Flying Ace American Made Straight Bourbon is a small-batch sourced bourbon blended and bottled by Flying Ace Spirits in Holland, Michigan. It combines 3- and 4-year-old MGP-distilled bourbons with 21% and 36% rye mash bills, matured in new charred American oak barrels. Bottled at 42% ABV, it typically retails for $15 to $30 per 750 mL bottle.
Still, vanilla and a soft hint of oak are about as much as can be extracted from the glass. The palate offers up a surprising oiliness, especially at such a modest proof, with a nice heat and balanced sweetness that helps to offset an unsurprisingly bland, if immensely approachable, profile.