Yes, but there's nothing about Luis's background that would suggest that he could design a better closed headphone than the current manufacturers. He's a nice guy, but he's not an engineer.
I think the trick is that the older ones aren't from the Stitzel-Weller distillery, so the 17/18 are (reportedly) better than the 25. Jefferson's is from someone who buys up casks and markets them, rather than from a distiller.