Strain Guide
Batch numbers
On each and every of our product labels in the lower left hand corner you will find a number. This number is the current batch number. Because strains vary so much from harvest to harvest, by weather, and by time of year we think that including this number will help inform your buying decision. If you get a particularly outstanding batch of a certain strain as long as we have the same batch number listed, you can buy with confidence knowing that you’ll receive the same product. This is a great way to keep track of your favorite strains.
Disclaimer
Kratom has not been approved for human consumption by the FDA. In fact, the FDA has issued warnings recommending against it, and is actively trying to make it a Scheduled substance. None of our products are sold for human consumption. It sold only to be used as fabric dye, incense, soapmaking scent, or for research purposes. We make no recommendations for the use of this product. We cannot give medical advice and make no medical claims on this site or otherwise. We cannot ship to addresses in states or places where it is illegal specifically Alabama, Arkansas, Sarasota County, Indiana, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin.
Maeng da
This strain has a special place being one of the first developed through selective breeding and grafting in order to develop an extra strength strain. Harvested from only the most mature leaves, it is known for its for higher than average energizing aroma. It’s potent fully body aroma is great for soothing aches and pains. Maeng da has become the gold standard for scents and the most popular strain. Our maeng da is harvested from the mature leaves of 20-year-old trees originally imported from Thailand. They are the much sought after and almost impossible to find original strain. Most of the maeng da on the market today does not come from the true strain. Rather it is the choice mature leaves of normal trees. The process used in the production of our maeng da is unique. The leaves are carefully sorted by vein color which believe it or not is a rarity, and then dried indoors in air conditioning for greater retention of active alkaloids. We’ve gotten a ton of feedback from customers on our maeng da and it is some of the best you will ever find. Try it and see the difference.
Modern MD
This is the leaf that is currently sold by most vendors as maeng da. In fact, the farm who grows it sells it as maeng da. It is simply their choice regular leaves. So, what makes ours different? The difference is in what happens after it’s picked. First the leaves are carefully sorted by vein color. You may think this is to be expected but think again. Most of the leaf of any scent on the market is poorly sorted if at all! This leaf is guaranteed to be sorted by color so that each color is 100% of that color. This poor sorting is one of the causes the massive variation between different batches. Second, it is cured indoors for maximum retention of aromatic compounds. Leaf is normally cured outdoors in the tropical heat and humidity. The heat and sunlight cause massive degradation. Humid conditions during the rainy season prolong the process even longer destroying even more of the aroma. These are the same two processes used on our authentic original scent maeng da which make it some the best on the market. The aroma compared to that of our maeng da is much more of a focused and concentrated, and our original scent maeng da has a warmer and more full bodied scent.
Elephant
This strain is named for the massive size of its leaves which grow so large that they resemble an elephant’s ear. They are very old growth leaves that are wild harvested deep in the jungles and have had time to grow this large. Almost all of these “pure elephant” leaves are red veined. These leaves are then outdoor dried. As kratom leaves grow larger they get extremely bitter. It’s for this reason that the “pure elephant” kratom powder is then mixed with the same red, white, and green maeng da we sell to make the red, white, and green elephant. From time to time we get in some of the “pure elephant”. It’s a different experience to say the least.
Jongkong Maeng da
Jongkong maeng da is the same strain as our regular maeng da grown in the Hulu Kapuas region 160 miles to the east . This strain really highlights the difference location can make because it’s a very different strain then our regular maeng da. The curing process is the same indoor hand sorted as our other strains. The only difference is location.
Premium Jongkong
Premium jongkong is considered a green vein strain.
This is our first premium made strain. The idea is not that it will have a more potent scent then the rest of the batch, but be more consistent. The goal we’re aiming for is that it will always rank in the top tier of the batch.
The methods used to produce it are more painstaking then the other strains. The leaves it’s made from are same trees as the regular jongkong. However, the only leaves used are all from 2.5-3 months old. Of these only the very best are selected for the premium jongkong. The leaves are hang dried indoors rather then on the regular drying racks. The vein and stem is manually removed versus by machine insuring much less of it makes it into the final product. After the leaves are crushed by rolling instead of machine crushed before final grinding. All of this ensures that the premium jongkong will be much consistently strong from batch to batch.
Malay
The Malay is one of our strains grown in the village of Putusibau in the Hulu Kapuas region of Borneo. Unlike our other strains from the area our Malay is produced by the more common methods used to make the majority of kratom on the U.S. market. After gathering the leaves then dried together without sorting by vein color or color of the leaf itself. It is however dried indoors. This results in the green malay. The red malay is created by exposing the green to sunlight. The kratom destined to be made into a red also receives fermentation while drying. The white is a mix of ¼ red malay and ¾ green malay. That’s how almost all whites, reds, and greens on the market are created. I have no clue why mixing red and green makes a white. Every knowledgeable person over here or in Indonesia I’ve spoken to agrees that’s how whites are made, and more importantly that’s the recipe our supplier says he uses for his “manufactured” whites. Our white md, modern white, and white jongkong are actual white veined kratom! This same process described here with minor variations minus the fermentation and indoor drying is how the majority of kratom on the market is made!
Banjar
The Banjar strain comes from leaves grown in the Banjar region in South Kalimantan. The process used to make it is very similar to the Malay. There’s slightly more fermentation of the red, and that’s it. The different character comes almost entirely from the different weather condition in south Borneo vs central Borneo where the rest of our kratom is grown.
Bukik
Our bukik comes from same the farm as the jongkong and premium jongkong. The difference is the leaves come from kratom trees growing on the nearby hill’s vs the other jongkong strains being grown on the lowlands. This affects the amount of sunlight and water the trees receive. Giving the bukik a different scent then the other jongkongs. The bukik is also only available in green vein (unsorted) leaves.
