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Buy Kava - where to go and what to get when buying kava online

Kava is currently going through a resurgence around the world. Whilst it is yet to reach the notoriously heady days of the late 90’s, it is gaining popularity again for its sedative qualities which are very pleasant as well as an alternative for pharmaceutical solutions for anxiety.

It is because of the kava resurgence and the increase in consumers wanting to buy kava online that we have setup the buy kava site. If you were to type in "Buy Kava" into Google you are faced with a plethora of options- over 1,100,000. So of course you are going to look at the first couple of pages…well that is still over 20 different options! At Buy kava we will assess the best sites, their products and also compare the various value added kava product types available.


Primary Kava Products - the pros and cons

If you have already looked online to buy kava, you will know that there are numerous kava products available. These include, Kava powder, instant Kava powder, Kava pills, Kava cordial, Kava Strips, Kava Cola, Kava Chocolate…the list goes on!

In this section of Buy Kava we will cover the main kava product types and their Pros and Cons.

Kava Powder - what to expect when you buy kava powder!

Kava Powder, not to be confused with instant kava powder, is dried kava which is then put through a hammer mill, or similar process and brought down to a micronized consistancy. The principal idea with dried kava powder is that powdered kava reduces down about 4-1 from green kava, so powdered kava products can be transported easily and can be "on the shelves" - as long as they are out of direct sun light, which diminishes the lactones strength – for over a year.

Most sellers of kava claim that their kava powder is not “blended”, i.e. various species, including some non noble varieties milled down and packaged into a  powdered kava product or brand. The problem with this claim is that unless the wholesaler or retailer receives the kava in its green state, there is no way to tell -bar an HPLC analysis - whether the kava is a noble variety and not mixed in with tu dai and other non noble stains of kava.  For consumers the only option to avoid this as much as possible is to buy kava from companies people who source their kava in green form from the islands .... and there are very few “buy kava kava” sites that can claim this.

The sites that claim they source/ buy kava direct from their own plantations or contract growers  in its green state prior to drying and powdering include: Vanuatu Kava Store, Tanna Kava  and Fiji Kava Store . 

Some of their powdered products include:

                                                                                                                           

                                Tanna Kava - Kaollik strain                                                                           Pentecost Pride - Borogu strain

Some serious kava drinkers maintain that part of the kava experience is in the preparation and certainly in the South Pacific there is much truth to this with the preperation of kava being held in high custom regard/significance. Preparation techniques vary, but it pretty much comes down to a 30-40 minute process. Below is a You Tube clip from Tannakava.com (one of the sites we highly recommend, for both its product and micro economy position), which outlines a standard preparation technique for powdered kava



Most Kava Powder products using noble strains, like the Vanuatu kava strains, work on a ratio of 1 kilo of kava powder making 5 liters of kava juice. This equates toapprox. 100 strong servings of kava, with a normal kava sitting being the consumption of 2-4 servings.

To date Kava Powder is still the purest way of both preparing kava and of drinking the kava juice - the effects are felt within 2 minutes . The main flaw of standard kava powder is the length of time it takes to prepare, which leads us to the next main value added kava product, instant kava.

Instant Kava Powder the Pros and Cons

Instant kava has been on the market for a long time now and it is still the most convinent way  to get a serious kava buzz in a short time. When you buy instant products in most cases it is simply a matter of puting a teaspoon or more into a glass and stirring for 20 seconds and consume...pretty easy considering the other option, i.e. traditional preperation techniques  take 30-40 minutes. Yet for some reason the expected demand of people wishing to buy instant kava has not been as high as expected when it first came out 6 ears ago. Again maybe its because part of the fun of kava is not only in drinking it in a social situation but also preparing it as well.

There are various instant kava products on the market and they are primarily defined by the extraction method that is used to make them, either water based or chemical/alcohol based. It is generally understood that the chemical/alcohol extraction technique produces a stronger instant kava, however there are also concerns that this method distorts the natural lactone compostion which can potentially cause health issues. The water based extraction methods, whilst slightly weaker in the overall strength maintain the original lactone composition and is true to the traditional South Pacific methods of using water to extract the lactones.

When looking to buy instant kava, your best bet is to check out the Quick Kava Premium range from Vanuatu Kava Store . The Quick Kava price range is the most competitive on the market,  primarily because Vanuatu Kava Store make the product and there are no middle men. Quick Kava Premium is strong to taste, however because it is a partially soluble/instant product you can mix it with cordial to sweeten it.

Kava Cola and other Kava ready made beverages

The above  kava products are the most popular options with people wanting to buy kava online. There are however a couple of interesting developments in the value added kava products range in the past 6 months. These include Vanuatu Kava Store's Kava Cola and Kava Cordial. Theyhave been developed with the primary reason to make kava more accessible to the masses by making a ready made kava beverage that doesn't have the strong kava taste that can dissuade first time kava drinkers.

Kava Cola is currently being manufactured as "Lava Cola - Vanuatu's Kava Cola" in Vanuatu for the domestic market, however as yet  it is unable to be purchased online due to the shipping costs to the rest of the world. The Buy Kava team have been privy to a sample 6 pack and we are stoked to say that it rocks! The taste is that of a normal Cola, yet the kava reduces the strong syruppy/sugar taste that often comes with Cola beverages.

Vanuatu Kava Store has partnered with Vanuatu Beverage the main beverage manufacturer in Vanuatu to make this product with a view to selling it domestically and shipping to neighboring South Pacific nations.Vanuatu Kava Store are currently looking for beverage manufacturing partners to further manufacture and distribute Kava Cola products using their unique extract formula. If you have any queries in relation to this then you should contact them. If you live in the South Pacific and wish to speak to Vanuatu Beverages about distribution of the Lava Cola product then contact their General Manager. 

Below is the advert used in the opening marketing campaign for "Lava Cola - Vanuatu's Kava Cola".



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