"It can be tough to find a good mocktail that delivers on all fronts. Some are too sweet, others too boring, and you never really feel any of the calming effects that alcohol usually provides. But there is one drink that can help relax your muscles, lift your spirits, and soothe your mind: kava."
"The inspiration for DaHonu Life came from the family of its founder, Tuni Rafaele, who promises a new kind of functional drink that will promote stress relief and "island ease", as the company's website puts it. Unfortunately, our tester struggled to reach that stage, as she disliked the drink so much that she could barely get through a can. She tried all three of DaHonu's flavors, and the only one that was slightly bearable was the Fuji apple. The cola flavor had a bitter aftertaste, and the only way she could describe the tropical flavor was to compare it to the smell of sweat."
"Kava is usually made by grinding the roots of the kava plant and steeping them in water, so it has quite an earthy taste. Most of the canned beverages we tested have figured out how to balance out that flavor, but DaHonu Life just missed the mark. There isn't too much chatter about the drink online yet, as it was only released this year, but it does seem that there are others, too, who have failed to finish it."
Kava can relax muscles, lift spirits, and soothe the mind. DaHonu Life was inspired by founder Tuni Rafaele’s family and promises stress relief and "island ease." A tester disliked all three flavors and could barely finish a can; Fuji apple was slightly bearable, cola left a bitter aftertaste, and the tropical flavor was compared to the smell of sweat. Most canned kava beverages balance the earthy taste of kava, but DaHonu Life failed to strike that balance. Limited online chatter exists, and some reviewers also find the Fuji apple too sweet.
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