Kava is a beverage common in many Pacific island nations that can help numb and relax you. Several brands of kava beverages have popped up over the last several years, often marketing themselves as alternatives to alcohol. So, I decided to buy some of these canned versions of kava to try them. I picked Leilo and Mitra-9, two of the most widely-distributed kava brands that come in ready-to-drink forms. I also recruited my wife and a couple of friends, all of whom had also grown up in Hawaii and tried kava there, to provide their perspectives.

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Persons: it's, It's, Piper methysticum, mainlanders, Leilo, Mitra Organizations: Service, National Institutes of Health Locations: Pacific, Wall, Silicon, Hawaii, Solomon Islands