Home » Holidays & Celebrations » Anniversaries

Open A Bottle Of Champagne With A Sword Using Sabrage

6 Comments

6 Like

Like 6

Pin It

Ranked #5,671 in Holidays & Celebrations, #94,114 overall

Looking for a cool party idea? Do you want to impress your date? Try Sabrage the tradition and etiquette of opening a champagne bottle with a sabre

Using a sword to open a bottle of champagne has to be the most impressive way to uncork a bottle of bubbly. Imagine a way to make any party really memorable. If you want to impress your party goers or perhaps you would you like to show off in a restaurant then the art of champagne bottle opening known as sabrage is for you.

Maybe you'd like to impress your date? Here's a flamboyant way to open a champagne bottle. The noble art of Sabrage is a skill that is recognised in social circles around the world and one that once mastered entitles you to certification and prestige. Sabrage is an amazing and very impressive party trick.

If you enjoy champagne and spectacle the Sabrage is something that you need to know about. Surprise your wedding guests with a bit of drama, impress your friends, learning how to open a champagne bottle with a sword can become your ultimate party piece! Sabrage has to be the ultimate cool party trick.

Contents at a Glance

The ultimate champagne party trick
Sabrage Tweets
Under The Napoleonic Influence
The Napoleon Sabre
Sabrage - An honourable institution
Are You A Champagne Charlie?
Champagne Charlie Tweets
Stay Cool When Doing Sabrage
Sabrage party trick links
See how the Sabrage bottle opening trick...
Sabrage Blog Posts
Drinking trick equipment for Sabrage on...
This cool drinking trick caught on camer...
Drinking trick advice for doing Sabrage...
Sabrage Done Badly!
Sophisticated Sabrage
Sabrage on Facebook
Party Lenses

Sabrage Done Well

Sabering Champagne: by 81611 | video info

143 ratings | 212,875 views

curated content from YouTube

Sabrage Tweets

Under The Napoleonic Influence

the origin of the Sabrage drinking trick

"Champagne! In victory one deserves it; in defeat one needs it."
Napoleon Bonaparte.

It is said that the idea of Sabrage was encouraged by Napoleon.

Learn more about the Sabre here:

Cold Steel:
The Art of Fencing with the Sabre
(Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)

The Napoleon Sabre

Cold Steel 1830 Napoleon Saber: by csknives | video info

43 ratings | 60,042 views

curated content from YouTube

Sabrage - An honourable institution

Sabre D'Honneur

This painting by Jean Antoine Gros shows Napoleon awarding the Sabre d'Honneur to troops after the battle of Marengo on the 14th June 1800.

The award was one of the Armes d'Honneur and preceded the introduction of the Legion D'Honneur.

Are You A Champagne Charlie?

Champagne Charlie (1944) Tommy Trinder: by eh44 | video info

11 ratings | 6,653 views

curated content from YouTube

Champagne Charlie Tweets

Stay Cool When Doing Sabrage

Sabrage party trick links

The Confrérie du Sabre d'Or: Devoted to promoting the act of Sabrage and the enjoyment of Champagne.
Sabrage at Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk: Imagine a warm summer evening, a champagne reception on the terrace and the unique opportunity to watch champagne corks flying through the air after the sabre makes contact with the top of the bottle in just the right spot. A spectacular sight, this is The art of Sabrage.
Champagne sabrage sword: Champagne sabrage sword. Opening champagne in style with a champagne sabre to cut the bottle of champagne open using a sword.
Champagne Sabering - The one, and only one, way to celebrate champagne. - The Legend of Sabrage: Sabering Champagne - celebrate weddings, graduation, grand openings, with a sword and champagne
Sabrage Dinner Boutique Hotel TerraVina New Forest near Southampton Hampshire: Sabrage dinner at horel TerraVina in the New Forest, Southampton in Hampshire, The Art of Sabrage, Open a bottle of Champagne with a Sword with Julian White, UK Ambassador of the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or
La Confrérie du Sabre d'Or - Site Officiel: Official French headquarters
La Confrérie du Sabre d'Or - The Art Of Sabrage: Oxford Wine Company and Sabrage
French Champagne Sabres: Hand crafted French Laguiole Champagne Sabres.
Class in a Glass - Sabrage with style: Video: Learn how to open a bottle of champagne the cavalry way. Designed to impress and not for the faint of heart. A real crowd-pleaser that will totally amaze an audience!!
How to Open a Champagne Bottle with a Sword - wikiHow: wikiHow article about How to Open a Champagne Bottle with a Sword.
Cat Deeley Does Sabrage: Cat Deeley makes quite an impression with her swordsmanship on Gordon Ramsay's F Word
Stuart Holton Toastmaster, A Sabreur member of the Confrerie du Sabre D'Or within Milton Keynes, Northampton, Banbury, Oxford and Ayelsbury.: Milton Keynes Toastmaster professional sabrage services.
How to Pop a Cork With a Sword: Want to make a splash this New Year's Eve? Forget the timid champagne twist: Decapitate your bottle of bubbly with a saber instead. By Lewis Wallace.

