Oil slick in a glass (Irish Coffee Mug)

Ingredients

 * 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
 * 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 * 3 ounces dark chocolate
 * 1 1/2 cups Everclear® (preferably 190 proof)
 * 1 1/2 cups Sam Adams Utopias®
 * 1 cup heavy cream

Directions

 * 1) Cook Sugar over moderate heat in a heavy saucepan,stirring with a fork until melted and then swirling the pan until the Sugar is a deep golden caramel color.
 * 2) Remove the pan from the heat and add cream; the mixture will bubble up.
 * 3) Simmer the mixture and stir until caramel dissolves;add Everclear and Utopias.
 * 4) Add chocolate and salt,and cook over low heat, whisking,(i.e.,whipping the mixture with a wire whisk),until smooth.
 * 5) Whisk in vanilla.
 * 6) Ladel into mugs as is.