**Banana (VSO) 5% (8-29-20)** -- Long and hard, is the road to a great banana. Seems like there's really only 3 choices. Runts, green, or over ripened. VSO's banana was actually rather hard to identify/quantify. It was NOT a runt or candied, and didn't present as an overly green banana, so that left ripened. It tasted fresh, but did have some ripened qualities to it. It was much fuller than I'd expected, with much more body, and maybe it was some browning banana ?? Not sure, but was NOT overripe at all. Actually quite tasty, and I could see if being heavily used in many nana breads, cereals, even coffees. Not fatiguing, or off putting, and the below mid level sweetness kept it fresh tasting. Continued vaping revealed more of the same, and despite having tried numerous nanas, I cannot think of a close comparison, which pushes it into the unique" category. Now let's be honest, sometimes, things can be "unique" and that's NOT a good thing, but in this case, it's a great thing. Shane did an interesting job with this one, and even at 5% (some mixers have gone lower), it didn't feel like it was hitting the ceiling. It might not be present enough to carry ALL of the nana freight, but that in no way detracts from it. For a very unique banana, that has fresh, ripe, and maybe some peel elements in it, this might make it's way onto your shelf. **8.75/10**.