taste of kava?

[Bradley666]

ok so I know im very new to kava,and dnt have much experience with kava but I cant get over the taste!
Im not sure how you guys can drink kava made with 4-6 tbsp! I use 1 overflowing tbsp and the taste is awful!
I tried picking up some coconut water last night because read that being a good mix with it,not at all!
worse experience of my life,lol...as bad as the kava taste,for some reason the coconut water was 10x worse,date was fine I
just cnt stand the taste! so at the moment i am trying to figure out how to get kava tea as easy to drink as possible..
Last night i had to puke down the coconut water/kava mixxed with water,need some other ideas on how to get it drinkable enough for me to enjoy kava again! thanks for any thoughts on this,or any answers that might help me on my journey!

 

[Rookietwoshoes]

Try mixing it with some cranberry or grape juice .
Also try chasing it with ginger ale afterwards.

 

[The Kap'n]

The secret to drinking kava: Don't breathe through your nose until after you've consumed your kava and rinsed your mouth out with water.

 

[verticity]

Add 1 tsp of Crystal Light mix (lemonade or other) per 4 cups of grog. The citric acid seems to neutralize the foul taste.

 

[Bradley666]

thanks guys for the suggestions!
im still quivering from the drink i made last night lol,i still dnt know what the big deal was,everyone else seems to like coconut water? iv seen ppl drink it straight out of coconuts on survival shows,but I mentioned to my girlfriend I would die if I had to drink it lol...it just taste worse then awful

 

[Steve Mariotti]

You're not sipping the kava are you? You're shooting it in 4oz-6oz shots, right?

 

[Bert07]

Yeah, no sipping allowed if you are, unless you're at that moment where chugging is getting impossible and you're going to puke if you one more drop hits your tongue...but you still have the determination to finish up what you've started. You need to drink like your life depends on it.

 

[Casper]

thanks guys for the suggestions!
im still quivering from the drink i made last night lol,i still dnt know what the big deal was,everyone else seems to like coconut water?

My first Kava drink was a Kavakolada... tasted like someone stuck an old coconut air freshner in my mouth.


Method that has worked for me so far is limit the amount at one time to 8oz or one cup. I have a second glass, a shooter glass full of sprite or some other fizzy drink.
I stand by the sink, take two deep breaths. At the end of the second breath, I stop breathing, and I start drinking. I try to have it all down in 3-4 gulps, and don't let it under my tongue. I then grab the shooter glass and swish out my mouth, either swallowing or spitting in the sink. Then its safe to breathe again. Little to no taste left.
Most important is not to think about what you're about to do, it takes about 3-4 seconds for your tongue and brain to figure out what you just stuck in your mouth, so as long as you can get it done in that time, should prevent the gag.

 

[Steve Mariotti]

My first Kava drink was a Kavakolada... tasted like someone stuck an old coconut air freshner in my mouth.


Method that has worked for me so far is limit the amount at one time to 8oz or one cup. I have a second glass, a shooter glass full of sprite or some other fizzy drink.
I stand by the sink, take two deep breaths. At the end of the second breath, I stop breathing, and I start drinking. I try to have it all down in 3-4 gulps, and don't let it under my tongue. I then grab the shooter glass and swish out my mouth, either swallowing or spitting in the sink. Then its safe to breathe again. Little to no taste left.
Most important is not to think about what you're about to do, it takes about 3-4 seconds for your tongue and brain to figure out what you just stuck in your mouth, so as long as you can get it done in that time, should prevent the gag.

Your drinking technique is...

Wow, I don't think I ever had as strong of a reaction to the taste as you're having. There WAS a period at the beginning where I couldn't get that funky funk on my hands, even, and I'd wash them again and again so I couldn't smell anything when drinking water or whatever. This was before I was doing traditional prep and was playing with instants and concentrate paste from PK. I guess it gets easier and less disgusting, as you go on.

 

[Bradley666]

Thank you to all the have help and commented on my post!
Im glad to hear Im not the only one lol...its weird because opening a bag of the powder actualy isnt bad,kinda a nice wave of tropical smelly-ness that seems to put a smile on my face from smelling it,lol..
and to be honest I wasent having to much of a problem at first with drinking down the kava,it was only when I tried using the coconut water that i have this nightmarish quivering belly rumbling puking thing happening!
even when I woke up this morning I was still remember the stuff! never again will I be drinking coconut anything!

As for if I was sipping it,not a chance! lmao
didnt take me more then a few mins to relize this isnt to be a nice tasting relaxing drink,expecialy with all the little particul's floating around in the water,the look is somewhat cool but also put offish,lol...looks like clay or muddy water..
needless to say I took the first little sip just to test and as soon as i relized it needs to be pounded,thats what I try and do lol....
I cnt pound down 2 cups of kava water in less then 15-20 mins but that seems to be fine,everytime I have done it that way I have a glow after the first 5-10mins which grows and grows till atleast the hour mark,lol...
I think Im going to wait till tomarrow so I can try a new kind,the Pouni Ono Tongan from KWK,sounds like some great stuff!

 

[Casper]

Learn to pound it down and you'll be in the zone. Its 4 seconds out of your life. Exhale all breath out, don't stare into the glass, focus on gulping, then swishing the mouth out after. By the time your brain catches up, its over. You can back to back 8oz glasses this way. After the second 8oz, 5 minute later when you got the ear to ear grin, everything is all better.

 

[Bradley666]

haha awesome
the time I mixxed the kava with the coconut water crap,I did it the girly way,plugging ur nose because the look and taste and smell were truley discusting! it did work cuz i was able to pound down a howl bowl full of the kava,then I fumbled trying to grab a chaser,lmao...one time I kept it down,other time everything came out so forcefully there was no stopping it,lucky for me I was near the sink! I think time will play a factor here,the more I use and mess around with kava,trying different methods ect,I think I will get over the taste,hell I didnt have a problem with just regular water and kava,but also read stone' is a relatively strong tasting kava,so looking forward to somthing else for a bit

 

[The Kap'n]

Stone has that characteristic latex glove flavor that you either hate....or hate more. Actually I take that back, there are some people out there who not only can tolerate stone's taste, but like it.