Japan's oldest sake brand determined to keep taste unchanged

Although Japan's sake industry faces a crisis with falling domestic consumption, the country's oldest brand, Kenbishi, is unbending in its commitment to the old ways, seeing it as the best guarantor of quality.In the staff dining room at the brewing facility of Kenbishi Sake Brewing Co., in the western city of Kobe, a bottle of sake is set on the table ready for the evening meal. In the kitchen, more sake is warmed in kettles."It's all-you-can drink at dinner," said Kenbishi President Masataka Shirakashi, who hopes the recent UNESCO heritage listing of traditional sake-brewing techniques wi…READ FULL ARTICLE