Aft Deck
Society
The Art of the Docktail
Fancy cocktails that are not actually fancy. Aft Deck Society is about the ritual of the docktail: what to keep aboard, what you can skip, and the clever little shortcuts that make a beautiful drink surprisingly easy.
From practical bar tools and smart substitutions to favourite spirits, finishing touches and recipes made for the end of a boating day, this is my guide to making the occasion feel special without turning it into a production.
The Docktail, Made Delightfully Doable
You do not need a professional bar or a cupboard full of obscure ingredients to make a great cocktail aboard. You need a few useful tools, ingredients that earn their storage space, and some tricks that work in a real boat galley.
The Useful Gear
Shakers, strainers, jiggers, citrus tools, ice solutions and the pieces actually worth finding room for aboard.
The Clever Extras
Smart substitutions, ingredients with sensible shelf lives and finishing touches that make a drink look far more complicated than it was.
The Drinks
Recipes and inspiration for sunny afternoons, dockside gatherings and the quiet end of a boating day.
Just Enough to Make You Thirsty
A glimpse at the tools, clever ideas and recipes inside.
Boaters Who Like a Little Ceremony at the End of the Day
For anyone who loves a beautiful cocktail but does not want a fussy one; wants a useful boat bar without sacrificing half a cupboard; and appreciates ingredients, substitutions and little finishing touches that actually make sense aboard.
It Was Never Really About the Cocktail.
For me, the docktail is the punctuation mark at the end of a boating day.
It is the moment the engines are off, the lines are secure or the anchor is set, and everyone finally settles in. Sometimes the drink is elaborate. Most of the time, it only looks that way.
I wrote Aft Deck Society to collect the things I have learned about making that ritual easier aboard: the gear I actually use, the substitutions that make sense on a boat, the ingredients worth storing and the recipes that feel special without requiring a bartender's pantry.
One Boat. Three Parts of the Good Life.
Each book stands on its own, but together they cover the galley, the docktail and the table — the practical rituals that make time onboard feel like your own.
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Keep the ideas, recipes and shortcuts close at hand for the next quiet anchorage, marina evening or gathering aboard.
