Whiskey and Spiced Walnut Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS

• For the Spiced Walnuts:
• 1 Tb. egg white (about half the white of a large egg)
• 2 tsp. whiskey
• 2 cups walnut pieces
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. all spice
• ¼ tsp cayenne (optional)
• For the Ice Cream:
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped (or 1 Tb. vanilla bean paste)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 3 Tb. whiskey (Bourbon)