First kava bar
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Zac Imiola (Herbalist)
Kava Connoisseur
Let me know how that is! I have a mystic water kava bar an hour and a half away and never really feel like taking the trip to possibly get tuedi or some expensive shit haha
kasa_balavu
Yaqona Dina
... and that hour and a half return trip. Bugger!
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
We have a Mystic Water Kava Bar in San Diego. I gotta say, I'm not impressed. Good ambience, nice people, but they don't know anything about Kava. They sell this stuff called "Wakaya" and it is $36 for a bowl that serves about eight shells.
Funny story: I walked in with a couple friends for the first time and ordered the big bowl. When they served us, they tried to teach us the whole ritual. I followed along and then tried the Kava. I looked at the lady who served us and said "let me guess, this is an instant Kava from Fiji?"
Yep.
Funny story: I walked in with a couple friends for the first time and ordered the big bowl. When they served us, they tried to teach us the whole ritual. I followed along and then tried the Kava. I looked at the lady who served us and said "let me guess, this is an instant Kava from Fiji?"
Yep.
Wakaya is the name of the island/company that sells the famous (?) 11/12 year waka. So it's not really "instant", but micronised (with all the coarse fibres, etc).
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
Yeah, that's the stuff. A micronized flavor tastes different than a traditional prep or bucket pounded flavor. Three shells of the stuff gave me a very moderate head effect. I suppose if I drank three large shells I might have been a bit more impressed. Of course, I don't know what ratio they used.
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
Sam Handwich
Kava Enthusiast
I've wondered about that stuff, pops up on amazon searches all the time. Figured that it's best avoided since it is not mentioned or endorsed on this forum.
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
I certainly didn't like it too much.
I'm yet to hear much good about kava bars. In your head it always seems like a great business to run, how about on the beach in Spain or somewhere, could be fun. But think about it, it hasn't got the same profit potential as a regular bar. Give a bloke a beer and he'll usually keep coming back for more until he can't stand up, particularly if he's on holiday. Give a bloke a large shell of kava and he'll probably just fall asleep on your couch.
kasa_balavu
Yaqona Dina
David Gilmour convinced millions of americans to spend their hard-earned money on water. The man likes big margins
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
Hahaha. He did? What's the story there?
kasa_balavu
Yaqona Dina
David Gilmour is the founder of Fiji Water. He sold it a while ago, and his Wakaya Perfection brand is just the latest in a very long line of entrepreneurial ventures.
He's 83 now (started Wakaya Perfection when he was 80) so it's really quite inspirational.
He's 83 now (started Wakaya Perfection when he was 80) so it's really quite inspirational.