ʻAva Loa kava
ʻAva Loa is a kava cultivar from Savaii, Samoa. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Savaii. Country: Samoa. Coordinates: -13.6167, -172.4333. Savaii 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 Loa 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 Loa is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Tall growing, and may overlap genetically with 'Ava Talo”, Samoa MAF 'Ava Growing Guide
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: