Fiji Loa Waka
In my opinion, this is one of the best all-around kavas that's currently available. By year's end, it very well may be my favorite kava of the year.
It's a waka, which translates to higher overall kavalactone percentage and for a hard-head like myself, that's pretty important. I like a kava that's undeniably effective, in full, at my usual dosage...and this one hasn't let me down yet. Many people comment on the headiness of this kava, which it indeed is, but in my experience, it's much more than that. While a pronounced headiness can easily be attained, I also notice a blatant and enjoyable sedation, pain relief and shift in perception. This one can take you pretty deep into kava-lala-land.
The scent is fairly mild, with only a fraction of that sharp Vanuatu peppery scent. The flavor is fairly bitter but not as completely repugnant as some can be. Effects kick in quickly and if you were keeping it mild, I'm sure just one good shell or two could cruise you through the night. The farther you take it, the more the heaviness takes hold. The other day, this stuff completely removed a nagging neck strain I had and gave me a bit of a gleeful wobbliness. When the headiness and heaviness combine into complete ro0tedness, I begin to notice that stretching feels wonderful, my breathing is calm and enjoyable, eye's are loose and time starts slowing down. If you close your eyes too long at this point, you'll accidentally fall asleep.
I believe the full name of this cultivar is Loa Kasa Leka (Black-Internode-Short) and the reported chemotype is 463251. I personally find that hard to believe, considering the effects and pain relief I can achieve with it, but perhaps a large dose of6 (Methysticin) is heavier than we've previously given it credit for. In fact, since Methysticin is the base chemical forDiHydroMethysticin (DHM), which is known to be heavy and analgesic, one could theorize that Methysticin itself would also be somewhat similar in effect.
Anyway, glad to have this one around, another good find from @Kalm with Kava. Thanks braddah.
@HeadHodge can you add Loa Waka to the Kalm choices
In my opinion, this is one of the best all-around kavas that's currently available. By year's end, it very well may be my favorite kava of the year.
It's a waka, which translates to higher overall kavalactone percentage and for a hard-head like myself, that's pretty important. I like a kava that's undeniably effective, in full, at my usual dosage...and this one hasn't let me down yet. Many people comment on the headiness of this kava, which it indeed is, but in my experience, it's much more than that. While a pronounced headiness can easily be attained, I also notice a blatant and enjoyable sedation, pain relief and shift in perception. This one can take you pretty deep into kava-lala-land.
The scent is fairly mild, with only a fraction of that sharp Vanuatu peppery scent. The flavor is fairly bitter but not as completely repugnant as some can be. Effects kick in quickly and if you were keeping it mild, I'm sure just one good shell or two could cruise you through the night. The farther you take it, the more the heaviness takes hold. The other day, this stuff completely removed a nagging neck strain I had and gave me a bit of a gleeful wobbliness. When the headiness and heaviness combine into complete ro0tedness, I begin to notice that stretching feels wonderful, my breathing is calm and enjoyable, eye's are loose and time starts slowing down. If you close your eyes too long at this point, you'll accidentally fall asleep.
I believe the full name of this cultivar is Loa Kasa Leka (Black-Internode-Short) and the reported chemotype is 463251. I personally find that hard to believe, considering the effects and pain relief I can achieve with it, but perhaps a large dose of6 (Methysticin) is heavier than we've previously given it credit for. In fact, since Methysticin is the base chemical forDiHydroMethysticin (DHM), which is known to be heavy and analgesic, one could theorize that Methysticin itself would also be somewhat similar in effect.
Anyway, glad to have this one around, another good find from @Kalm with Kava. Thanks braddah.
@HeadHodge can you add Loa Waka to the Kalm choices
It's nice to see another kava with analgesic properties. I fell on my rib cage the other day and I could sure use some of that. These pain pills are like downers compared to kava and thank god today is kava day. And that is just another reason that I like Kava ... to get away from pain pills and anti-inflammatories and all their extra side effects. The fact is that some of these anti-inflammatories do way more damage to the liver than our God Given botanical, Kava. 
