in this ranking even when they appear in the Portugal catalogue.
15 Portugal bottlings with Vermutpedia Score in the catalogue.
| # | Vermut | Bodega | Región | Nota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernandez Reserva | Lemos Figueiredo | Alcobaça | 8.5 |
| 2 | Poças Soberbo Vermouth | Poças | Douro | 8.3 |
| 3 | Hernandez Rosso | Lemos Figueiredo | Alcobaça | 7.5 |
| 4 | Hernandez Vermouth | Lemos Figueiredo | Alcobaça | 7.5 |
| 5 | 7 Mares Vermute | Conceito Vinhos (Rita Marques & Luís Antunes) | Douro | 7.4 |
| 6 | Casa de Canhotos Sublime Vermute | Casa de Canhotos | Melgaço | 7.4 |
| 7 | Hernandez Aperitivo | Lemos Figueiredo | Alcobaça | 7.4 |
| 8 | Quevedo Vermute Edição de Outono (Dry) | Quevedo | Douro | 7.4 |
| 9 | Quevedo Vermute Edição de Inverno (Sweet) | Quevedo | Douro | 7.4 |
| 10 | William Hinton MOOT Vermouth | William Hinton | Madeira | 7.4 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Portuguese vermouth according to Vermutpedia?
Check the table at the top: the first position belongs to the Portuguese vermouth with the highest published Vermutpedia Score. Hernandez Reserva leads the ranking in the latest editorial update.
Vermute or vermouth in Portugal?
The local market often uses "vermute". On Vermutpedia we unify nomenclature under "vermut" to make searching easier, but profiles respect original commercial names.
Why is Niepoort Quinado not in the ranking?
It is a quinado, not a vermouth. We review it in the Portugal catalogue with its own profile and score, but this ranking compares only aromatised wine aperitifs.
Which Portuguese vermouth to start with?
Hernandez Rosso or Poças Soberbo are accessible entry points. For more complexity, try Hernandez Reserva or Quevedo's seasonal editions.