Bourbon Bread Pudding

Serves:

• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 vanilla bean, sliced and scraped
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
• 3 ounces Bourbon
• 4 cups 1/2-inch cubes of day-old brioche
• 1/2 cup sour dried cherries
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 ounces butter diced, plus more for baking pan