Borogoru (Boroguru, Borongoru) kava

Borogoru, also written Boroguru, Borongoru, is a kava cultivar from Maewo, Vanuatu. Legal class: Noble.

Origin

Island: Maewo. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -15.35, 168.15. Maewo on the kava map.

Legal standing

Noble, per Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1.

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. Published readings for this cultivar disagree, so all of them are shown.

Chemotype genuinely shifts with plant age, which part of the root was milled, soil and shade. Some of this spread is real variation and some of it is disagreement between laboratories. Treat any single code as a claim about one batch, not a property of the variety.

Character

Heavy. Muscular and slow. Evening kava.

How it is described

• “Balanced leaning heavy: grounding, with a slow build over 30 to 45 minutes”, Kava Society New Zealand
• “The heaviest kava we offer”, Kalm with Kava

Taste and mouthfeel

• “Peppery and herbal, with bitter chocolate and grass”, Kava Society New Zealand

Background

• “Traditionally drunk to refresh the body after strenuous work”, Kava Society New Zealand
• “The Act places Borogoru on Maewo; Kava Society and Nakamal at Home both sell it as Espiritu Santo material”, Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1

Availability

Widely sold. Easy to buy.

Known to stock it: Kava Society NZ, Nakamal at Home, Kalm with Kava.

Sold as

• Borongoru Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 5 kg: 689.99 EUR (138 EUR/kg)
• Borongoru Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 2 kg: 299.99 EUR (150 EUR/kg)
• Borongoru Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 1 kg: 159.99 EUR (160 EUR/kg)
• Epik Kava Borogoru, Nakamal at Home, 500 g: 82.95 USD (166 USD/kg)
• Kava Powder Borongoru, Kavaha, 400 g: 84.99 EUR (212 EUR/kg) · out of stock
• Kava Powder Borongoru, Kavaha, 200 g: 49.99 EUR (250 EUR/kg) · out of stock
• Kava Powder Borongoru, Kavaha, 100 g: 25.99 EUR (260 EUR/kg) · out of stock
• Borogoru Single Cultivar Traditional, The Kava Society, 500 g: 179.99 NZD (360 NZD/kg)
• Borogoru Single Cultivar Traditional, The Kava Society, 250 g: 94.99 NZD (380 NZD/kg)
• Borogoru Instant, Kava Europe, 500 g: 329.99 EUR (660 EUR/kg)
• Borogoru Instant, Kava Europe, 100 g: 69.99 EUR (700 EUR/kg)

Prices read from vendor storefronts on 2026-09-16, ranked cheapest per kilogram first. No vendor pays to be listed.

Documentation

Corroborated. Sources cited on this page:

• Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1
• Kava Forums chemotype thread
• Nakamal at Home
• Kava Society New Zealand
• Kava Library
• Kalm with Kava