Spiced hot chocolate with whisky

Preparation

Break the plain chocolate into pieces. Bruise the cardamom pods.

Method

1. 1 Heat the milk, half the cream and the spices in a saucepan until almost boiling.
2. 2 Set aside to infuse for 20 minutes, then strain the liquid into a clean pan.
3. 3 Add the chocolate pieces to the pan and whisk over a medium heat, until melted.
4. 4 Remove from the heat and stir in the whisky.
5. 5 Pour into 4 heatproof glasses.
6. 6 Softly whip the remaining cream and spoon over.
7. 7 Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve immediately.