Kap'm: Sadly, right now the exporters do not want the resin sold in raw form, just in some other product, and I totally understand why - it is the only water-based, water-soluble kava extract in existence, and virtually taste free. The other day was just an experiment, and the experiment went REALLY well, so to answer hyperdown's question, we do not have it running all of the time, but hope to have it in regular operation REALLY soon. We need to get a solid recipie down pat, and make sure the ingredients are always available. That batch was essentially made with what we had around the shop for smoothies, put it in the machine, and added the resin.
Lastly, with winter on the way, we are not so sure that the cold drinks will go well with the cold weather - but we did get a CRAZY amount of requests from those who had it the other day. We are thinking of adding some spices that "warm" up the stuff, like a spiced mango or pineapple, to keep the pipes toasty on the way down.
I will check with our suppliers, and see what they have to say about peddling the resin in raw form. It is truly next-level stuff. I offered one employee a finger-dip early in the day, and he claims he was off-kilter for a couple hours off of just what was on his fingertip! It will be available in a plethora of kava products soon, so despite the granitas only being an in-house thing, we suggest that you keep your eyes out for a slew of resin-containing products that will provide the kava-kick with almost no trace of kava taste!
Cheers! Alez! And happy shelling!
Very Truly,
Iahi (Andrew)