1 part dark rum
1 part half and half
½ part maraschino cherry juice
Chocolate syrup
Cocoa powder (Optional)
Maraschino cherry for garnish (Optional)
Rim a martini glass with cocoa powder. Drizzle chocolate syrup in the glass. Pour rum, half and half, and maraschino cherry juice into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
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