No. 480INDEX / 321
Senkin Modern Yoshiki Kijoshu
Senkin, Tochigi
Reviewed in H2 2025
A new frontier for Senkin Modern
SCOREOverall score
85pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Yamadanishiki
- Polishing ratio
- not disclosed
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), kimoto (traditional starter method), Kijoshu
- List price
- ¥2,500
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
A look at Yoshiki, from Senkin's Modern series, which since last year has been entirely kimoto (traditional starter). Yoshiki is a kijoshu (sake brewed with sake) — sake brewed with sake. Over a dense sweetness, floral nuances rise with real refinement, and a syrupy, honeyed sweetness and umami carry on long into the finish.