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How To Saber A Champagne Bottle

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I'll confess, I've never done it but I have often dreamed of sabering a champagne bottle. Nothing is more dramatic than slicing the top off of a champagne bottle. The Hill has an article on this necessary holiday trick. Jason Tesauro, co-author of The Modern Gentleman and The Modern Lover, teaches classes on the gentlemanly arts at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner and one of his tricks is sabering. Hey, James, can't girls do this too? According to James Tesauro, no sword is required, you can do it do this with the back edge of a chef's knife. The champagne has to be well-chilled, and you find one of the two vertical seams running up the sides then aim for the spot on the bottleneck where the seam meets the lower lip. You grip the bottle around the base, angle it away from the crowd and take a big swing. You'll probably lose a little wine to the gesture but it is worth the big showy impression it makes.

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