No. 419INDEX / 321
Juyondai Soko
Takagi Shuzo, Yamagata
Reviewed in H1 2025
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SCOREOverall score
96pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Yamadanishiki from Hyogo's Special A district
- Polishing ratio
- 35%
- Alcohol
- 0.15%
- Type
- —
- List price
- ¥12,540
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste5.0
Aroma5.0
Value for money1.0
Numata's report
Taste5.0
Aroma5.0
Value for money1.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
Here's Soko, one half of the twin pillars of the hardest-to-find Juyondai bottles. It's brewed with Yamadanishiki from a Special A district, drawn off by shizukudori (drip-pressing), then matured at near-freezing temperature — a true gem. Soko is a Daiginjo-grade sake with added alcohol. The balance of sweetness and umami is exquisite. True to a sake with alcohol added, the flavor stretches out long, and you can enjoy a diverse, complex range of notes — raisin, unrefined brown sugar, caramel, honey.