After trying a sample of the fantastic 2022 Russell’s Reserve 13-year , I wanted to try more dusty Turkey and thankfully I have a sample of their Father and Son 13-year from @Richard-ModernDrinking to explore. The nose is soft and gentle starting with a mix of dusty old leather-bound books, toasted marshmallow and orange zest then dark chocolate covered almonds along with a mild smoke from freshly lit pipe tobacco followed by sautéed apples and mildly sour cherries that transitions to spearmint, cloves and polished mahogany with low ethanol burn. The taste is a thin to medium mouthfeel starting with creamy citrus that then fades to a mix of dusty old leather-bound books, freshly lit pipe tobacco and a mild spice followed by sautéed apples and mildly sour cherries that transitions to spearmint, ginger, cloves and polished mahogany with low ethanol burn. The finish is medium length, starting with mildly sweet and sour citrus along with mild chocolate and coffee notes that then fade to light spices of cloves, ginger and spearmint along with pipe tobacco, dusty leather-bound books and polished mahogany. This is so close to the 2022 Russell’s Reserve 13-year profile with those wonderfully old dusty oak notes front and center that is perfectly balance a traditional bourbon profile along with mild rye spices that is a much gentler, lighter and softer version likely due to the 43% ABV whereas the 2022 Russell’s Reserve 13-year at 57.4% ABV was a bold, dense and rich decadent treat. I prefer the bolder Russell’s 13-year over this, but could see how this would be better suited towards those that aren’t as accustomed to cask strength bourbons and is a very easy sipper.