Abramovich vodka to toast his team's success?
Published: 13 May, 2008, 04:49
Should Chelsea beat Manchester United in Champions League final in Moscow, the owner of the west London club, Roman Abramovich, will be able to celebrate the victory with his very own tipple.
A vodka brand named after the renowned Russian billionaire has been successfully registered in the UK by a Lithuanian businessman.
Abramovich is not the only high profile Russian to lend his name to a bottle of the famous drink.
The country’s leaders, from Gorbachev to Putin already have their names on vodka labels.
The Abramovich-branded beverage is to due to hit the stores later this year.
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