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Last week I reviewed Papa Ele Ele Puu Puu Ole Ole Wully Bully and I liked it. Today I'm reviewing PapaKea and I can tell you right now, I like this better. My reviews are different than most so here it goes.
Woke up at 6:00 in the morning, very sore from gardening on Saturday, but my favorite song is playing in my subconscious ("Lifes Been Good to Me So Far"). That song plays when I make home brew but today it's playing because I'm making a new Kava that I have never had before. I'm excited. So I made a small pot of Hawaiian Mokka coffee and got ready to prepare the equally Hawaiian Papa Kea.
17.5 oz of Coconut Water (1 can).
6 oz. of Water
.75 cup of PapaKea
Heat Liquid to 130.
Three rounds of blending while I run around making coffee, getting the newspaper and so on.
Now dump into the strainer.
(At this point, I'm looking at the Grog and its almost the color of milk. Maybe Beige at best. It smells a little nutty and grassy at the time time.
Awww, but once I knead it that will change, right?)
Knead for 5 minutes.
It's still the color of beige milk. Whooppee, a Mixologist dream, I can finally make a Kava Kocktail out of powder that won't be the color of Muddy Water.
Pour into 16 oz bottle.
Make a second wash with leftover tea and a little bit more water. 6 oz of second wash.
I will review the second wash, that may not be fair to the first wash, but tough Kava Kookies.
Now for the fun part. My wife and I spent 3 more hours gardening this morning and I hurt all over. I had lunch at 1:15 (fried chicken), it's 2:45 and I'm ready. This time I'm going to drink my Kava on the recliner and give the Kava a chance to talk to me. My reviews always suck because I never feel the body effects because I'm working on the computer. So here it goes:
Sip of the Second Wash (about 6 oz) it's ok. It has a nutty taste but a tiny bitter after taste (duh, its Kava). I add a Tablespoon of frozen Colada Mix and 3 small Ice cubes. Tastes much better but still a little bitter at the finish. Light flashes in my mind. I add a good squeeze of Lemon into the mix. Bingo, now the bitter after taste is the Lemon, not the Kava. Now I'm sitting on the couch sipping my Kolada Kolored Kava out of a big Coffee Mug and watching the basketball game. My lips, tongue, mouth and my whole throat are numb. I'm finally feeling the melting of the muscles, sweet lord that feels good. I really, really needed that (no my wife doesn't do Kava or Alc). I'm having trouble focusing on the game but who cares away. I'm having trouble typing this review for that matter.
This is a Gourmet Kava and it's my new favorite .... hands down. I got on the GHK web Site and the PEEPP (OOWB) was rated at around 15 percent Kavalactones and this one was rated at around 22 percent. The word Analgesic comes to mind while drinking this. It's a very potent Kava. And now a new song is playing in my mind, "Born in the USA, Born in the USA". Yep folks, this Kava was grown in the USA and its as good or better than anything I have had before. Now back to the recliner for another mug and some more muscle melt.
Woke up at 6:00 in the morning, very sore from gardening on Saturday, but my favorite song is playing in my subconscious ("Lifes Been Good to Me So Far"). That song plays when I make home brew but today it's playing because I'm making a new Kava that I have never had before. I'm excited. So I made a small pot of Hawaiian Mokka coffee and got ready to prepare the equally Hawaiian Papa Kea.
17.5 oz of Coconut Water (1 can).
6 oz. of Water
.75 cup of PapaKea
Heat Liquid to 130.
Three rounds of blending while I run around making coffee, getting the newspaper and so on.
Now dump into the strainer.
(At this point, I'm looking at the Grog and its almost the color of milk. Maybe Beige at best. It smells a little nutty and grassy at the time time.
Awww, but once I knead it that will change, right?)
Knead for 5 minutes.
It's still the color of beige milk. Whooppee, a Mixologist dream, I can finally make a Kava Kocktail out of powder that won't be the color of Muddy Water.
Pour into 16 oz bottle.
Make a second wash with leftover tea and a little bit more water. 6 oz of second wash.
I will review the second wash, that may not be fair to the first wash, but tough Kava Kookies.
Now for the fun part. My wife and I spent 3 more hours gardening this morning and I hurt all over. I had lunch at 1:15 (fried chicken), it's 2:45 and I'm ready. This time I'm going to drink my Kava on the recliner and give the Kava a chance to talk to me. My reviews always suck because I never feel the body effects because I'm working on the computer. So here it goes:
Sip of the Second Wash (about 6 oz) it's ok. It has a nutty taste but a tiny bitter after taste (duh, its Kava). I add a Tablespoon of frozen Colada Mix and 3 small Ice cubes. Tastes much better but still a little bitter at the finish. Light flashes in my mind. I add a good squeeze of Lemon into the mix. Bingo, now the bitter after taste is the Lemon, not the Kava. Now I'm sitting on the couch sipping my Kolada Kolored Kava out of a big Coffee Mug and watching the basketball game. My lips, tongue, mouth and my whole throat are numb. I'm finally feeling the melting of the muscles, sweet lord that feels good. I really, really needed that (no my wife doesn't do Kava or Alc). I'm having trouble focusing on the game but who cares away. I'm having trouble typing this review for that matter.
This is a Gourmet Kava and it's my new favorite .... hands down. I got on the GHK web Site and the PEEPP (OOWB) was rated at around 15 percent Kavalactones and this one was rated at around 22 percent. The word Analgesic comes to mind while drinking this. It's a very potent Kava. And now a new song is playing in my mind, "Born in the USA, Born in the USA". Yep folks, this Kava was grown in the USA and its as good or better than anything I have had before. Now back to the recliner for another mug and some more muscle melt.
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Replant those stems, Chris! 
