If he’s talking about Johnnie Walker Red that isn’t a high bar to clear.
Balcones makes a couple of pretty decent whiskies. They also make a couple that are complete yak piss. Stranahan’s is a component in one of my “Daily Drinkers,” namely Tin Cup. The maker ages MGP, then tops it off with 10% Stranahan’s before bottling.
I shall now seek out a bottle of Westland on your rec.
Do not buy a premium bottle of alcohol to sample it. There was a time I would have considered myself a Vodka aficionado and yet I did not care for loads of popular expensive vodka brands and still don’t.