ʻAva Leʻa kava
ʻAva Leʻa is a kava cultivar from Upolu, Samoa. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Upolu. Country: Samoa. Coordinates: -13.9167, -171.7333. Upolu on the kava map.
Legal standing
Noble, per Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper.
Chemotype
No chemotype has been published for ʻAva Leʻa by any source we could read. That is a gap in the record, not a measurement of zero.
How it is described
No published account of how ʻAva Leʻa is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Historically the most popular Samoan variety until the 2014 drought”, Kava Society New Zealand
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: