Europe’s Source of the World’s Best Kava
What is kava?
Kava is a tropical plant from the islands of the South Pacific. It was first domesticated in northern Vanuatu around three thousand years ago, and gradually spread across Oceania, becoming central to the ceremonial and cultural life of peoples across Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii and beyond. Read more on our About Kava page.
Its roots hold natural pigments and aromatic compounds, and we sell it for two uses that draw on them: natural textile dyeing and botanical home fragrance. The pigment gives warm earth tones on cotton, linen, silk and wool, from soft honey-amber to deep golden brown, and the dried root carries a warm, woody scent that shifts from one cultivar to the next.
Europe’s Premier Source of Fine Kava
Kava Europe is the official European partner and exclusive distributor of The Kava Society (New Zealand), widely regarded as the supplier of the finest kava available anywhere in the world. Founded in 2011 by researchers at the University of Auckland, The Kava Society has spent over a decade selecting the most desirable noble cultivars and developing processing methods with their Vanuatu partner Root and Pestle that capture the character of fresh, just-harvested kava.
Their kava is harvested fresh and processed within hours, using proprietary cleaning and drying techniques that preserve maximum freshness and the root’s natural character. Every batch is laboratory tested and fully traceable to a specific cultivar and growing region. Nobody in the kava industry comes close to this level of care, and the kava they supply is as close to fresh, just-harvested kava as one can get.
Through Kava Europe that quality reaches the EU, with local fulfilment, fast shipping and no customs.
New to kava?
Learn what noble kava is, where it comes from, and how we work with it.
