Choot 'em Season, Craft Vodka, Hi Hat's Speakeasy

ORLEANS PARISH? September is alligator hunting season in Louisiana and to celebrate Jennifer Abbott Erwin, creator of Food Orleans, shares some local places that serve gator including Cochon, Mulate's, and Parkway. Choot 'em. [NolaDef]

MID CITY? Local craft distillery Atelier Vie, run by Jed Haas, has released their first product, Buck 25, a 125 proof vodka that is the first "modern vodka" produced in New Orleans, and by "modern" they mean extremely potent, which is ever so appropriate for this Saints season. Check out the cool Buck 25 bottlehere. [EaterWire]

FRERET? The word on Booze Street is that the Hi Hat Cafe is having a "speakeasy" on Saturday, September 29 from 10 p.m. til around 1 a.m with signature cocktails from barman Ryan Iriarte. The kitchen will be closed, but they'll have their signaturepimento cheese, pickles, and the like. [EaterWire]

The bar at Hi Hat Cafe [Photo: Facebook]