Being able to sample varieties of spirits without having to commit to a single high investment allows you to really work out what flavor profiles suit you. I don't care for peaty scotch, but I found that I like "some peat" and trying the varying distillers and sampling the differences between one distiller's 12-year-old as compared to other distillers in a different region.
At the end of the day, you have a reason to sit with a friend, sample something new and talk about it.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend