Kan Nihonkai Mizusumi No Sato Junmai Dai Ginjyo Sake Shimane (Japan), 17% abv, $78.00, 720 ml

Pouring a most austere pale straw in the glass, a brilliant nose of cherry blossoms and honey jumps to the nostrils. Fresh cut ripe honeydew melon and cantaloupe are forthcoming on the palate with hints of pear and green apple on the dry finish.