Private events · Bushwick, Brooklyn
Buy out the bar
One of the only rooms in Brooklyn where your people drink rye and gin made through the window behind them — a working cocktail bar and distillery, bought out for the night. Up to 370, down to an intimate 30.
Up to 370
guests, down to 30
A working distillery
rye + gin made on site
Bushwick / E. Williamsburg
a short walk from the L
By a co-founder
of Brooklyn Brewery
Not a blank room. A bar with a pulse.
Jaywalker is a design-forward cocktail bar with its own scene — brutalist gray walls, peel-orange booths, shelves of distilling books, and Bernadette, the giant gin still, behind glass. Cocktails by Jane Danger and Jamie Gordon are built on the rye and gin made through the windows behind the bar. You’re not renting a box next to a distillery. You’re taking over a place that already has a night going.
Take a corner, a floor, or the whole room
Up to ~40–60
Reserved area
A semi-private corner of the bar for after-work drinks, a team happy hour, or a small celebration. The scene stays around you.
Up to ~150
Partial buyout
The main floor, yours for the night — seated dinner or standing reception, with the full bar and the distillery as your backdrop.
Up to 370
Full buyout
The entire 3,000-square-foot room and the working distillery — plus the performance space for a panel, a set, or a podcast taping.
What are you throwing?
The backbone
Corporate & offsites
Team offsites, holiday parties, client dinners, launches, recruiting mixers.
Q4
Holiday parties
The company holiday party, done in a working distillery instead of a hotel ballroom.
Milestones
Birthdays & celebrations
30ths, 40ths, 50ths, engagements, and the occasional divorce party.
The wedding weekend
Weddings & social
Rehearsal dinners, micro-weddings, reception afterparties, Friendsgiving, reunions.
Team-building
Cocktail classes & tastings
Build cocktails behind the bar, or a guided rye + gin tasting. On its own or added to any event.
And the rest
Fundraisers, shoots & more
Nonprofit and alumni fundraisers, book launches, film + photo shoots, private screenings.
The part a loft can’t copy
Every booking can add the distillery itself. This is the difference-maker, and the reason people remember the night — priced per guest, on top of the bar.
Hands-on
Cocktail class
Your group builds Martinis and Manhattans behind the bar with our team — a team-builder that actually ends with a drink you made.
Guided
Rye & gin tasting
A led tasting through the New York Distilling range — Jaywalk Rye, Dorothy Parker Gin, Perry’s Tot — poured feet from where it’s made.
Behind the glass
Distillery tour
A walk through the working distillery and the story of the 17th-century Horton rye revived over thirteen harvests. Add it to any event.
Recurring
Private barrel select
Your company picks a cask, then comes back to bottle it with custom labels — a reason to return, and favors no one else can hand out.
The room
Good to know
How many people can you hold?
Up to 370 for a full buyout, and comfortably down to an intimate 30 in a reserved area. The room adapts to seated dinners or standing receptions.
What does it cost?
We work on a food-and-beverage minimum spend, tiered by space, day, and season. Monday–Wednesday is our best value, since the bar is otherwise dark. Send an inquiry and we’ll quote your date.
Can we bring outside catering?
The bar is ours; food is flexible — we’ll talk through in-house snacks, a guest-chef pop-up, or your own caterer — whatever the night calls for.
Is there AV and sound?
Yes — a proper sound system and big screens, DJ- and live-music-ready. There’s a dedicated performance space for panels, talks, and podcast recordings.
Where are you, and how do people get there?
573 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 — Bushwick / East Williamsburg, a short walk from the L train at Jefferson St. Walkable from the agencies, studios, and offices nearby.
Do you do shoots?
Yes. Film, photo, and commercial shoots rent the room — a design-forward working bar and distillery, camera-ready.
Request a quote
Tell us the date, the headcount, and roughly the budget, and we’ll come back within a day with availability and a quote built around you.