ABOUT

Monsieur Henri Vallet emigrated to Mexico from France during the brief reign of Maximilian, the ill-fated French monarch who was deposed by Mexican nationalists three short years after his 1864 ascent as Emperor of Mexico. Like other French émigrés of the era, Mnsr. Henri Vallet chose to remain in his adopted homeland, and by the 1880s had emerged as Mexico City’s preeminent distiller of liqueurs and elixirs, including Fernet-Vallet and Amargo-Vallet, that continue to be crafted today according to his specific recipes and formulation guidelines.

AN APOTHECARIAN HERITAGE

A Timeline of Their Years at the Helm

1891 - 1930

Henri Vallet

The French chemist who brought these proprietary formulas to Mexico while emigrating from his homeland during the French colonial period (1861-1882) and founded the Vallet brand.

1891 - 1930

1930 - 1938

Ing. Eustaquio Ibarra

Assistant to Henri Vallet
1930 - 1938

1938 - 1974

Ing. Ruben Torres

Assistant to Eustaquio Ibarra

1938 - 1974

1974 - 1994

Ing. Jorge "Chicho" Rodríguez

Assistant to Ruben Torres

1974 - 1994

1994 - 2020

Ing. Roberto Ladrón de Guevara

Assistant to Jorge "Chicho" Rodríguez

1994 - 2020

2020 - present

Ing. Jorge "Chicho" Rodríguez

2020 - present