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Holly: Hope this isn't too late for you, but Mrs. Mac's Kitchen, in Key Largo, has the best onion rings I've ever eaten. It's on the bayside, near the center of town (such as it is,) and is a serious locals' joint. I'm attaching a picture of the fish basket--with the onion rings instead of the fries. However, they are closed Sunday. If you pass through the area then, you might want to slip by Alabama Jack's, out on Card Sound Road.... It's what the Keys was probably like 50 years ago....

In a recent browse through my local State Store, I found a new libation from Westerhall's, maker of my favorite sipping rum, Plantation. Their little hang-tag indicates Traditional copper kettle distillation permits production of a small quantity of rum each day. Grand Havana Rum is mellowed and aged to perfection in cognac barrels brought from Spain. The small number batches are handwritten on each bottle at our West Indies distillery. It's a 750ml bottle, 40% alc./vol, and mine came in a cardboard tube with a fairly-simple Grand Havana label on it. Price was around $25. Though the tag touts it as best enjoyed for sipping straight or on the rocks, I wasn't particularly enamoured with it. Though I don't have a bottle of Plantation to compare, this new entry doesn't seem particularly distinctive, seeming to have a bit more bite than depth. I'd be interested in other's opinions....