Scofflaw opening March 12 | Photo gallery preview

Scofflaw is the first bar in the city to explicitly focus on gin. The bar carries about 40 varieites of the juniper spirit and features it in half of its eight cocktails. In addition to the emphasis on gin, Scofflaw has a full bar, craft beer on draft and small plates from Mickey Neely, a former Longman & Eagle cook. 

All the carpentry, such as the walls of slats of salvaged wood pictured, is the work of partner Andy Gould.

Guests seated at the bar only will receive an amuse bouche–size drink to start, which will always be a classic gin cocktail. "We see the amuse as the bar's handshake," explains Shapiro, who is spearheading the cocktail program. 

Saint Charles cocktail: Jasmine Tea-Infused Death's Door Gin, Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur, Peychaud's Bitters, Absinthe Rinse, Lemon Peel

Danny Shapiro at Scofflaw

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Newer Newark cocktail: Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, Yellow Chartreuse, Fernet Branca, Root Beer Bitters

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