Sabering Champagne

[Heboki]

How did I get here...Why am I watching this?

[videofan792]

Very interesting! Sabrage was in Jeopardy this evening and motivated me to look it up. By the way, I like the silver bracelet. Do you know where to buy it?

[g6gavin2011]

I do this with a champagne glass. Check my channel.

[MightBiteYa]

I've been doing this with some mead I made last year. It carbonated like crazy in the bottle. Still tasty, but inconvenient to open indoors. Makes a great show outdoors though.

[goobster1217]

Where would i be when this happens. Under the bottle allowing for all the Champagne to pour on me.

[RyanTheWelch]

I just came here cuz I thought I would get some free champagne....

[SoviPaPa]

What is this music?

[auke12345]

Americans always copying cultures the wrong way!!!!

[auke12345]

Why you aren't an expert:

1) You have to use a Sabre

2) You spilled a lot a champagne!

[HPross]

@auke12345

1) u dont have to use a sabre - as this video proves

2) its sparkling wine

3) its a demonstration u dingleberry

[BIGDEC10]

The whole point of this is to use a Sabre, not a kitchen knife

[36000408]

You can also do this with a bottle of beer with a similar lip. Neat party trick!

[carsanookdotcom]

Kool! Tres kool

BangkokJohnny

Royaume de Thailande

[Alejandroenfuego]

just FYI the Spanish translation you attempted, "tomaste": Tomar is not just "to take" but it's also "to drink". > "You drank the glass pieces, useless piece (of...)!!". Obviously the idiot doesn't know that the glass chards are ejected with the champagne that pours out upon sabering. So @jpedemers, that's not something to concern yourself with, as sabering has been done for hundreds of years and in very poor light. The cold also makes the bottle easier to saber, colder is better, perhaps 40F.

[phamtastic0]

what a cool sound that makes

[kazpmk]

we say sabrage not sabering lol

[gillyguyJG]

gnarly sabrage bro

[sRm744]

is that a mandon ? the bottle look's like it

[81611]

@sRm744 No it isn't a Magnum. It probably looks bigger because it is all black. I picked this brand for no other reason than the bottle looks good on the video.

[callasexperience]

thank for the cool video

[RemMan700]

Couldnt shards of glass get into the champagne since part of the bottles neck is being cracked off?

[ratje0123]

nope, the pressure within the bottle makes sure that all glass is "pushed out" with a small amount of the fluids. Harmless if done right of course.

[Alientcp]

@RemMan700 The inclination + the pressure inside the bottle prevents that. Thats why they let some wine get out of the bottle.

[ThaTony3000]

why is it dangerous?

[surenothug]

I did it last night and it exploded instead of the top flying off, and it cut a huge gash into my arm.

[fluorogoat]

@surenothug

AWESOME!

[ratje0123]

well... pressure within the bottle is about 6 psi so go figure what happens if your face is in front of the glass ;-). Also, you have to do it right otherwise the bottle will explode in your hand.

[pike1986menca]

Dispendioso....

[anselkael]

do it at home so when you go out and show it to your friends and your drunk you don t kill somebody, you can train with a big kitchen knife and beers

[westkan]

@anselkael Hey now wasting wine is one thing, but wasting beer is another thing, not a good thing.

[Juday1979]

Il a défoncé la bouteille!

[rammstew]

Or you could just pull the cork out . . . .

[Otacon144]

Well, that wouldn't be as impressive, now would it? :)

[jurgenjaakke1994]

it's boring ...

[b4dmaash]

Wow - will let the guys at Capital Drinks know about this trick and probably try it with a bottle of Cristal Chanpagne

[jpdemers]

@b4dmaash: Probably not wise to do this to a clear bottle like Cristal comes in... if there are any bits of glass in your drink, you want to be able to see them! Also, having the champagne *really* cold will bring the pressure down a bit -- a very good thing should the bottle shatter.

[WendelaineDenHaag]

Great cérémonie de sabrage! For some male friends I'll hope that the beheader on the video clip is not gay! :-)

[adv20]

What a shame it decapitates the bottle.

