Although this was not quite the same as the original Pouni Ono it is still a really good quality kava. As stated above less heady than the original but a nice all around kava. The original is my favorite but I would also purchase this again.We are still on the close replacement. Not as Heady initially but building and not as tiring towards the end. They are both from Vava'u and actually cousins that have farms on different locations on the island. One happened to be able to step in while the other got their shipping issues taken care of. This is a great kava but the original is still my favorite it is supposedly arriving this month. Island time arrrggghhh.