Eggnog Recipe: How To Make An Old-Fashioned Eggnog

Ingredients

• 12 egg yolks, whites reserved
• 2 cup granulated sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
• 4 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• pinch of kosher salt
• 3 cup bourbon (maker’s mark is a great choice. the sweeter the bourbon, the better.)
• ¾ cup cognac or brandy (courvoisier, hennessy, or remy martin will all work fine. don’t blow the bank on this if you don’t want)
• ½ cup dark rum (myer’s is the best thing going)
• 1 whole vanilla bean, sliced open lengthwise
• 1 teaspoon of whole nutmeg, freshly grated, plus some for garnish