Kava Tasting Notes
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I had 'burnt tyre kava' at a nakamal once, wonder if it came from the same island.
I'd call kava
sour,quinine
earth
sappy
muddy
peppery
kavalover
Outsider
Bleh, rubber glove. Good way of putting it, nearly all instant kavas that I've tried with the exception of shaman from n@h has had this rubber glove taste. Puts me off of them really.
TidyMinion
Kava Padawan
Bile 
only half kidding about that. Sometimes, something just gets me on the very back of the tongue and makes my jaws feel weird. Not sure how else to describe that.
I drank Tongan Pride on the beach and it felt right, taste-wise. Like i was drinking the beach. Solomon's is kinda like that too. I've noted the pepper taste from Boroguru before, that was kinda nice.
only half kidding about that. Sometimes, something just gets me on the very back of the tongue and makes my jaws feel weird. Not sure how else to describe that.I drank Tongan Pride on the beach and it felt right, taste-wise. Like i was drinking the beach. Solomon's is kinda like that too. I've noted the pepper taste from Boroguru before, that was kinda nice.
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I guess Piney is one of the things I smell or taste with Koniak. The rest is just dirt or grass. I like Tidyminions beach description but that may be a good example of set and setting. I don't have a very good sense of smell or taste but I know a Peaty Scotch when I taste one. And a Piney Kava is easy to spot. It's like the IPA of Kavas. In any event, because of my lack of good taste buds, I have no problem slamming down the Kava even on queasy days. BULA!
Buddhacide
Kava Enthusiast
Dishwater. Luke warm dishwater.
Actually to be fair It does have a range of profiles. I taste pepper very strongly in some strains.
Actually to be fair It does have a range of profiles. I taste pepper very strongly in some strains.
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Freash kava is sappy ++.. you can tell its just come out of a live plant.
People ask me what it tastes like & i reply with…'find a dead possum on the road, get a funnel & fill it with mud & pepper then shake for 2 mins & decant through its arse'
People ask me what it tastes like & i reply with…'find a dead possum on the road, get a funnel & fill it with mud & pepper then shake for 2 mins & decant through its arse'
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That one line probably sums it up best…like hearing the peace train whisle coming in the distance.
That made me laugh out loud
Rubber glove???? almost sounds like methyl bromide to me, do you think it could have been that, I have never had any Vanuatu kava that was like you described, I have had some from Vanuatu and other places that had been treated with Methyl Bromide and it makes the kava bad tasting and smelling.
Aloha.
Chris
Aloha.
Chris
kavakavakrunk
Kava = Peace
I find Kava to be very zesty with a zing to it. I guess these would go along the lines of being spicy and or peppery. But when I'm downing that glass of grog all I think in my head is how zesty and numbing it is to my throat/mouth followed by a cringe and (depending on the strain) pleasant light headedness.
Nope, I do it sometimes. It depends if I'm feelin it or not.
Tonight I'm going to try out my new kava cups (Japanese stoneware sake/beer tumblers
) and have some Caribbean stewed pumpkin and shrimp. I will most likely be sipping some Tanna Marang-Marang with it.
Tonight I'm going to try out my new kava cups (Japanese stoneware sake/beer tumblers
) and have some Caribbean stewed pumpkin and shrimp. I will most likely be sipping some Tanna Marang-Marang with it.
I got a random waka on ebay recently (2lbs for the price of 1, that's why)...and it's incredibly smokey. It smells and tastes like it was smoked over a wood-smoke campfire. I don't really like the flavor, but the effects were great. ....I think I've seen a few people mention a smokey flavor before.
I also got a little bag of some 'fiji' kava from the local health food store, out of curiosity, and...it smelled strongly of hot cinnamon candy. I'd noticed this a bit with melo-melo before. This one brewed up the darkest brown kava i can remember ever having. Turned out to be fairly mild though.
I also got a little bag of some 'fiji' kava from the local health food store, out of curiosity, and...it smelled strongly of hot cinnamon candy. I'd noticed this a bit with melo-melo before. This one brewed up the darkest brown kava i can remember ever having. Turned out to be fairly mild though.