Most probably as a result of the foregoing, among people in the sake brewery industry the term 'Yk35' became popular, having an air of official nature and meaning that 'if you use Yamada nishiki (Y) and Kyokai sake yeast (K) and increase the polishing ratio to 35%, you can obtain good-quality sake and can win the gold medal in the Zenkoku Shinshu Kanpyokai.'
このような背景もあってか、酒造関係者のあいだでは俗に「YK35」といって、「(Y)山田錦を使い、(K)協会系酵母酵母を用い、(35)精米歩合35％まで高めれば、良い酒ができて全国新酒鑑評会でも金賞が取れる」などと公式めいた言葉が流行したことがあった。