 The brand and its distillery were privately launched in 1992 by John K. Hall, a first-generation whisky maker and the owner of Kittling Ridge Wines & Spirits, and were purchased (including the ageing inventory) by Campari Group in March 2014 for million (US$ million).Forty Creek Barrel Select is the main whisky produced under the Forty Creek brand name.John Hall launched the brand with two expressions called Forty Creek Barrel Select and Forty Creek Three Grain.