Chocolate and chilli gelato with whiskey syrup

Chocolate ice cream

• 150 g sugar
• 1 dried red chilli (see tip and variation)
• 100 g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids, in pieces
• 8 egg yolks
• 40 g cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 620 g milk, min. 3,2%
• ¼ tsp salt
• 620 g cream, min. 30% fat

Whiskey syrup

• 120 g bourbon whiskey (see variation)
• 100 g sugar
• 20 g water
• 30 g maple syrup (optional)
  oder 30 g honey (optional)
• 2 - 3 pinches salt
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp natural vanilla extract