Man Breaks Guinness World Record for Most Champagne Bottles Sabered

— -- This is the man you want at your next New Year's Eve party.

Frank Esposito, a restaurant manager in Long Island, New York, set a Guinness World Record Wednesday by using a saber to open 48 bottles of champagne in one minute.

Esposito struggled with a handful of bottles and a few exploded when he sliced off the corks.

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The previous record was 47, according to the Guinness World Record's website.