Chris Doskoez wanted to open a bourbon and cigar lounge. When the cost put that dream out of reach, the Manorville resident and his wife came up with another way to bring people together over drinks.

Doskoez, 40, is the owner of Old Smokeys LI, a mobile bar serving craft cocktails at private events across Long Island.

Last year, he purchased a landscaping trailer and began transforming it into the bar he’d envisioned over the winter.

Seven months later, Old Smokeys LI worked its first party, serving his signature smoked Old Fashioned, Lavender Lemonade and Lemon Good Good, a mix of whiskey, lemonade and ginger beer.

“That party went better than I expected,” Doskoez told Greater Long Island. “I got such great feedback, it was so great to hear.”

Since then, he has served at 10 gatherings, including birthdays, retirement parties, post-wedding celebrations and Fourth of July parties.