From whole root to finished product, quality control matters.
Our approach to kava is built around knowing what we source, understanding how it was produced, and maintaining control over quality from raw material through the finished product.
✓ Third-party laboratory testing — Products are independently tested with batch documentation and specifications where applicable.
✓ Controlled cGMP manufacturing — Kava is processed and packaged in our FDA-registered cGMP facility with systems designed for consistency and traceability.
✓ Kava in every form — Explore traditional powders, fresh frozen kava, instants, concentrates, capsules, shots and more.
✓ Two decades of experience — Since 2006, we’ve sourced, studied, manufactured and served kava, using what we learn throughout the process to continually improve what reaches your bowl.
Before You Dive In, Check out our Best Sellers!
Shop the kava products our customers return to again and again. From traditional root powders and fresh frozen kava to convenient extracts, shots, capsules and ready-to-use formats, these best sellers represent some of the most trusted products in the Root of Happiness lineup.
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.
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Premium Traditional Kava Powder
We take great pride in being able to provide our customers with the highest quality Kava root from Island nations such as Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Hawaii. To achieve this, our Kava undergoes strict quality controls through every step of the process from cutting to powder. Our quality controls start with us going to the South Pacific regularly and meeting our Kava suppliers face to face to discus our requirements and conduct audits of their operations. Developing personal relationships with our suppliers allows us an insight into our products that other vendors simply don't have. We pay our suppliers top dollar and only buy their best A-grade crops, always in whole root form. Buying Kava in whole root form affords us the ability to conduct more thorough quality controls and freshly grind your kava before packaging it in air tight bags in our cleanroom to preserve the freshness and potency that would otherwise be impossible to find outside of the islands.
Our premium ground kava roots are sourced from across the South Pacific and selected for cultivar, quality, and character. Prepare with water, knead and strain, and experience kava the way it has been shared around the bowl for generations.
Fresh Frozen Kava
Kava as close to the freshly harvested root as we can deliver it. Our Fresh Frozen Kava is processed from fresh root and frozen rather than dried, preserving the character of the plant in a format rarely available outside kava-growing regions. Thaw, prepare, and experience a distinctly fresh approach to traditional kava.
Shipping Note: Expedited frozen shipping is included in the product price. Fresh Frozen Kava ships separately from other items in your order and may arrive in a separate package.
Instants and Concentrates
Premium Capsules
Kava Shots
Root of Happiness brand Kava Shots are the original (2015) Kava Shots that sparked the market segment for Kava Shots. These are the highest quality condensed 100% Kava products to be found anywhere. Our Kava Shots are made from Polynesian Gold™ brand Solventless CO2 Kava extract and all natural mango flavors. Each Root of Happiness Kava Shot™ contains 500mg of Kavalactones. Enjoy one to kick off a kava session, chase a shell of traditional kava, or as a convenient nightcap. These are conveniently TSA acceptable for those long flights.
Drink Mixes and Tonics
Root of Happiness produces ready-made drink mixes designed to make kava mixed drinks and tonics simple. Just pump into your favorite beverage, mix and serve. We also carry a selection of Dragon Herbs tonic herbal products, including concentrated Dragon Drops tinctures and traditional herbal formulas developed within the Chinese tonic herbal tradition. Dragon Herbs describes its Dragon Drops as highly concentrated alcohol-and-water extracts produced through multiple low-temperature extraction steps to capture a broad spectrum of the herbs’ constituents.
Kava Shakers and Strainer Bags
The same gear we hand our own customers at the bar. Our AluBall Pro shaker and strainer bags aren't novelty add-ons — they're the exact setup we use behind the counter, day in and day out, to make kava the traditional way without the mess.
The AluBall Pro is the world's first redesigned kava maker: a 36-oz BPA-free Tritan bottle with Tanoa Grips (a modern take on the traditional kava bowl) and a 6-oz AluShell twist-off cap modeled after the coconut shell kava is traditionally served in. The patented AluBall brewing ball holds 1–2 tablespoons of kava root powder, so you can shake, strain, and pour without ever touching a mixing bowl.
Our strainer bags are custom made to a 150-micron mesh — fine enough to strain every bit of fiber out of your brew while still letting the full kavalactone content through. FDA-approved for food use, BPA-free, washable, and double-stitched in an 8" x 10" oval. No nylons, no old t-shirts — just the same commercial-grade bags we use in our own kava bars.
Kava Merch
Buy Iconic Root of Happiness Kava shirts, hats, and more here!