Any way to make kava taste better?

[hyperdown]

I enjoy the occasional 'kava colada' as a respite from the typical shudder-inducing kava grog. I just use pineapple juice + coconut milk to make the kava.

 

[scampo]

I enjoy the occasional 'kava colada' as a respite from the typical shudder-inducing kava grog. I just use pineapple juice + coconut milk to make the kava.

So do you actually knead it in the coconut milk?

 

[KavaKrunked]

One of the traditional way to prepare this plant root is to dry it, grind it to a powder and then mix it with tepid water. The resulting beverage is taste a lot like dirt! To improve the taste, and to still get the relaxing and anti-anxiety effects of this herb, you can mix the muddy kava liquid into a smoothie.


K@ | Kava Kava

Dude, why are you peddling K@, fake amphetamine called Adarol, and synthetic pot on this forum?  And what exactly is "kava kava wax?"

 

[Prince Philip]

Dude, why are you peddling K@, fake amphetamine called Adarol, and synthetic pot on this forum?  And what exactly is "kava kava wax?"

I banned him and invisibled his post.

 

[kavadude]

One of the traditional way to prepare this plant root is to dry it, grind it to a powder and then mix it with tepid water. The resulting beverage is taste a lot like dirt! To improve the taste, and to still get the relaxing and anti-anxiety effects of this herb, you can mix the muddy kava liquid into a smoothie.


K@ | Kava Kava

Dude, why are you peddling K@, fake amphetamine called Adarol, and synthetic pot on this forum?  And what exactly is "kava kava wax?"

Kava scented candles? Make your room smell like terrible pepper?

 

[hyperdown]

So do you actually knead it in the coconut milk?

I use the blender method myself, but yes; I use equal parts coconut
milk and pineapple juice, add the kava powder to that and prepare as
with water.
It's pretty good!
And I suspect the enzymes in the pineapple juice and the fats in the coconut milk help with extraction, yielding a stronger drink.

 

[KavaKrunked]

+1


I think there is some merit to your theory about the pineapple juice increasing kava strength. I noticed that if I toss 'n wash with orange juice I get about a 50% stronger effect than if I use water.

 

[scampo]

Ok so I have now tried the coconut milk / pineapple juice method, and it does take off quite a bit. Throw in a chaser shot of straight pineapple juice and it's the most effective thing I've found. Thanks for sharing!

 

[kl.sakamoto]

I think novices who dislike the taste (like the original poster) might benefit from being directed to a different type of Kava. Something mild like Nak@Home's White Sand, or even something like BKH's Boroguru which is fairly strong but still has a tolerable taste.


And of course if they're willing to venture outside of soak-and-knead kava, there's always Ozia candies, Paradise extracts, and all the instants out there...