Welcome to my list of World Wide Links. Sit Back and Pour yourself a drink... check it out.   World Wide Facts www.earthcalendar.net – The Earth Calendar is a day book of Public, Bank, Government and other holiday celebrations around the world. www.executivelibrary.com – Wall Street Executive Library...a great source for regional business facts. www.odci.gov/cia – The World Factbook by the CIA. www.theodora.com/wfb – A global reference from the CIA Factbook, United Nations Statistical Office, and the Library of Congress Country Studies and other sources.   Asia/Pacific News asiapacific.acnielsen.com – The global leader in market research, information and analysis www.asiasource.org – Society podcast series, bringing you the best of Asia Society's international programming on arts, culture, politics, business, education and national holidays www.aseansec.org – Association of Southeast Asian Nations www.columbia.edu – Sarai World-Wide Web Virtual Library South Asia.   Country by Country News www.chinagate.com.cn – All the news permitted by the Chinese Government. I did say permitted by the government. www.economist.com – The most up to date facts on Hong Kong. www.exportersindia.net – India manufacturers & exporters of Liquor & beverage. www.taiwan411.com – Your Gateway to Taiwan Products and Services! www.wowphilippines.com.ph – The Philippines a destination of adventure and more....   Spirit Trade News www.alcoholreviews.com – Don't get a Bad Bottle-Shop smart! www.beveragenet.net – Beverage news from the heart of America... www.connectingdrinks.com – Web and page magazine on International wine and spirits. www.just-drinks.com – The best on line beverage industry news. www.moodiereport.com – Most complete global duty free on line magazine. www.ravenfox.com – News & Analysis for Travel Retail World www.spiritjournal.com – Spirits Journal Guide to Whiskey, Wine, Beer and Cocktails. www.tastings.com – The Beverage Testing Institute www.trend-news.com – Travel Retail Executive News Digest   Trade Shows www.iwsc.net – The international Wine and Spirit competition www.sfspiritscomp.com – The San Francisco World Spirits Annual Competition. The industry measuring stick for new and old spirit brands.   Trade Associations www.fita.org – The web Resource for International Trade, the most comprehensive searchable database on the web. www.cid.harvard.edu – The Global Trade Negotiations Home page. Center for International Development at Harvard University. www.beerwineliquor.com – Numerous beer, wine, liquor associations world wide and numerous links. www.ginvodka.org – Welcome to the Gin and Vodka Association website.   ABSINTHE News www.eabsinthe.com – Welcome to the intriguing world of absinthe.. en.wikipedia.org – Absinthe originated in Switzerland...However, its popularity in late 19th and early 20th century France. www.absinthebuyersguide.com – Absinthe "the Green Fairy" la Fee Verte. www.straightdope.com – Was the legendary liqueur absinthe hallucinogenic? en.wikipedia.org – La Fée Absinthe is one of the best-known brands of absinthe... profile.myspace.com – This was created by a true La Fee Absinthe FAN...   Bourbon News www.straightbourbon.com – The 100% Bourbon-Oriented web page. Everything you wanted to know is here. www.kybourbon.com – A great web page addressing the Kentucky distilleries and links to all the Bourbon distilleries.   Brandy News www.brandyclassics.com – The world according to Brady. The best Brandy web page on the internet.   Cachaça www.cocktailtimes.com – Pronounced "KA SHA SA", cachaça is a national product of Brazil. www.american.edu – Unknown to many outside Brazil, the cultural significance of cachaça, a distilled liquor, ranks among soccer, carnival, and samba. en.wikipedia.org – The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail made with Cachaça... www.oddbins.com – Cachaça is dead trendy, a growing market and Sagatiba is the best money can buy www.just-drinks.com – I remain convinced that the next big thing here will be Cachaca.   