Egg Nog

Source: Nsfichter and Bon Appetit

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• ½ c. sugar
• 2 c. chilled whipping cream
• ¾ c. Kentucky Eggnog Spike
• 2 c. bourbon
• 1 c. dark rum
• 1 c. brandy
• 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
• 1 whole nutmeg
• 2 large cinnamon sticks
• 7 whole cloves

Method

Kentucky Eggnog Spike

Pour bourbon, rum and brandy into 1-quart bottle. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into bourbon mixture; add pod to bottle. Using mortar and pestle or bottom of heavy small skillet, crack whole nutmeg into 4 or 5 pieces. Add nutmeg pieces, cinnamon sticks and cloves to mixture. Cork bottle tightly. Let stand in cool, dark place for 1 week. (Can be prepared 3 months ahead.)

Eggnog

Using electric mixer, beat 6 egg yolks and ½ cup sugar until pale yellow and slowly dissolving ribbon forms when beaters are lifted. Mix in 2 cups chilled whipping cream. Add ¾ c of Kentucky Eggnog Spike.