Chateau Laguiole Wine knife

[Tennessee Dave]

Here is a wine knife that I got around the year 2000. The scales were made from old trees that were destroyed at the the Palace of Versailles. There was a series of several of these each being named after a renowned sommelier. It does its job beautifully.

[philco]

Very cool looking piece of cutlery.

I wonder if they make a bourbon knife....

[Tennessee Dave]

Very cool looking piece of cutlery.

I wonder if they make a bourbon knife....

LOL. Fortunately for me those most of those good whiskies come with that perforated thumb tag to remove the foil seal cap. I have used this knife to cut through some of the wax seals like those on Maker's Mark. I do however generally try to stay away from sharp objects when I am focusing on whiskey.

[0078]

Are the handles smooth? Or are they a little rough like Chicago cutlery? It's cool looking item.

[Tennessee Dave]

0078 they are very smooth and finely finished. This particular wood was from centuries old yew trees that had to be replaced at Versailles.

[Lawrence]

Hey TenD...you have a fine piece of cultural heritage in your hands. I'm a Landscape Architect, and aside from studying Versailles, I was fortunate to visit there prior to the big storms that devastated trees that were hundreds of years old and lived through the French Revolution. Pink Floyd was actually setting up for a concert outside the palace.

Aside from countless other people in history... King Louis XIV, Napolean, or even Hitler may have leaned on the very tree used to make your knife.

cheers