However, it was unhappy for the sake industry that some brokers who bought up rare sake made by popular small sake breweries for investment purposes, waited for its price to rise and sold it with an excessive premium in the market although it was the raw sake which had to be drunk as early as possible because it was not good for maturing.
だが、話題性のある小さな酒蔵から出荷された希少酒を、投資目的で買占め、熟成に向かないため早めに飲まなくてはならない生酒であるのにもかかわらず、価格が上がるのを待ち、過大なプレミアムをつけて市場へ放出するブローカーが跋扈したことは、日本酒業界にとっては不幸なことであった。