Head Distiller
Oisin is the Head Distiller and Blender at Clonakilty Distillery, where he oversees the distillation, maturation, and blending processes. A native of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Oisín began his distilling career at Dingle Distillery in 2018. He has since achieved a number of qualifications in Distilling and is currently completing his diploma at the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. As a blender, he is particularly interested in the science of maturation and how flavours change and transform over time.
On this edition of Barrel Room Chronicles, I tour Clonakilty distillery with Founder Michael Scully and taste through their core expressions. Then later in the show I speak with master distiller Oisin Mulcahy about his whiskey journey. Then lastly, I …