Tis the season....

.....to booze. Big ups to Emeril Lagasse for making a holiday cocktail that doesn't involve milk.

Poinsettia Cocktail

Ingredients

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• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup Champagne
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• Crushed ice
• 2 strips orange zest, each about 1/4-inch wide and 2 inches long

Directions

Combine the vodka, Champagne and juice in a large-stemmed red wine glass. Add crushed ice and stir until the mixture is well chilled. Twist the orange strips over the glass, drop them in, and serve.

*Be careful, a few of these and you will be stumbling towards the mistletoe......