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Friends and I went to a local kava bar to try kava for the first time.
In the picture, the kava is to the left and a "mocktail" blueberry mojito is to the right. The kava was bitter, but not overly so to me. The taste reminded me just slightly of Tahini paste -- which is also a bit bitter. The mojito offered sweetness to cover the bitterness of the kava.
We asked how to drink it, and were answered with -- however we want lol! So I chose to keep them separate, while a friend drank some of his mocktail, and then poured the kava into that same glass and stirred it up.
We had no idea what to expect, and although my tongue did get numb (as expected), I am not sure any of the 3 of us experienced any relaxing effects from the kava. I did sleep very well that night though.
If I try it again, I'll probably have a couple of drinks to see if I get any effect.
In the picture, the kava is to the left and a "mocktail" blueberry mojito is to the right. The kava was bitter, but not overly so to me. The taste reminded me just slightly of Tahini paste -- which is also a bit bitter. The mojito offered sweetness to cover the bitterness of the kava.
We asked how to drink it, and were answered with -- however we want lol! So I chose to keep them separate, while a friend drank some of his mocktail, and then poured the kava into that same glass and stirred it up.
We had no idea what to expect, and although my tongue did get numb (as expected), I am not sure any of the 3 of us experienced any relaxing effects from the kava. I did sleep very well that night though.
If I try it again, I'll probably have a couple of drinks to see if I get any effect.
