Our story
We built thepour we wanted.
An alcohol-free social tonic for the people who love the ritual of a drink and still want to feel good on Sunday morning.
KILA started where most good drinks start — around a table, with people we love. The conversations were the part we wanted to keep. The alcohol, the sugar, the slow morning after — those were the parts we wanted to leave behind.
The pour, reimagined.
We looked for something to replace the wine glass at dinner, the cocktail at the bar, the beer on the porch. Soda was too sweet. Mocktails were a costume. Most non-alcoholic spirits were a compromise. So we built our own — a noble kava root tonic, blended with four plant adaptogens, that does what alcohol pretends to do without doing what it actually does.
About the root.
Kava is the root of a South Pacific pepper plant. Across Fiji, Vanuatu, and Tonga, it’s been the social drink of choice for more than a thousand years — poured at weddings, after work, at village gatherings. We use the noble cultivar (the traditional one, never tudei), standardized to deliver 250 mg of kavalactones in every stick — then blend it with ashwagandha, saffron, lemon balm, and L-theanine to soften the edges and lift the mood.
Built like a ritual, not a supplement.
One paper stick, eight ounces of cold water, three minutes. No blender, no fridge run, no shaker. We made it that simple on purpose — because the ritual of the pour is part of why people drink in the first place, and we wanted to keep that intact.
Made in Austin. Built for the long haul.
KILA is built and shipped from Austin, Texas. Small-batch, paper stick packaging, sourced from traditional Pacific growing regions. We’re building this slowly because the category demands it — kava deserves to be understood, not rushed. Thanks for being early.
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A note from our founder
Why I built this.
I spent a lot of years saying yes to the glass of wine because that’s what the table was doing. The ritual was the part I actually loved — the slow pour, the conversation that opens up around the third sip, the evening that feels like an evening. The hangover and the hazy Sunday were the parts I kept trying to negotiate around.
I built KILA because I wanted the ritual without the cost. Noble kava, plant-based, alcohol-free, made with the kind of respect this root has earned. If you’re here, you probably want the same thing. Thanks for being early.
— Founder, KILA
Ready to feelsomething good?
Two flavors, fifteen sticks each. Free shipping over $60.