Australia Kava Shop is owned by
Sokomanu Leivatanu Holdings Pty Ltd:
C/O Suite 3, Level 3/20 Smith
St, Parramatta NSW 2150
ABN: 27 217 192 725
ACN: 614 656 183
“You can't buy happiness but you can buy kava and that's kind of the same thing"
Awarded the “Happiest Country on Earth” by the “Happy Planet Index” multiple times, Vanuatu is also known for it kava. These are not mutually exclusive and the fact that most Ni-Vanuatu people finish their day with a shell of kava could very well have something to do with the people being happy.
The team at Australia Kava Shop met in Vanuatu in the 2002. After working in other industries, they decided to build a kava business. That lead us into developing new kava products, opening new markets around the world, starting the world’s first dedicated kava retail store and most importantly, meeting the best people in the kava business. Click HERE to see some of our previous kava endeavors!
We relocated to Australia in 2016 and closed down our kava business after Tropical Cyclone Pam. However, when the Australian government decided to make kava imports legal again, we decided to utilise our old network to make the best kava from the South Pacific available in Australia. Therefore “Australia Kava Shop” was born.
We are dedicated to making the kava experience an option for all Australians and to do it with the best product, the best service, at the best price. We are happy to claim “We Know Our Roots” .
Australia Kava Shop's history in the kava space
What Australians think of our kava !
from 34 reviewsPure calm
Enjoying my restful sleep and reduced anxiety. Cannot recommend this product enough. My whole experience from purchase to delivery was extremely prompt and genuine, with beautiful, friendly customer service. The Kava was perfect quality.
m.c.
Waka Premium
The Best!
Bought the instant Kava, delivered within 2 days!
It's an excellent, quick alternative to normal Kava. 😁😄😁
L.
Australia Kava Shop
Does the job well.
Gone are the days of using an old T shirt or stockings to strain your Kava! These bags are the best and make it so quick and easy. Thanks australiakavashop 👍
E.
Kava Straining Bags
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I’m loving the Borogu. It’s very smooth tasting therefore easy to drink. Not overwhelmingly peppery. I found it’s effects sometimes slower to kick in so I wait about 10 minutes before my next cup so as to not over do it! A pleasant heady feel. Have been mixing with Waka or Kelai. Thanks! Would definitely recommend this one even if your not new to Kava.
E.
Borogu
Instant works good
I’ve now tried instant & brewed kava. Instant definitely has the relaxation GABA qualities of brewed kava. Perhaps I was more overcome with relaxation from the brewed but that could be simply dose related as I consumed 30 grams of brewed.
But bottom line is that Instant does work as an anti anxiety agent and it’s effects on gaba are similar to brewed.
Happy kava drinking everyone!
C.D.
Instant Kava
Keep coming back 👏🏻
I just love it ! Potent and relaxing. Recommend to anyone else with anxiety
S.S.
Instant Kava
Perfect arvo relaxation
Stacks up nicely as a heady kava for a relaxed arvo - highly recommended!
D.F.
Kelai Kava
Awesome 👏🏻
I just love this product, What a great way to take away your stress. Thank you Australia Kava Shop.
S.S.
Instant Kava
I enjoy the mental relaxation that comes with kava but so far the Waka stands out as being the best one I've tried that gives muscle & body relaxation & love it.
D.B.
Waka Premium
Nice stuff - mentally relaxing & I like blending it in with Waka which I love for the extra muscle relaxation.
D.B.
Borogu
Very nice
Don't let this light coloured, mild tasting grog deceive you, she packs a heady punch :). I am designating Melo Melo as my lazy Sunday afternoon kava.
L.
Melo Melo
Brilliant
This is some of the nicest kava either me or my partner have had the pleasure of drinking. Also, customer service is exceptional. A big thank you to Cam and Australia Kava Shop. We will most definitely be shopping hear again.
L.
Borogu
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Kava Cola
After developing a kava extract that meant we could get the kava reduced down to a 100:1 ratio on normal kava, we decided to show the world how it could be used. In partnership with Vanuatu Beverages, we showed the world what could be done with “Lava Cola”.
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Tanna Kava
Tanna Island is known as having the strongest kava in the world. However due to its rugged nature and the strength of culture, Tanna kava was rarely used outside of Vanuatu. In 2008 we worked with custom facilitators to export the strongest kava in the world to the USA and helped put money back into the hands of Tannese kava growers.
Fiji Partners
Walking through the Nadi kava markets can be daunting for first timers. We were lucky to meet Atish Govind and Zurin Ali from QIO kava on one of our first trips and they helped us traverse the kava landscape in Fiji. We went onto partner with them to send many tonnes of their Fiji waka to the United States and countries in the EU.
The Kava Emporium
Vanuatu has always been a popular tourism destination. However there was no store that focused solely on promoting and selling kava to tourists. In 2008 we decided to change that and opened “The Kava Emporium”. It revolutionised the way kava was retailed both in Vanuatu and throughout the world.
United States Kava Market
We built relationships with the booming nakamal industry in the US throughout the 00’s. Vanuatu kava and Fiji kava were supplied by us to many US kava bars. Most of these bars are still in operation today!
Community Engagement
We partnered with both Vanuatu Rugby League and the Vanuatu Surfing Association to help them financially with their Rugby League Test matches and International surf contests as well as development programs.
