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.