Bir Sul (BirSul) kava
Bir Sul, also written BirSul, is a kava cultivar from Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Espiritu Santo. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -15.3667, 166.85. Espiritu Santo on the kava map.
Legal standing
Noble, per Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1.
Legally the same entry
The Kava Act groups these names in one schedule row, so in law they are synonyms even where vendors sell them as separate cultivars.
Chemotype
A chemotype ranks the six kavalactones from most to least abundant. It says nothing about how much kava is in the root, only about the order.
| Code | Kavalactones, most to least abundant | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 246531 | Dihydrokavain > Kavain > Methysticin > Dihydromethysticin > Yangonin > Desmethoxyyangonin | Kava Forums chemotype thread |
How it is described
No published account of how Bir Sul is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Sibling name to Bir Kar; sul and kar are colour terms”, Kava Society New Zealand
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page:
- Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1
- Kava Forums chemotype thread
- Kava Society New Zealand