In 2019, Mr. Bhakta sold his stake in WhistlePig, with the company valued at several hundred million dollars. With the proceeds of the sale, Mr. Bhakta has purchased a 1,000 acre ranch in Vero Beach, a 700 acre farm in Vermont, a 500 acre orchard in Vermont, an historic 18th Century chateau in the Armagnac region, the 400 acre campus of Green Mountain College, and the world’s largest supply of 50-year-plus Armagnac. Now, just as he revived rye whiskey, he is doing the same for French Armagnac with his new brand, Bhakta Brandy.