Shop our Kava
Shop our Kava
Explore traditional root powders, fresh frozen kava, instant formats, extracts and ready-to-use products selected for quality, consistency and reliable preparation.
New to Kava?
New to Kava?
Start with the fundamentals. Learn what kava is, where it comes from, how it is traditionally prepared and how to choose the right kava for your individualized needs.
Visit our Kava Bars
Visit our Kava Bars
Experience kava the way we serve it every day. Visit a Root of Happiness Kava Bar for traditional shells, crafted kava drinks, specialty coffee and a relaxed community atmosphere.
New to Kava? Explore Customer Favorites.
Not all kava is the same. Cultivar, growing region, format, and preparation method can each produce a distinctly different experience. Our Sample Packs bring together a selection of Root of Happiness kavas so you can compare them side by side, explore different styles and preparations, and find the kava that best suits you.
How Do You Drink Your Kava?
From traditional root powders to instant kava, capsules, shots and water-soluble CO₂ concentrates, choose the way that you enjoy kava.
Not sure where to start? Try our sample packs!
Root of Happiness Sample packs are a great way to try the full spectrum of our Kava offerings. Whether you're new to the Kava scene, or a seasoned Kava Island hopper, you'll enjoy a great selection of various Kava products at a bundled discount.
Two Decades of Kava From Farm to Shell
We work with kava at every stage from sourcing whole root and evaluating cultivars to manufacturing, laboratory testing, retail, and serving it in our own kava bars.
That gives us something most companies do not have: Direct on the spot feedback from the entire chain. We know what arrives from the farm, what leaves the facility, and what customers prefer to drink across the bar.
- Direct sourcing — Whole-root kava sourced from established Pacific growers and processors.
- Controlled manufacturing — Processed in FDA-registered cGMP facilities with lot-level traceability.
- Independent testing — Identity, potency, heavy metals, microbiology, and other quality parameters verified by qualified laboratories.
- Real-world experience — millions of shells served through our own kava bars, giving us continuous feedback on the products we make and sell.
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Our Story
Two Decades Dedicated to Kava
We began working with kava in 2006 with a focused objective: identify exceptional kava from across the Pacific and develop reliable ways to evaluate its quality.
Our Quality Standards
It's a Long Road to Quality Kava
From farm to shell, quality is built through careful sourcing, responsible processing, and testing at every step
Built for Your Business
From independent retailers and cafés to Kava Bars, franchises, and large-scale manufacturers, we supply premium kava products backed by nearly two decades of sourcing, manufacturing, and real-world experience gained through operating our own kava bars.
Come Bula With Us!
In the Pacific, "Bula" is a greeting, a toast, and a wish for good health all at once, and it's never said alone. If you're passing through Northern California, pull up a stool. First shell's always a memorable experience for anyone who's never had Kava before, and there's always someone at the bar happy to walk you through it.
7 Million Shells and Thousands of Reviews
Real Kava Drinkers, Real Experiences. Six bars, seven million shells. This is the same Kava we ship to your door.
The Kava Journal
Exploring all things kava from Pacific traditions to American Kava Culture adaptations, plant science to health, preparation, cultivation, culture, and the evolving world of the modern culture of Kava.
Earthy, nutty, peppery, piney, green: a new monograph in The Journal of American Kava proposes a kava flavor wheel with seven families and 35 descriptors, plus mouthfeel and defect wheels. Here is what each flavor means and how to taste for it.
Five Root of Happiness kavatenders, one recipe, six lab-tested batches: a short look at Journal of American Kava Article 023 and how Root of Happiness contributed its kava and expert staff to the research.
The full short warm-water extraction protocol from White Paper No. 2 — fresh frozen root, 30-second maceration, a 150 µm nylon bag, three cycles — and why most of the kavalactone in the cup is carried on solids, not dissolved.
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