kasa_balavu
Yaqona Dina
Thanks for that great pic. The color difference is really apparent when seen side by side.I actually disagree. Wakas do differ by color. Below is a picture of the waka sampler packs il be offering soon.
I pressure washed and redried the wakas myself which i got from my farmers and they are 100% pure waka. If you notice closely, the savusavu is the lightest followed by taveuni, beqa and the darkest is kadavu in powder form. If i made this into beverages which i will for my website later on, the kadavu will make the darkest drink and savusavu will be the lightest. The actual beverage will help showcase the differnce in colors.
However, it doesn't support the argument that customers are selecting cultivars, because the customer in Nadi is selecting based on colour or source, but not on cultivar. All of these packages contain a blend of cultivars. I wonder if the soil imparts a color. Maybe the Kadavu kava was grown in red soil?