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Survival – Personal Edition

Let’s talk about champagne. Specifically, opening a bottle of said champagne. First lesson, don’t do this:

That’s wasting champagne and removing the carbonation from what’s left. Here’s how to properly open a bottle.

• First, angle the bottle away from yourself and others. No one needs to lose an eye here.
• Use the thumb on your non-dominant hand to press down on the cage and cork. With some bottles, that cork will pop out as soon as the cage is loosened.
• Remove the wire cage. Fun fact, all cages open up after exactly 6 clockwise half turns. That’s 3 full turns for you math nerds. Remove the cage.
• Place an opened cloth napkin over the cork. Hold the neck of the bottle in your non-dominant hand and again apply pressure to the cork with your thumb.
• Use your dominant hand to turn the bottle clockwise while pressing on the cork. Do not try to turn the cork as you’re more likely to break it.
• As the cork begins to come out, keep pressure on the cork. This will prevent it from flying out.
• Hold the cork at the mouth of the bottle for a few seconds. Any champagne that bubbles up will react to the cork and recede, so there won’t be any spills.
• Now remove the cork and pour. When pouring, pour slow and fill to 2/3 full. Stop and let the mousse recede, the fill back up to 2/3 full.

Now drink and enjoy. Celebrate whatever you’re celebrating while sipping on still properly carbonated champagne.

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Survival – Species Edition

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