Eggnog Arita

Ingredients:

Custard

• 2 cups low-fat cream (10% fat)
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/2 whole nutmeg, crushed in a heavy skillet
• 1 vanilla pod, cut lengthwise and remove the seeds
• 1/2 cup sugar

Cocktail

• 60 ml brandy
• 60 ml of rum
• 60 ml. bourbon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation:

1. Prepare the custard: Combine the cream, nutmeg, and vanilla bean with seeds in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and let the milk mixture cool slightly, for 5 minutes.
2. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. Continue whisking, add the warm milk mixture, then pour it back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Strain the cream and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
3. Prepare a cocktail: Sprinkle sugar and nutmeg onto a plate and stir. Dip the rim of a martini glass into the water, then into the sugar mixture. Repeat for the remaining 7 glasses. Combine half the custard, brandy, rum, and bourbon in a shaker with ice. Shake thoroughly and strain into 4 glasses. Repeat with the remaining ingredients for the remaining 4 glasses.