Thanks Kuri. Another name for my tea dictionary. I've been using my
modified cylindrical French press for about a month so I can become
reacquainted with infusion characteristics of different teas. So far
in all cases the leaf will give up and fall to the bottom or never
bother to even get up and die insitu. Giving the pot a vigorous swish
after the leaves die just produces a swill in the leaves creating a
rotating mat. However this sencha leaf dies on the bottom insitu but
will swill to produce a chimney like structure almost back to the top
of the pot. This is the first leaf to reintroduce itself back to the
pot. I've tried other greens with no similar results. A pleasant
discovery that has some explantion but beyond me.

Jim

"cc" > wrote in message >...
> Hi Space Cowboy,
>
> > Is the combination of sencha + matcha called "machairi sencha". I
> > noticed that name on serveral brands with the matcha or just a special
> > sencha used with matcha?
>
> That means litterally "sencha with macha added". From what I have seen it's
> ordinary sencha and ordinary macha, not high grade ones, so they benefit
> from being mixed.
>
> >I could tell
> > the matcha was weak because it didn't tickle my throat.
>
> There is not much in it probably.
>
> Kuri