Isa (Koniak) kava
Isa, also written Koniak, is a kava cultivar from Madang, Papua New Guinea. Legal class: Unclassified.
Not a noble cultivar. Not a noble cultivar. Sold widely as Isa or Koniak, and often blended to raise potency.
Origin
Island: Madang. Country: Papua New Guinea. Coordinates: -5.2167, 145.8. Madang on the kava map.
Legal standing
Unclassified, per Lebot et al. 1999 HPLC, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa.
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 | Lebot et al. 1999 HPLC, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa |
How it is described
No published account of how Isa is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Lebot et al. 1999 found Isa the most genetically distant of all accessions studied. Later DNA work indicates it is neither noble nor two-day but a separate lineage”, Lebot et al. 1999 HPLC, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Sold as
- Koniak Kava Powder, Superior, Root of Happiness, 272 g: 33.00 USD (121 USD/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: