Cocktail ace Joe Timbrell announced as new General Manager at Elbow Lane

Cocktail ace Joe Timbrell announced as new General Manager at Elbow Lane.

Timbrell, 34, from Innishannon, West Cork, has been with the business for 8 years and has worked his way up from barman to his current position on this young team. Over the years, he has developed and expanded the restaurant's cocktail list and created Elbow Lane's Amaretto. Called Joe's Amaretto, it took a Silver at the World Spirits Awards last year. (This is the primary ingredient in the restaurant's signature cocktail: 'The Sweet, The Smoked and The Sour'.)


This is one of the experimental new drink developments at Elbow Lane. The brewery also collaborates with local brewers and distillers to develop a host of new beers for its diners such as a gin barrel-brewed beer with Rebel Distillery called Skiddys Sour. In addition, the restaurant also houses a fermentary, which experiments with the by-products of the brewery to create new flavours on the menu.


The restaurant has won a slew of awards, including Best Casual Dining Munster, Best Employer in the Food & Drink industry and Best Restaurant Manager. Critics regularly mention it as one of the top 100 restaurants in Ireland. It is part of the progressive Market Lane Restaurant Group, which also includes Market Lane, goldie, ORSO and The Blackrock Castle Cafe.




"I am really looking forward to working with the fabulous team here at Elbow Lane to create memorable food experiences for our guests," says Timbrell. "I would like to build on the strong foundations laid down by my predecessors to provide top quality local produce and excellent service sustainably and to keep bringing new and interesting flavours to the people of Cork and beyond".


For further information, click on www.elbowlane.ie