Tomato likes are very much eater dependent - like BBQ sauce. This is the best the Brandy has done in my tasting so maybe I have a special plant this year and the one you bought may have been picked a little green days before you bought it. I grew Mortgage Lifters last year and they didn't win the tasting, but got some votes. I thought they were good, just liked others better. At any rate, they will be much better than what you buy in the store, which must be picked greenish to ship well. Good luck with yours.