Bula Kava House News

At Bula Kava House, we celebrate the rich kava drinking traditions that take place around the globe. From our Portland kava bar to the nakamals of Vanuatu, Bula’s own Judd Rench has had the opportunity to experience some of the varied traditions that encompass the ceremony that surrounds drinking this sacred beverage. Most kava drinking cultures have both an informal and formal way of drinking kava. When you consider the long and culturally significant role kava plays in many of the island nations where the plant is grown, it’s not surprising to hear that the formal ways of drinking kava...

Celebrate the Solomon Islands by receiving 15% off on Feo Kava with any purchase of Temo Kava.  The Solomon Islands offer an ideal location to visit for anyone looking to enjoy an adventurous vacation. While the sandy beaches of the Solomon Islands belong to a world class resort, you won’t find any five-star hotels on these rugged islands. In fact, the Solomon Islands are one of the least visited nations in all of the South Pacific, for now. Located halfway between Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, the former British colony consists of over 992 islands, but only 192 of them...

If you’ve tried buying kava online over the last year, you may have noticed that kava supplies are painfully low. At Bula Kava House, we’ve had to search the world over to find our customers the type of quality kava they’ve come to expect from our online store and at our Portland kava bar. To find kava that meets our high standards for quality, we’ve looked to the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and a few other lesser-known kava growing regions to find some truly hidden gems that have both delighted and surprised our customers with their flavor and complexity. The reason...

What helps separate the exceptional kavas produced in Vanuatu from other areas of the world is the long and honored tradition kava cultivation plays in Vanuatuan culture. Often passed down from one generation to the next, Ni-Vanuatu have developed and refined growing techniques that enable farmers to produce hearty crops of potent kava year after year. Recently, Bula’s own Judd Rench had the opportunity to discuss kava cultivation with Ni-Vanuatu farmer Nickson Tosu, a 27-year-old farmer from the village of Fanafo on the island Espiritu Santo. Judd: How much land do you farm? Nickson: I farm two to three hectares...