GIN www.tastings.com/spirits/gin.html – Why don’t you slip out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini? - Robert Benchley www.rateitall.com – Rate it all Gin... www.hrdspirits.com – America's Brokers Gin web site... www.slashfood.com – I just wish I had a Bowler to perch jauntily on my head as..... www.drinkoftheweek.com – Spirits are the base of all cocktails... www.spiritsreview.com – First Impression: Juniper, witchhazel and cassia, followed with citrus.   Rum www.rum.cz – The best Rum page full stop! Peter's Rum Pages. www.ministryofrum.com – Dedicated to Understanding and Appreciation of this Noble Spirit, Rum.   Tequila News www.tequilaaficionado.com – The most comprehensive source for tequila & mezcal. Ole!!! www.ianchadwick.com/tequila – The ultimate reference for all Tequila Lovers. www.mexweb.com – Did you know that there are 24 distilleries in Tequila Jalisco, Mexico? It's true... www.itequila.org – The complete Tequila web page...Come and vote for your favorite Tequilas.   Vodka News www.vodka.com – The official spirit of the internet especially for Vodka Drinks. www.ivodka.com – The ultimate vodka web pages. www.vodkaphiles.com – Where vodka lovers of the world unite...Comrade!   Whisky News www.scotch-whisky.org.uk – The Scotch Whisky Association web page. www.awa.dk – The Whisky Distilleries, Producers and Distributors web page. www.whiskymag.com – The Bible magazine for the Scotch whisky lovers. www.whisky.com – The largest site in the world about Whisky. www.techpress.com/whiskey – Welcome to the wonderful world of Irish Whiskey. This web page is for everyone that like drinking. www.maltwhiskey.com – There are few things as beautiful as a glass bottle filled with deep amber whiskey. www.whiskyweb.com – With the likes of Michael Jackson commentary and numerous other interesting whisky issues. And Competitions too. www.royalmilewhiskies.com – "Where the Scots buy their Scotch."   Liqueur News www.liqueurweb.com – They web page addressing the world of Liqueur's.   Link to Link www.dmoz.org – Links world wide for food, drink and wine www.zenithinternational.com – Specialist consultants to the food and drinks industries worldwide. www.1800miti.com – Reference on the beverage industry including links. www.business.com – Alcoholic Beverage Distributors and Wholesalers excluding beer.   Resources for International Business www.getcustoms.com – How to do Business in Sixty Countries and not bend,bow or scratch in the wrong way. www.azfreight.com – Free Links to other companies sites and are as supplied to A-Z Worldwide Airfreight Directory. www.packtrack.com – Ever send a package via FedEx, UPS, Airborne over night services? Now you can track those packages here. www.interpol.int – International Crime Statistics world wide. Big Brother is out there and looking for you! www.entrepreneur.com – A get me started web page for you starting up a private business. Good luck! www.loc.gov – Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. www.yellowpages.com – The best way to get around the world and find all business contacts.   Just for Fun www.hangoverguide.com – It is what is says it is, a hang over guide and allot more fun details from around the world. www.HappyHours.com – Everything you ever needed to know about mixing drinks... www.partyschool.com – Drinking games, jokes, and reasons to party like you did in School/University! www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb – The Proper Pronunciations of the famous Scots Distilleries and more... Mirsky – DRUNK BROWSING TEST Is it safe for you to be on the Internet? Try the Drunk Browsing Test to see if you can surf safely... www.boneland.com – T-BONE'S ALCOHOL & AMMO Try your aim... smh.com.au – RUSSIAN DIES AFTER WINNING VODKA-DRINKING CONTEST A vodka-drinking competition in a southern Russian town ended in tragedy with the winner dead and several runners-up in intensive care. www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br – AND SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE FUN, ''SHOCKINGLY'' INCREDIBLE TRICK!!! 1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE : www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br 2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE. 3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE. (Skip your e.mail addresses .) 4. Click on " vizualizar " bottom left and watch what happens.   More Links to be added over time, or send us your favorite links... Cheers!