Borogu kava

Borogu is a kava cultivar from Pentecost, Vanuatu. Legal class: Noble.

Origin

Island: Pentecost. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -15.75, 168.2. Pentecost 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. Published readings for this cultivar disagree, so all of them are shown.

Code	Kavalactones, most to least abundant	Source
423561	Kavain > Dihydrokavain > Yangonin > Dihydromethysticin > Methysticin > Desmethoxyyangonin	Kava Forums chemotype thread
423615	Kavain > Dihydrokavain > Yangonin > Methysticin > Desmethoxyyangonin > Dihydromethysticin	Kalm with Kava
246531	Dihydrokavain > Kavain > Methysticin > Dihydromethysticin > Yangonin > Desmethoxyyangonin	Kava Library

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

Balanced. A lift to the mind and a loosening of the body, arriving together.

How it is described

“Relaxed while also staying alert”, Bula Kava House

Taste and mouthfeel

“An unmistakable peppery flavour”, Bula Kava House

Background

“Served in most nakamals in Vanuatu and the country's main exported noble”, Bula Kava House

Availability

Widely sold. Easy to buy.

Known to stock it: Bula Kava House, Kalm with Kava, Nakamal at Home.

Sold as

Powdered Vanuatu Borogu, kava.com / Kona Kava Farm, 454 g: 54.99 USD (121 USD/kg) · out of stock
Borogu Vanuatu Kava, Kalm with Kava, 227 g: 29.99 USD (132 USD/kg)
Borogu Vanuatu Kava, Kalm with Kava, 454 g: 59.99 USD (132 USD/kg)
Powdered Vanuatu Borogu, kava.com / Kona Kava Farm, 114 g: 17.99 USD (158 USD/kg)
Borogu Kava Powder, Bula Kava House, 227 g: 38.50 USD (170 USD/kg)
Borogu Noble Kava, Kava Mode, 1 kg: 214.97 EUR (215 EUR/kg)
Borogu Noble Kava, Kava Mode, 125 g: 29.97 EUR (240 EUR/kg)
Borogu Micronized, Kalm with Kava, 227 g: 63.99 USD (282 USD/kg)

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

Documentation

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