See how the Sabrage bottle opening trick is done

Sabrage Blog Posts

champagne drinking drink in the blogosphere

Chelsea Flowers: ?We are dedicated to promoting the consumption of Champagne through the art of sabrage.? Sabrage, I was to learn, is the act of cutting of the collar of a bottle of Champagne with a sword. ?This is my breakfast one, as opposed to my lunch one,? the ...
Zabeelionaire Confirmed For Qld Derby: Oliver rode the colt to victory over Sabrage and Westsouthwest in the Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on April 21. "Damien said the Queensland Derby would be very winnable so I thought he knows what he's talking about so I'd ...
Market offers Gallic goodies: Photo: Central Market / HC Grand opening ceremony: 5 pm today a ceremonial ribbon cutting and Champagne sabrage and tasting (in the style of Napoleon). Un Casse Crôute: 11 am daily, Thursday through May 22. Un Casse Crôute is the traditional "break the ...
Reims et Canterbury jumelées depuis 50 ans: Avant de lever une coupe et de participer à une soirée de gala avec démonstration de sabrage, les deux maires ont à nouveau paraphé le serment de jumelage. Les autres comités de jumelage ont participé à cet événement .

Drinking trick equipment for Sabrage on eBay

This cool drinking trick caught on camera

Sabrage Flickr Photos

Drinking trick advice for doing Sabrage well

1. Buy a case of cheap cava
2. Buy a sabre
3. Practice
4. Count fingers and thumbs
5. If 10 proceed to 6. If less than 10 go to hospital.
6. Buy expensive bottle of Champagne
7. Invite friends to dinner
8. Take out Sabre. Be careful not scare the ladies ;)
9. Perform Sabrage
10. Bask in limelight

Sabrage Done Badly!

Removing a Sparkling Wine Cork (American) with a Sword: by snackfight | video info

57 ratings | 142,439 views

curated content from YouTube

Sophisticated Sabrage

Sabre Champagne: by WineSpectatorVideo | video info

30 ratings | 31,723 views

curated content from YouTube

Sabrage on Facebook

Find other people who love Sabrage

Party Lenses

Drinking Game Tweets

Celebrate Your Sabrage Success

An impressive party and dating idea don't you agree!

Have you ever used a sword to open champagne bottle?

Have you opened a champagne bottle with a sword? Are you skilled at Sabrage? What tips would you give to someone who wants to open a champagne bottle with a sabre?

Reply

gottaloveit Jun 4, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete

What an interesting idea! I've never heard of this but, well, I'm going to HAVE to try it now. That's as good a reason as any to drink a bit of champagne.

Reply

MikLint Feb 25, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete

Thanks! Lensrolled this lens back.

Reply

Pastiche Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:58 pm | delete

Hot shot ! How to open a champagne bottle with a sword or kitchen knife ...

Reply

Pastiche Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:00 pm | delete

Magnifique! Sabrage is a party trick that's sure to impress for a special celebration or New Year's party ... who needs the champagne after this exciting presentation?