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On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

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On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:20 am

I seen these in a French supermarket last week. Has anyone ever heard of them?
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Re: On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby DavidH » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:12 pm

Were there any clues in the label small print?

The colouring is ridiculous, something I associate with retail/private labels made by Cooley, pre-Beam.
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Re: On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:18 pm

O'Hara's has been on the go a long time, I bought an O'Hara's 6 or 7 years ago. I'm guessing On/Off is the same company as the labels are virtually identical except for a bit of colouring here and there and of course the whiskey name.

Possibly these have had a contract with Cooley as I had it listed as a Cooley.
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Re: On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby IainB » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:03 pm

It was a cooley supermarket blend at the time of Jim Murray's "classic Irish whiskey" book (circa 1998????).

What's interesting is the the Carlow Brewing Company are now distilling, and they use the O'Hara's name on their beers - I wonder who owns the brand name?
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Re: On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby Distiller » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:28 pm

The whiskey is Cooley and the brands are owned by Intermarche. It is old inventory with a new label.
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Re: On/Off & O'Hara's Irish Whiskey

Postby TheWhiskeyBro » Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:49 am

Thanks for the info Distiller, helpful as always
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