I gotta say this from the bottom of my heart. Kava kava tastes like pure shit. I just don't know why people like it so much, sure the effects are pretty nice but its just not worth it in my opinion. I did the preperation #1 from erowid and i almost puked a couple times, the taste is just so sickening its unbelievable. I'll just stick to parachuting kratom...
I find mixing a Kava Kava tincture found at health food stores with a thick juice drink and a chaser not bad at all, pretty similar to a shot of alcohol. Although I don't know how those compare to Kava Kava root.
How does Kava really compare to Kratom? Also, I find Kratom to taste ALOT worse than the Kava extract I get. I guess it's a matter of opinion, isn't it?
Well. The kava kava root smells/tastes like soil...so i thought if i prepared it right, it wouldnt taste so bad, but i was wrong...but at least i gave it a shot. And Kratom is much better in my opinion because 5g of powder will do the trick. Just parachute it, tasted sort of like tobacco, but only for about 15seconds. Took me like 30mins to drink a cup of that kava kava.
Still don't see how they compare. I don't understand the concept of: "Don't like the taste of Kava root? Then do Kratom!" Their effects are different from each other, and so are each person's individual reactions to them. What are you trying to say here? One is a replacement for the other? Maybe you should try A. consuming each in different forms (ex: extracts, tinctures etc.) and B. A different vendor, I didn't find their Kava to be all that great compared to other sources to be honest.
As far as kava goes, (which isnt too far), I found that the tea bags actually work better than the powder. Brew like 6 in one cup, and it tastes REALLY good.
Hmmm it's actually not that bad parachuting it, took about 2tbs in the evening and had the most lucid dream ever...when i woke up though, i had some serious stomach cramps for a couple hours. But other than that, its not THAT bad.
