The noble Vanuatu kava varieties such as Borogu, Melo Melo and the southern strains of Kaollik and Marang-Marang are reknown as being the strongest kava types in the world. This is primarily due to their lactone breakdown. All of them are high in the  Kavian lactone and low in DHK lactone. For non science types this primarily means that the kava is strong but is low in the lactone that can cause side effects such as nausea and a kava hangover.

Whilst this is all very well, there are many online kava sellers selling or claiming to sell Vanuatu Kava. So how do you distinguish the ones selling quality products from the "makas" (Vanuatu pidgin for rubbish) when you want to buy Vanuatu kava......... Well its pretty easy really....


The reason for this is simple. Kava business's based in Vanuatu buy kava direct from the islands of Vanuatu in green form and are able to identify noble varieties from the dangerous wild tu dai kava, which can cause liver damage.   Once the kava is dried and shipped off there is no way international wholesalers can identify the kava they have received from Vanuatu is a noble variety or not...at least not without a lab and an HPLC test.

Whilst the modern business world has embraced e-commerce, things work a little slower in the South Pacific islands. This being the case if you wish to buy Vanuatu kava kava there are only three companies with a web presence who are based in Vanuatu, and only two of those are functioning e-commerce sites, Vanuatu Kava Store and Tanna Kava.


Vanuatu Kava Store allows customers who wish to buy Vanuatu kava online, a large range of value added kava products, including instant kava, a large range of noble variety kava powders and other kava products such as kava strips. All their products are made in Vanuatu, which means that money goes directly back to the grass roots farmers - Vanuatu Kava Store purchase their stock direct from the islands - and you save on the price as their is no middle man.