Sabrage

As any Pirate will tell you, one of the main ingredients of swashbuckle is a saber. The saber is a versatile weapon, effective against most enemies. Unfortunately, use of a saber against your enemies these days is widely regarded as criminal. One exception is the use of your saber against champagne bottles. Whhhhhhhhhhhhaaaa? you ask. Sabrage, the act of uncorking champagne with a saber is a noble and piratical tradition, the perfection of which is essential to our vanishing breed. To find the cork, click on the photo and look at the upper left-hand corner. Photo by Richard.