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Kava Curious
Background:
Me and my wife have been drinking kava for a few years. Our preferred root for the past 6 months has been the old “premium Fiji” from Paradise, and Melo Melo from BKH.
I was disappointed to see Paradise isn’t carrying the Premium Fiji anymore, but we decided to try the new Kadavu Sunset Fiji, to see how it compared.
Taste:
This kava smells and tastes really weird! My first reaction was that it’s like a vaguely floral chemically/plastic smell. My wife thought it tasted like soap. I was immediately concerned about this, and the apprehension may have colored my feelings. I couldn’t help but think: is this kava tainted with some kind of chemical? It was really unpleasant.
Experience:
This is a strange kava. It felt like I had drunk a strong Kavain kava (like Solomon), but had also taken a valium. It didn’t produce the usual krunkness that I associate with a high DHM grog, where you feel kinda like you are on a boat. It was more of a smooth sedating feeling, which was fighting with a kavain stimulation. It was very unusual, but not unpleasant. My body felt hot and cold at the same time, my face got flushed, and my heart was pounding a bit on the tail end of the experience.
Next Morning:
Woke up pretty groggy and with a slight headache. Very unusual for me.
Summary:
I don’t think I will be drinking this again. It’s not what I’m looking for in a kava. I want the old Premium Fiji back!
Me and my wife have been drinking kava for a few years. Our preferred root for the past 6 months has been the old “premium Fiji” from Paradise, and Melo Melo from BKH.
I was disappointed to see Paradise isn’t carrying the Premium Fiji anymore, but we decided to try the new Kadavu Sunset Fiji, to see how it compared.
Taste:
This kava smells and tastes really weird! My first reaction was that it’s like a vaguely floral chemically/plastic smell. My wife thought it tasted like soap. I was immediately concerned about this, and the apprehension may have colored my feelings. I couldn’t help but think: is this kava tainted with some kind of chemical? It was really unpleasant.
Experience:
This is a strange kava. It felt like I had drunk a strong Kavain kava (like Solomon), but had also taken a valium. It didn’t produce the usual krunkness that I associate with a high DHM grog, where you feel kinda like you are on a boat. It was more of a smooth sedating feeling, which was fighting with a kavain stimulation. It was very unusual, but not unpleasant. My body felt hot and cold at the same time, my face got flushed, and my heart was pounding a bit on the tail end of the experience.
Next Morning:
Woke up pretty groggy and with a slight headache. Very unusual for me.
Summary:
I don’t think I will be drinking this again. It’s not what I’m looking for in a kava. I want the old Premium Fiji back!