No. 96INDEX / 321
Musha Shugyo Senkin
Nichinichi Jozo
Reviewed in H1 2022
SCOREOverall score
84pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
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- Polishing ratio
- —
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- —
- List price
- ¥2,508
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.5
Numata's report
Taste4.5
Aroma3.5
Value for money4.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
One bottle from the Musha Shugyo (warrior's training) series, brewed by Hidehiko Matsumoto — long-serving toji (master brewer) at Sawaya Matsumoto — under Senkin K.K., the company that brews Senkin. A pleasant ginjo aroma intertwines with crisp acidity, offering a glimpse of Senkin's clean, easy-drinking character. Matsumoto has a real knack for absorbing the DNA of whichever brewery he brews at.