[lavawaterfalls]

Great demonstration. It worked just like you said not to do this at home. I think there's another reason for doing this when the corks on vintage bottles rot/decay.

[dfalchek]

Ha ha. He didn't Hiedseck or Cliquot in this demo. I guess a cava is the only sparkler worth spilling.

[tastygarlic]

I'm not sure where I would sabre bottles of champange - maybe at an outside banquet? A better warning would be: Don't try this with a 300 dollar bottle of champange. : )

[LilithEnthroned]

this was such a smooth sabering!

a must try for me!

But do tell what is the real story behind it? is it from the war with swords or something else?

[djkizza]

Google Champagne Sabering and Napoleon

[givemeabreak017]

The story behind it is this...the widow Cliquot (widowed at 27) owned a champagne house in france. As the french soldiers would come back from battle they would stop in for bottles of champagne. In an attempt to woo her they would draw their swords and saber the champagne as they rode off.

[halfeatenface]

a modified version of this trick can be done with non-sparkling wines, if you're ever lacking a bottle opener (or just want to show off). The only difference is you tap a little softer all the way around the lip first, and then strike hard down the seam. If you're good it should be a clean break, and make sure to use the dull side like the guy said

[actongorton]

I tried this at home after watching Top Chef ... only, I thought it was the sharp edge of the knife barely catching the edge of the cork. I also didn't realize I was supposed to follow the seam of the bottle. So I slid the sharp edge along the neck of the bottle and tried to angle it in such a way as to not hang on the lip ... I was shocked when it popped the whole top off and I thought there was glass in the bottle. At any rate, it was a perfect opening.

[coolbake09]

iam culinary student i'm learning knife skills and cuts rigth now,i think is great to learn that thank you

[Einodd]

Awesome Sabrage! Thank Napoleon for that!

[farsticky]

okay, now is there pieces of glass in the bottle? what was the purpose of taking the lip off the bottle anyways?

[81611]

The outward pressure of the escaping wine prevents any glass from entering the bottle. The only purpose for doing this is to look cool. It pretty much ruins the wine, since it foams over and you lose most of the sparkle.

[adrianonunez1]

@farsticky it is traditional..it started with Napoleon's soldiers! they used to do that after battles they won! to celebrate the victory! And now is quite common in fancy restaurants..

[Drugsofthefuture]

"Don't try this at home. Ok, this is how you do it" Said 'Data' from Start Trek.

[harryaatos]

hhhmmm, you should get a real champagne sword :D

[Tom8552]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[Stepznipz]

I enjoyed this!

[garouwolves]

Hey, hey hey hey... Stoopid (Alice Cooper)

Te tomaste los vidrios pedazo de inutil!!!

[81611]

I am not sure what this poster is after. This transliterates to "You took glasses piece from useless." If it is an unflattering comment, then, oh well, you can't please everyone. If it is meant to be a compliment, thank you, I think.

[Mcgernica]

@81611 The translation is rather inaccurate, it means "you drank the glass pieces you moron"

[tady2002]

@Mcgernica thats inaccurate too, it translates: "you drank the glass, you piece of moron" actually it literally says piece of useless... but I guess that doesn't make much sense in english, but you get the idea.

[Mcgernica]

@tady2002 Right you are, I concentrated in the plural for glass pieces instead of the piece of moron itself.

[HipHopLived]

@81611 you just don't understand mexican spanish dude

[81611]

@HipHopLived Nope, I don't understand Mexican Spanish. Even after 2 years living in Argentina. At least I understand physics enough to not think there is glass that goes into the bottle. Oh, and for those of you that think I didn't translate the silly original post right... look up the word transliteration.

[HipHopLived]

@81611 You realize Argentina is far far away from and VERY different from Mexico right dude? I live in Mexico myself.. And I wasn't disagreeing with you or nothing just commenting, meant no offense.

[gaaraxdancing]

this would be great at parties!

[XxXTexXxX]

Thank you.