Well, I don't know what the fuss was all about...

jlmarta

Quite some time ago I posted my disappointment regarding good ol' Rocky Patel's discontinuing my favorite cigar of all time - the Fire by Indian Tabac. Some time later, one of the great BORKs on this forum sent me his last two.... the last known to exist. I was overcome with gratitude.

Today, I torched one of them after it had lain in my coolidor for about a year. It could be that my tastes have changed or maybe they're one of those that don't get better with age, but now I'm wondering what it was that made me love 'em so much.

Don't get me wrong. It's still an acceptable smoke - just not as nirvana-inducing as I remembered 'em. Go figure, huh?

During the time since I last smoked one I've tried a lot of other brands/blends and found others that I like quite well, so life goes on, I guess, and new tastes come and go. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be. C'est la vie......

fla-gypsy

I just loved that initial spice blast the "Fire" would give you when it was sparked. All good things come to an end sooner or later

Ken Light

I would think something called "Fire" would mellow out too much with age.

jlmarta

fla-gypsy:

I just loved that initial spice blast the "Fire" would give you when it was sparked. All good things come to an end sooner or later

Man, ain't that the truth?? The one I just smoked, though, didn't seem to have that blast. It was just sorta non-complex (if that's a proper term).

jlmarta

Ken Light:

I would think something called "Fire" would mellow out too much with age.

Yeah, it kinda did....