text: The candle melt pool gets to its hottest around 50% of the way down in a container candle. Frustrating but backed up by lab data.
  
  RCX typically creates a 65-75 degree melt pool in a 30cl, but this can be several degrees hotter during (4 hour) burns 4-6. It’s probably just the optimal conditions, where the flame is inside the jar, but not so low that airflow becomes an issue.
  
  You are not imagining it though….it definitely is a thing :)