Dashfire's new bar features a banana-flavored cocktail, and it's actually good?

I visited Elusive Botanical Bar, a new cocktail room by local spirits company Dashfire, to try a drink I expected to hate: a banana-flavored cocktail.

• The Whole Banana ($13) features a banana rum blend, banana cordial, "green peel tincture" and a hint of lime.

My review: I've never liked banana flavoring, but Dashfire made me a fan. The drink was light and sweet like the fresh fruit, while the rum provided just the right amount of contrast.

• Plus, there's no artificial-looking bright-yellow color. The caramel shade is reminiscent of an overripe banana, minus the brown spots.

📍1620 NE Central Ave., Ste. 152, Dock #10, Minneapolis. It's next to Tattersall's cocktail room.