Subjectivity is welcome man! I am not saying that you are wrong, it would have to be tested of course. That said, where you consumed the Solomon kava was that in Solomon or a similar place you have tried the others such as Vanuatu varieties? I ask because I am thinking the environment can influence slightly what we taste, feel, and even the amount consumed. My subjectivity is that when in Vanuatu what I drank in the kava bars vs the nakamal's was different yet very similar there were definitely nuances in the experiences that felt like the varieties were different. In fact, the growing conditions matter, and the same variety I have had in Port Vila as opposed to Pentecost was different who knows where the kava came from in Vila, of course, I always asked. I remember the secluded locations better and where the kava was grown. In Vila it could be mixed with tudey varieties very easily. In fact, most distributors were mixing some in, if it was not them, then it was the farmer who did this to meet kilo requirements. The subtle things about kava are very interesting and I would love to learn more about any Solomon types because in this location the notion of kava is new to me.
Hello there. Sorry for the lag, had legit OG Flu nearly 4 weeks now. Identical to all my past brushes with it years ago, exactly 6 week life cycle every time, based in the actual lymphatic system.
Just about doing alright though, just incredibly exhausted.
Okay I'll just be dead honest, and I am no authority on Kava as a mere 13 months daily drinker.
But Im quite particular with the details, and natrally adept at observing the minor or major differences between things.
I have shopped around widely, tried to support lots of terrific different retailers equally.
I have had numerous high quality Tongan Kavas, from different sources. Each different admittedly, but they all shared similar traits- effects obviously, variable potency of course, but in particular- scent, and moreso- actual shade!
When I think...Tongan Kava. Honesrly the first thing which pops into my head is that particular mild grey shade of the tongan kavas, it can be lighter or darker but still never looks to me like all of the Vanuatu kavas I have seen so far.
There is no way I think I would mistake unlabelled tongan kava for kava from Vanuatu Islands by scent and appearance before even tasting and feeling.
Similarly there is something unique and unmistakable about just about all of the Vanuatu kava I have tried so far which makes it easily distinguishable from the other sources.
Fijian Kava, similarly has it's own unique odor, shade, feeling.
I only tried those two different Solomon Island kavas- N@H and Kavadepot Solomons Headhunter.
I had no idea about Solomon kava originating from Vanuatu then. So I approached it with tabula rasa.
In the same way I describe above, the Solomon Kavas displayed their own unique appearance and feel- particularly the real goldeness of the shade. Like, I distinguished it easily from Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tongan Kava.
But I don't know the reason. I suggested climate/soil, and maybe just certain Vanuatu cultivars, many of which I am yet to try (some Bir Kar is en route from Henry!!)
That's all I can offer. Oh, except haha- no, only ever had kava in my home country. I can"t travel at all. Would be nice. Maybe one day.
