Japanese sake brewer hopes UNESCO listing will drive demand and sales
At a Tokyo brewery dating back to the days of the samurai, Koichi Maesako drops a three-meter-long wooden paddle into a giant, jade-colored tank and gently stirs the white mixture — which will turn into sake in a week's time.
The sweet-and-sour-smelling brew — of rice, yeast starter, the culinary mold known as koji and water — has been fermenting for 20 days in what is part of an ancient technique that UNESCO is set to list as Intangible Cultural Heritage this week.
For Maesako, the 40-year-old chief brewer of Ishikawa Shuzou, or Ishikawa Brewery, the UN agency's endorsement would be welcome news after a difficult couple of years.
Unseasonably warm weather has hit the rice harvest, not only affecting the quality of the grain but also raising procurement costs, he said.
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At a Tokyo brewery dating back to the days of the samurai, Koichi Maesako drops a three-meter-long wooden paddle into a giant, jade-colored tank and gently stirs the white mixture — which will turn into sake in a week's time.
The sweet-and-sour-smelling brew — of rice, yeast starter, the culinary mold known as koji and water — has been fermenting for 20 days in what is part of an ancient technique that UNESCO is set to list as Intangible Cultural Heritage this week.
For Maesako, the 40-year-old chief brewer of Ishikawa Shuzou, or Ishikawa Brewery, the UN agency's endorsement would be welcome news after a difficult couple of years.
Unseasonably warm weather has hit the rice harvest, not only affecting the quality of the grain but also raising procurement costs, he said.
REUTERS VIDEO
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00:00This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
00:10This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
00:20This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
00:30This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
00:40This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
00:48This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
01:18This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
01:28This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
01:48This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.
01:58This is a video of the process of making Sake-Akko, which is a traditional sake made from sake leaves.