Cocktail guide strikes gold!

The response to my last posting on Sapamurat Niyazov's best selling guide to cocktails and related spirits - The Ruhnama - has been huge. Everyone seems to want a copy.

Before, providing details of how to buy a copy, you really need to understand how much importance the Turkmen people and government attach to the whole nightclub and cocktail business. Check these facts out:

Every government office has a weekly study hour to discuss the Ruhnama

The Ruhnama has become the centerpiece of Türkmenistan's education system

Teachers are selected based on their knowledge of the tome

Türkmen literature classes focus on the Ruhnama

An English translation of the book provides materials for English classes

Graduations are contingent on a student's ability to answer questions on the Ruhnama

Nobody takes a good night out more seriously than a Turkmen!

Even the judiciary has to know their Margaritas from their Martinis. Earlier this year, top judges were put to the test.

A total of 35 judges from the regions and from Asgabat and also from the Supreme Court participated in this year's contest.

During all three rounds of the contest participants were asked about the content of the second book of Ruhnama and their answers, full and irreproachable, demonstrated the depth of their knowledge of Ruhnama.

For more details, check here.

In Turkmenistan, driving tests are based on knowledge of the Ruhnama. Our's is the only state in the world were citizens are trained in the art of getting home from the clubs while well loaded with a tank full of Margarita juice.

Let's keep driving across the map even if we're too far gone to know where we're going!

Of course, you don't just want to hear about this. You want a copy of your own. Well too late - they've all sold out! But check this blog and get your PayPal number ready. We're working on it!