Tchap kava
Tchap is a kava cultivar from Aneityum, Vanuatu. Legal class: Two-day (tudei).
Not a noble cultivar. Two-day kava under Vanuatu law, despite being described as balanced by at least one vendor reference.
Origin
Island: Aneityum. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -20.2, 169.7833. Aneityum on the kava map.
Legal standing
Two-day (tudei), per Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 3 (two-day).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 426315 | Kavain > Dihydrokavain > Methysticin > Yangonin > Desmethoxyyangonin > Dihydromethysticin | Kava Library |
How it is described
No published account of how Tchap is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Kava Library calls Tchap very balanced and not too heavy. The Act lists Tchap, Aneityum as item 22 of Table 3, which makes it two-day kava”, Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 3 (two-day)
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: