Single Estate Lost Malawi English Breakfast
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Single Estate Lost Malawi English Breakfast Loose Leaf Black Tea

36 reviews
£6.49
(16p per cup)
437 in stock

Handcrafted black loose leaf tea blended from harvests across one small, independent estate in the Shire Highlands. The oldest tea estate in Malawi and still family run.

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ST
27 August 2023
Steve T.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Delicious on both steepings

Robust full-bodied flavour which I enjoyed without milk. Surprisingly flavoursome on such a short steeping: I’m used to waiting three times as long with supermarket bags for a brew that is dominated by acrid tannin. Happily Not the case with Lost Malawi, first brew has a refreshing earthy tone and the second a fresher taste. I enjoyed it!

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CB
23 August 2023
Clive B.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Lost Malawi

I finished this tea yesterday, and loved it. It has a very distinctive aftertaste which I liked. A lovely tea, refreshingly different. I must order some more. Thank you for making it available. All the best. Clive

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GO
01 July 2023
George O.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Lost Malawi English Breakfast

Refreshing first thing in the morning with loads of subtle flavours. I could never go back to a tea bag after this

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MM
17 May 2023
Maureen M.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Lovely tea

As with all the teas I have bought from Rare Tea this one is beautiful. I will never go back to teabags again.

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CM
04 May 2023
Christine M.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

A very special tea

I have found this to be an exceptional tea, full of flavour with surprising subtlety. It has become my tea of choice in the morning. The aroma on opening the tin is almost intoxicating. I drink it black and enjoy a second and sometimes even a third brew from the original pot.

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Tasting Notes

Deep, rich and malty, it has notes of caramel and burnt sugar. Delicious black, becoming sweet and chocolatey with the addition of milk.

Quantity

Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion use 85°C (185°F) water.  If you like milk, please use water at 100°C (212°F).

Time

Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusion

You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

16p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.

Malawi

The Satemwa Tea Estate

Grown and lovingly made on a farm called Satemwa on Thyolo Mountain in the Shire Highlands of Malawi. Satemwa is the oldest tea estate in Malawi, still run by the same family - Alex is the 3rd generation Kay to look after the garden.

DEPTH

3D tea

This is not a modern industrial blend churned out by vast machines. Lost Malawi is an old fashioned tea crafted in small batches with great care. It has a depth and quality almost forgotten. To compare this to an ordinary tea would be like comparing a line-drawing with a sculpture. This is like drinking normal tea but in 3D.

Seasonal

Single Estate Varietals

Like all good crops the leaf is seasonal - picked only when the tea bush is at its best. The tea is blended from different varietals and harvests across the estate to build great depth of flavour and rich complexity. Lost Malawi is the perfect breakfast or afternoon Tea. Delicious with milk and sugar, it is also wonderful on its own. It goes splendidly with eggs and bacon and clotted cream and scones.

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