As some of the more tenured Kava Forums members know, years ago I started informing people of a planned bottled kava beverage release. I even paid a developer to make the recipe. What be came up with was serviceable but I was never very excited about it so I put the project on the back burner.
Recently, I wanted to add a tasty kava to go option to the menu at the kava bar in Portland so I contacted Kalm With Kava to inquire about carrying their product. It's high quality stuff and seems to have a good reputation. After some further consideration though I just felt like it wasn't the perfect fit, (mostly because when you've had an idea in your head for years you kind of get set on that exact product.) and so I figured it was a great time to kick myself into gear to work on my own product again.
So once again I've hired a beverage recipe creator to help develop my product. This woman "gets it". She knows what I'm looking for and is immensely talented and experienced. So unlike the first company I tried this with, I'm quite confident this is going to be amazing. I'm holding some of the specifics pretty close to the chest but I am happy to share the overall vision. This will be a kava beverage that will feel authentic, yet be more palatable for the masses than traditionally prepared kava. I will most likely be using either a co2 or simple h2o extract of noble, organically certified kava. No alcohol or solvents! This product will be potent, although I need to be careful to keep it from being too strong for legal reasons. It should have 150-200 milligrams of kavalactones per serving. My bottled kava is being designed to be chugged, the way it's been done for thousands of years.
Once the recipe is ready, most likely in early winter, we will begin distribution on our website. This will soon be followed by distribution at certain health food and supplement retailers that my beverage scientist has connections with. This part of distribution is where things get a little overwhelming due to cost. Package design, ingredients, and bottling for thousands of units happens to be quite spendy. I'm throwing around the idea of a Kickstarter campaign as opposed to a traditional loan. If that happens I'll post a link to it here. Of course, donating will be worth it because you'll get a great product at a discounted price.
So I just wanted to put that info out there. If anyone has any questions or thoughts I'd love to hear them. The development is still at a pretty early stage where adjustments can be made. Does a new bottled kava appeal to you? What would you look for in a kava drink?
Thanks for reading, and for any input.
Bula!
Recently, I wanted to add a tasty kava to go option to the menu at the kava bar in Portland so I contacted Kalm With Kava to inquire about carrying their product. It's high quality stuff and seems to have a good reputation. After some further consideration though I just felt like it wasn't the perfect fit, (mostly because when you've had an idea in your head for years you kind of get set on that exact product.) and so I figured it was a great time to kick myself into gear to work on my own product again.
So once again I've hired a beverage recipe creator to help develop my product. This woman "gets it". She knows what I'm looking for and is immensely talented and experienced. So unlike the first company I tried this with, I'm quite confident this is going to be amazing. I'm holding some of the specifics pretty close to the chest but I am happy to share the overall vision. This will be a kava beverage that will feel authentic, yet be more palatable for the masses than traditionally prepared kava. I will most likely be using either a co2 or simple h2o extract of noble, organically certified kava. No alcohol or solvents! This product will be potent, although I need to be careful to keep it from being too strong for legal reasons. It should have 150-200 milligrams of kavalactones per serving. My bottled kava is being designed to be chugged, the way it's been done for thousands of years.
Once the recipe is ready, most likely in early winter, we will begin distribution on our website. This will soon be followed by distribution at certain health food and supplement retailers that my beverage scientist has connections with. This part of distribution is where things get a little overwhelming due to cost. Package design, ingredients, and bottling for thousands of units happens to be quite spendy. I'm throwing around the idea of a Kickstarter campaign as opposed to a traditional loan. If that happens I'll post a link to it here. Of course, donating will be worth it because you'll get a great product at a discounted price.
So I just wanted to put that info out there. If anyone has any questions or thoughts I'd love to hear them. The development is still at a pretty early stage where adjustments can be made. Does a new bottled kava appeal to you? What would you look for in a kava drink?
Thanks for reading, and for any input.
Bula!
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