Creole Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey Sauce

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound light, airy French bread, cut into 1 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 1 cup dark raisins
• 2 dozen large eggs
• 1 1/2 quarts heavy cream
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, chopped
• For whiskey sauce
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 7 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup Irish whiskey