It has been produced in Berlin since 1921. Since 1960, it is owned by the Söhnlein Rheingold AG, a part of the Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei KG, which is owned by Dr. Oetker since 1996.

Leo Leontovitch Gorbachev was the operator of a vodka distillery in St. Petersburg, Russia.

During the October Revolution, Leo Leontovitch Gorbachev left his homeland along with his family for Berlin, where he started to produce vodka on April 28, 1921.
The brand name, the onion-domed bottle and the blue label were registered by the company L. Gorbatschow & Co. as a trademark in 1923.

First, Wodka Gorbatschow was mainly consumed by the exiled Russian community in Berlin. The brand started to flourish outside the city during the early 1950s, by the efforts of the new owner A. Barth. in 1960, the brand was acquired by the Söhnlein Rheingold KG corporate to become marketed nationwide.

The high quality of Gorbatschow vodka is due to the high quality raw materials and the fourfold cold filtration.