I Love Kava Friday Again, we stand together! FRIDAY!!!
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kavakarma
Kava Enthusiast
Hey, Bula! I'm happy that it's Friday! Started my day today with a sourdough bread heel, unripe banana, and a light and watery second wash of some Bir Kar! I feel Bir Kar is a very soothing cultivar of kava - it takes my focus off stress allowing me more time and energy to share my happiness with the world! Isn't so much of a WHACK as Santa Cruz! I bet it has something to do with laterals to basals proportion.
Santa Cruz ~ 80laterals, 20basals - Great for my sleep routine, not AS heavy as when I first tried it a few years ago.
Bir Kar 20-30laterals, 70-80basals - Surprisingly light, with a nice taste that reminds me of lilacs!
Have a great day! Love the weather.
Santa Cruz ~ 80laterals, 20basals - Great for my sleep routine, not AS heavy as when I first tried it a few years ago.
Bir Kar 20-30laterals, 70-80basals - Surprisingly light, with a nice taste that reminds me of lilacs!
Have a great day! Love the weather.
Michael Nielsen
Kava Enthusiast
Just received this, does have a nice taste, and the tongue gets a little numb.
1 heart = 2 shells of kava.
1 heart = 2 shells of kava.
Bubba Bula
krunkadelic relic
Looks cool. Is it made with noble or tudei?
FRIDAY !!
FRIDAY !!
I was about to say "Well Bubba normally we don't have to worry about that as much these days" but then I noticed the bottle only says "waka root" and not "Noble". Still, I doubt it would be anything other than noble extract.
I'd try it, at least there is no Kraptom in it, a little kava tudei, a little tomorrow, it'll be alright..
I went through these four roots recently, here’s how I rank them in order of preference. #1 Pia #2 Mbuong #3 Loa Waka #4 Borongoru
The bag of Pia disappeared the quickest and I often used it to blend with the others. I always preferred 100% Pia or a blend with Pia over a 100% session with the others. Hopefully it stays available for a while, good stuff, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should definitely give it a shot.
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Forretressqt
Kava Curious
Happy Saturday (and first day of winter) from NZ!
Having a midday Kava session with some delightful Puariki from KS. Off to work at the bar this eve and then onto some assignments!
Having a midday Kava session with some delightful Puariki from KS. Off to work at the bar this eve and then onto some assignments!
Being a fellow Amazon enthusiast, I would be curious what you think of Fiji Vanua Vanuatu and Koa kava Vanuatu. I keep them both on rotation but I find Fiji Vanua stronger and more sedating whereas the KOA is more euphoric.View attachment 13459
I went through these four roots recently, here’s how I rank them in order of preference. #1 Pia #2 Mbuong #3 Loa Waka #4 Borongoru
The bag of Pia disappeared the quickest and I often used it to blend with the others. I always preferred 100% Pia or a blend with Pia over a 100% session with the others. Hopefully it stays available for a while, good stuff, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should definitely give it a shot.
JohnMichael
Kava Synchronized
Happy wintertime! We still see snow on the mountains around Santa Fe, NM.
nabanga
Kava Enthusiast
Sounds good - I always found the kava drinking experience whether in Tanna or in a Tanna nakamal in Vila to be a very immersive kava night, very strong and with complex effects not often got elsewhere. Unfortunately where I am it is difficult to get kava from other places than NZ as many US based suppliers will not ship to Laos. But will certainly try the KwK Pia when I get a chance.View attachment 13459
I went through these four roots recently, here’s how I rank them in order of preference. #1 Pia #2 Mbuong #3 Loa Waka #4 Borongoru
The bag of Pia disappeared the quickest and I often used it to blend with the others. I always preferred 100% Pia or a blend with Pia over a 100% session with the others. Hopefully it stays available for a while, good stuff, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should definitely give it a shot.
Michael Nielsen
Kava Enthusiast
Have you considered using a mailforwarder like
Forward2me.com or myus.com?
For us vendors?
nabanga
Kava Enthusiast
Yes, thanks - I looked into a couple of consolidators/forwarders, but their rates to Laos are similar to DHL for 5-10kg of kava. Hopefully I should be working back in the Pacific later this year so can fill a suitcase then.
Koa Kava Vanuatu is probably my go-to "Amazon kava" now, it's not amazing or anything, but it's close enough and when you consider the price & fast shipping it might be the most solid choice on Amazon. FVK's Vanuatu is pretty heavy but not in the way I like...it just seems to wear me down and doesn't have any 'sparkle' to it. I had FVK's Pia last summer though and I liked that pretty well.
I recently tried Tikaram's Dogotaki waka from Amazon and it seemed pretty effective. It's definitely my favorite of Tikaram's line-up.
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