Quite a few people got sick from that batch. Not just me and my kava circle, but also lots if fofum members. It was sold as "noble" by a very known vendor. It turned out to be a nasty tudei. Gary confirned it was tudei with a tudei chemotype or potentially wild but nobody confirmed the variety. I personally got the shits and felt super lethargic and poisoned for days. My mate couldnt stop shitting and vomiting and ended up being taken to the hospital to avoid severe dehydration. Others experienced several days of terrible hangovers. We had a modest dose, max 20-30g per person.
I should actually be grateful for that experience cuz it clearly demonstrated to me that tudei has no place in the proper kava market and that at the very least it should not receove the same legal recognition as noble.