Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.28 × 4.81 in
Filed by Shankar Distillers
Varchas, Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Troy, MichiganFiled 20 May 2026
- 90 proof · 45% ABV
- Age not stated
- Straight bourbon
- high-rye mash
- Distilled in Indiana
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "distilled in Indiana"
- Bottled by
- Shankar Distillers, Troy, MI
- Distilled in
- Indiana
Each line is the label's own statement with its role words removed. Applicant and bottler are not the same thing as distiller.
No distiller name is inferred from a state. When the label names only a state, the ledger says so.
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Other labels filed under the same brand name: batches, single barrels, picks and re-issues, newest first.
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Single barrelVarchas, Limited EditionShankar Distillers115 proofAge not stated
Single barrelVarchas, Limited EditionShankar Distillers115 proofAge not stated
Varchas, War Dog Memorial Edition Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon WhiskeyShankar Distillers116 proofAge not stated
Varchas, 250th AnniversaryShankar Distillers116 proofAge not stated
Single barrelVarchas, Reserve 102Shankar Distillers102 proofAge not stated
Single barrelVarchas, Limited EditionShankar Distillers90 proofAge not stated
Single barrelVarchas, Limited EditionShankar Distillers90 proofAge not stated
Also filed by Shankar Distillers
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Aug | Varchas, Limited Edition | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115 | IN | Not named |
| 06 Aug | Varchas, Limited Edition | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115 | IN | Not named |
| 05 Aug | Varchas, Limited Edition | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115 | IN | Not named |
| 04 Aug | Varchas, Limited Edition | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115 | IN | Not named |
| 20 May | Varchas, War Dog Memorial Edition Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 116 | IN | Not named |
| 26 Mar | Varchas, 250th Anniversary | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 116 | IN | Not named |
| 24 Mar | Varchas, Reserve 102 | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 102 | IN | Not named |
 | 07 Feb | Varchas Detroit Reserve, Traveler's Edition | Blended whiskey | Not stated | 90 | IN | Not named |
06 AugVarchas, Limited EditionWhiskey specialty, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
06 AugVarchas, Limited EditionWhiskey specialty, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
05 AugVarchas, Limited EditionWhiskey specialty, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
04 AugVarchas, Limited EditionWhiskey specialty, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
20 MayVarchas, War Dog Memorial Edition Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 116 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
26 MarVarchas, 250th AnniversaryStraight bourbon, 116 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
24 MarVarchas, Reserve 102Straight bourbon, 102 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
07 FebVarchas Detroit Reserve, Traveler's EditionBlended whiskey, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Shankar Distillers
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| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 22 May | Fallen Brothers Crafted Spirits, American Standard Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | 7+ y | 128 | KY | Not named |
 | 22 May | Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. | Straight rye | 9 y | 119.68 | KY | Not named |
 | 22 May | Detroit City Distillery, Hot Honey | Whiskey specialty | 4 y | 100 | MI | Own still |
 | 22 May | Blanton's Takara Gold | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 103* | KY | Not named |
 | 22 May | Still Austin, Bottled in Bond Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey | Bourbon, bottled in bond | 7 y | 100 | TX | Own still |
 | 22 May | Still Austin, Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Bourbon, bottled in bond | 8 y | 100 | TX | Named: Still Austin Whiskey |
22 MayFallen Brothers Crafted Spirits, American Standard Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 7+ y, 128 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Fallen Brothers Crafted Spirits
22 MayWhiskey Thief Distilling Co.Straight rye, 9 y, 119.68 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Whiskey Thief Distilling Company
22 MayDetroit City Distillery, Hot HoneyWhiskey specialty, 4 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- MI
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- The Spirits of Detroit
22 MayBlanton's Takara GoldStraight bourbon, 103* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
22 MayStill Austin, Bottled in Bond Red Corn Bourbon WhiskeyBourbon, bottled in bond, 7 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Texas Spirits Bottling Company
22 MayStill Austin, Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBourbon, bottled in bond, 8 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Named: Still Austin Whiskey
- Filed by
- Texas Spirits Bottling Company
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26135001000186
- Label approved
- 20 May 2026
- Submitted
- 15 May 2026 (approved 5 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Shankar Distillers
- Address on the approval
- Troy, MI
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-MI-20216
- Class on the approval
- 101, Straight bourbon
- How it was read
- By CaskGrail's reader, from the label images; each fact is the label's own statement
- Source
- US TTB label approval (COLA), not a shelf listing or a release announcement
A label approval is permission to bottle. It isn't an announcement or a release date. The name on the approval is whoever applied for it, which is not always who distilled the whiskey. How CaskGrail reads labels