wo n't drink twice . '' Watch Lamprey use sword to open champagne '' Gross stuff aside , Lamprey has what many consider to be a dream job . And although he occasionally gets a little bleary-eyed , the Californian maintains that it 's not a show about getting inebriated . `` I drink to try new things , to learn about drinking cultures or new drinks , '' Lamprey said . `` Sometimes levels of inebriation are the by-product of my job , but I 'm certainly not going out looking to do that . If I did I think I 'd be the wrong person for the job . '' We caught up with Lamprey in New York 's Bubble Lounge , where he was preparing -LRB- soberly , mind you -RRB- to use a sword to lop off the end of a champagne bottle , glass neck and all . It 's a ritual he says started in the Napoleonic era as a way to celebrate victories at battle . While Lamprey might not be as battle-scarred as Napoleon 's men , he does have a victory to celebrate : `` Three Sheets '' has a new
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Coagulated sheep 's blood . Pig knuckles . Snake bile . Fried crickets . Sound like ingredients you might see bubbling away in a caldron , right ? Zane Lamprey raises a toast to alcoholic beverages the world over . Well , these are just some of the unusual items Zane Lamprey has eaten -- yes , eaten -- during the course of his day job . No , he 's not a human garbage disposal . Lamprey is a comedian who hosts a TV program about drinking , `` Three Sheets . '' The show follows him all over the world as he samples local libations . Lamprey also claims to be in search of the ultimate hangover cure , which is why he 's often called upon to ingest the indigestible . Not that the drinks are any better . Anyone for a shot of Belize rum that 's had a dead snake fermenting in it for about a year ? If the locals drink it , so will Lamprey . `` I 'll try anything once , '' he said , adding that `` there 's certainly a lot that I