The Kavas Name: Kalm With Kava

The Vendor: Monsoon Beverages  http://www.drinkkalm.com/home.html

Type of Kava: Noble

Pricing: Regular 16 oz. bottle (2 servings per bottle)…2 for $6 or 6 pack for $18  Concentrate…4oz.is $10, 10 oz. is $20, 30 oz. is $50 Concentrate is to be mixed with a 1 to 7 oz. of water ratio.

Shipping: Medium priority box with tracking

Service: Excellent…received tracking within 2 hours and product arrived in 3 days from Montana to N.C.

Packaging:   The Concentrate looks like a hot sauce bottle.

Texture: basic liquid although the concentrate is thicker

Prep used: Regular- just refrigerate and enjoy( 1 16.9 oz bottle contains 2 servings)  Concentrate- Add 1 oz. of concentrate to 7oz. of water.  Concentrate is 2.5 times the potency of a regular serving.

Setting: Home after work at 5pm on an empty stomach….had not used any other products that day.

Color: reddish orange

Flavor:  Guava and passion fruit…contains 2g of sugar per serving(he is working on replacing it with stevia)..11 calories per serving

Experience: I mixed the concentrate with 7 oz. of bottled water and gently stirred. My first sip reminded me of the taste of a sweet mixed drink like a mai tai or a zombie with very subtle kava taste. As I consumed the beverage I began to feel a slight numbing of the mouth and can feel my muscles relax from the stress of the day. There is no comparison to the taste of grog so a taste anxiety  should not be an issue or stomach discomfort. I continue to feel more calm and relaxed as I finish the beverage.

This product is different from traditional and instant types of kava. If you are looking to get krunked  you will be vastly disappointed in this product but I feel it does exactly as the name implies that  it provides relaxation and stress relief. Again this is more a heady product and I would doubt if any one would receive much pain relief from the kava.

The regular brand can be found in some grocery chains in western USA and they are working with Whole Foods as a distributor as well. The concentrate will only be sold online as to help prevent abuse and to help insure the safety to the general pubic.

For me this product will never replace my dry root preps or micro kava but will keep it around for times when a little stress relief is desired and time or location is limited.

Pros: Easily portable
        Good for Travel
        Good introductory drink for kava newbies
        Pleasant taste
        Might be a way to get your significant other to share in your love for kava
       

Duration: around 45 mins. on empty stomach

Effect Target: Example: Head 90% Body 10%

Would you recommend this: Yes