The lighting's not great but... sheesh. That's some pretty nasty looking kava.
well, for what it is it's expensive. Same with Mood & Mind, they have both now priced themselves out of the bargain basement.
Just trying wakacon out of curiosity. You know how it is. Gotta try every kava!
Oh, there's nothing wrong with it. I've been drinking it non-stop for the past 12 months. It just went in price from $33/lb to $43/lb in that time. There's still some kavas in the $35 - $38/lb range that I've switched to
What kavas would those be?
my budget has always been low but 60 dollars used to get as much kava as I wanted to drink in a month even that felt like an expensive habit. I miss kavaboy, they took longer to ship than other vendors but you always new you were going to get something good when you placed an order.
Best Fijian (Fiji Waka, Fiji Lawena, and Vanuatu), which I by direct from their website, Tikaram's (Fiji Waka, Fiji Lawena, Vanuatu and Kava Tonga) which I buy from Fiji Market in Hawaii on their website much cheaper than on Amazon, and Herbal Island Fijian Waka on Amazon, although their same kava is listed multiple times on Amazon at different prices so make sure you search them all and choose the cheapest price. It's the same kava, same package and quantity. Oh, and last but not least, Dua Na Bilo Vanuatu on Amazon. They're all fine, of them all the top tree would be, in order: 1. DnB Vanuatu 2. Best Fijian Lawena (GREAT! for mixing) 3. Best Fijian Lawena. Also special mention: a 1:1 blend of Tikaram's Vanuatu with BF Lawena makes a really good strong grog.
I think a lot depends on how you define effects and what kinds you are seeking. I drink kava primarily for beneficial systemic health benefits (i.e. long term effects, not short term), vivid dreams and if possible a little bit of pleasure (and because I like the taste, muwahahahahaha). And for this I drink it all day every day. Luckily these bargain basement kavas are fine for those purposes. Also, sometimes as a treat I drink the topshelf kavas and get those other effects of pleasure along with the baseline stuff I need. I find the lawena helps for blending for best effects and taste in some cases. Some kavas in this world are too nasty for me to drink straight without lawena, but that's not just true of some cheap kavas, it's also true of some "good" expensive ones. Especially piney kavas. Piney kavas are not bad kavas, they're just piney. Some are excellent in effect.The problem I have with the bargain basement kavas (which I consider wakacon to be one) is that I have to drink more to get the same effect, sometimes as much as twice as much (was like this with best fiji). If I have a choice of going through two bags of 30 dollar kava or one 60 dollar kava I'd rather have the 60 dollar one and ration it, regardless of noble status.
This is probably why I'm not going to have kava for a month or two at a mininum.
A couple months ago I had some Vula Waka Fiji from Kalm with Kava which is selling for 49 dollars plus shipping and it's suitable for going a long way with a little, though I prefer headier ones. With shipping I think it works out to be just under $55 per pound if I do a bulk 6lb order. I haven't gotten wakacon in a while but if it's anything like I remember I'd rather have 22% less kava but have it be the KWK Vula Waka. Though right now even Vula Waka is out of the question. Someday I want to try a high end GHK to see if there's any diminishing returns.
At least Buddhist meditation is still free; I'm kind of shocked with how much that's helped my anxiety over the last few months. And there's always ashwagandha as long as all I want is to sleep deeply and lower my cortisol a bit. That stuff is dirt cheap compared to kava even if it doesn't do as much.
oh, absolutely, there is definitely a cost/benefit ratio one always has to consider. Cheaper is definitely not always better or even typically better. Those expensive kavas are expensive for some darn good reasons, usually, and a heck of a lot of them are worth it.
I certainly agree that at the current price Wakacon is not really worth buying, not when equally good kavas can be had for less, or significantly better kavas can be had for just a little more. Nothing wrong with the kava itself, but the cost/benefit ratio is neitehr good enough for me to buy it nor to recommend it.... at this time. I still have some stockpiled from when it was a lot cheaper and I still drink it.
