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When ashmanra sent me a little sample of Lost Malawi, I had to look twice at the note she enclosed: 1-2 minutes at 185? For a breakfast tea? “You’ve got to be kidding me,” said the little sloppy stewed tea cartoon angel on my shoulder, “Ignore that and give it four minutes like any self-respecting builder’s brew.”

“Halt and desist,” said the precise and gentle tea angel on my other shoulder. “Look at it. It’s CTC nearly ground to powder. It will be plenty strong as directed. Ashmanra knows what she’s doing. Do what she says.”

The gentle angel won this round (he doesn’t very often). But wowzers! That’s all this stuff needed. It’s deep, malty, fruity, and fragrant like good Christmas fruitcake. I need a candle that smells like this. There will be tea like this in Heaven.