Homemade Hot Chocolate - Once Upon a Chef

Ingredients

• 1 quart whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• Pinch salt
• 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, (roughly chopped)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Whiskey or bourbon, (optional for serving (rum or tequila may be substituted))
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract