It has a higher shinpaku manifestation rate than that of Hatsushizuku, and in 2003 a kanseishu produced exclusively with this variety was awarded a gold prize in Zenkoku Shinshu Kanpyokai, thus evidencing its ability to compete with sakamai produced in mainland Japan on an equivalent basis.
初雫より心白発現率が高く、2003年、この品種を100%使用した完成酒が全国新酒鑑評会で金賞を受賞するにいたり、本州産の酒米と対等にわたりあえる実力を示した。