Senikaboa? Being sold at local Kava bar

[Winterfr3sh]

Hey Kavaforums,
Has anybody heard of Senikaboa Kava Dealers?
It is being sold at a local Kava bar. I have not tried it yet.
I have not heard of Kadavu Kava yet, either.

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

It's looks like a bag of kava straight from a market in Fiji. Kadavu is a major kava growing island. Give it a shot, let us know how it is. How much are they charging and which bar is it at ?

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

I second everything shake ass said and add “looks like it could be good. The color and grind look exactly like what it would look like if it were what it were supposed to be.

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

Sorry, damn iPad auto correct, shakas

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Haha! Im glad that happened... made me laugh

 

[Bu-Laa Tribe]

Sorry, damn iPad auto correct, shakas

That's a funny auto correct! Hmm, since auto correct tends to learn your habits, "shake ass" isn't too far off what Mr. Krunkie is about. Right?

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

Sorry, damn iPad auto correct, shakas

no worries, either name is perfectly suitable.

 

[Winterfr3sh]

They are selling it for $4 per 4oz shell, $7 for an 8oz shell.
It's a very new local place called Kickin' It With Kava.

They sell 100g for $20, and (get this) even sell it by the kilo! at $875

$20 for 100g is very expensive at $91/lb. The owner messaged me and has really talked it up, saying it's the world's best kava.
I will let you know how it goes when I try it. He has two varieties: Waka and Lawena

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

They are selling it for $4 per 4oz shell, $7 for an 8oz shell.
It's a very new local place called Kickin' It With Kava.

They sell 100g for $20, and (get this) even sell it by the kilo! at $875

$20 for 100g is very expensive at $91/lb. The owner messaged me and has really talked it up, saying it's the world's best kava.
I will let you know how it goes when I try it. He has two varieties: Waka and Lawena

If you got those prices right, they're insane!

 

[kastom_lif]

They are selling it for $4 per 4oz shell, $7 for an 8oz shell.
It's a very new local place called Kickin' It With Kava.

They sell 100g for $20, and (get this) even sell it by the kilo! at $875

$20 for 100g is very expensive at $91/lb. The owner messaged me and has really talked it up, saying it's the world's best kava.
I will let you know how it goes when I try it. He has two varieties: Waka and Lawena

Wow that's a little bit nuts. You were talking go the kava bar owner, right? Not the contact info on the bag?

Anyone in tried this brand in Suva, @John Bytell @kasa_balavu ? Looks great, just not at bar resale prices.

 

[nabanga]

If it's $20/100g surely the most it could possibly be for a kilo is $200, not $875?

At $875/kg it would be cheaper to fly to Fiji and go to the market yourself...

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[kasa_balavu]

If it's $20/100g surely the most it could possibly be for a kilo is $200, not $875?

At $875/kg it would be cheaper to fly to Fiji and go to the market yourself...

Yeah the $875 didn't compute.

@kastom_lif Never heard of them, but looks like your bog standard Fiji kava dealer product catering to Pacific Islanders. You can ignore the claim of this being the best kava in the world because well... it's not

If you're lucky, it'll be like BestFijiKava which gets decent reviews.

Not to be politically incorrect, but it's cool to see an iTaukei (ethnic Fijian) kava exporter. That part of the Fijian kava industry is dominated by Fijians of Indian descent.

 

[The Kap'n]

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[Krunkie McKrunkface]

Yeah the $875 didn't compute.

@kastom_lif Never heard of them, but looks like your bog standard Fiji kava dealer product catering to Pacific Islanders. You can ignore the claim of this being the best kava in the world because well... it's not

If you're lucky, it'll be like BestFijiKava which gets decent reviews.

Not to be politically incorrect, but it's cool to see an iTaukei (ethnic Fijian) kava exporter. That part of the Fijian kava industry is dominated by Fijians of Indian descent.

and often Sikh, I was surprised to discover

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

Yeah the $875 didn't compute.

@kastom_lif Never heard of them, but looks like your bog standard Fiji kava dealer product catering to Pacific Islanders. You can ignore the claim of this being the best kava in the world because well... it's not

If you're lucky, it'll be like BestFijiKava which gets decent reviews.

Not to be politically incorrect, but it's cool to see an iTaukei (ethnic Fijian) kava exporter. That part of the Fijian kava industry is dominated by Fijians of Indian descent.

it looks like standard $90/kg Fijian that has been sitting in a warehouse on the wharf for a while. But it could be good, who knows?

A year ago I bought a kg of that wedding kava from taveuni, the stuff that tastes like how a wad of $20s smells. Not the best kava in the world but I found it does grow on you.

 

[Winterfr3sh]

ahh. sorry guys. he said 5 Kilos for $875.

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

ahh. sorry guys. he said 5 Kilos for $875.

So if you buy in large bulk it is only $80/lb? For that price it would have to at least be in the same ballpark of the best of the best.

 

[avahZ]

Sorry, damn iPad auto correct, shakas

No you had it right the first time LOL

 

[recentreturn]

???

Hope posting this doesn't violate any terms of service etc. If so, go ahead and delete it.

 

[recentreturn]

I just attempted to look at that bar's website (IF its the same one). Found a curious logo they seemed to have used: https://scontent.ffsd2-1.fna.fbcdn....=148fa77a0909323dd24950dc81037edf&oe=5B8A7465

https://scontent.ffsd2-1.fna.fbcdn....=5f1043770be26d16c9b61297e07688a5&oe=5B99BFA3

Maybe they are also actually selling Kava Time kava (though I don't see any evidence besides the logos)?