I’m sure at some point you’ve seen in the movies or on TV someone sabring the top off a bottle of bubbly with a sword. Let me explain how this came about. Back in Napoleonic times, victorious, French soldiers returning from battle picked none other than Champagne to celebrate with and quench their thirst. But boys being boys, instead of opening the bottles properly, they simply whipped out their sabres and lopted the tops off. Impetuous devils! Today, this dramatic procedure, with some alterations, is sometimes performed for pomp and ceremony. A word of advice though…don’t try this at home. If not done properly you could seriously hurt yourself, someone else or end up with shards of glass in your sparkles.
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