You should probably ask a Polynesian. I didn't even realise you could buy this stuff in the US until kato's post. I really thought it was the Fiji equivalent of Thailand mushie shakes but just less crazy. But really if I'd had to pay for it, I would've felt ripped off. I had a few glasses of it and they were grinding it in a coconut shell before giving it to us. Have no clue what it looks like before then. My friend is about 5'9, 140 and she was knocked on her ass for hours. Seriously out cold and not in a nice sleep way because she was flipping when she finally woke up apparently. But again, she drank a lot. I didn't like the taste even with chasers. I just switched to shots of some tequila they had. Don't go out of your way to try it. After a few glasses I felt the same as if I'd had a few beers and had sat in a hot tub for a couple of hours. Nicely relaxed for a bit and maybe? enhanced my booze buzz a teeny bit but nothing long lasting or even memorable. We were on a work trip and all of us had unlimited access to it that night... some of the guys I'm sure drank just as much as she did if not more and their only comment was about the taste.