What Do People in Samoa Drink?

Non-Alcoholic

• Water – tap (treated) or bottled.
• Coconut water – fresh from green nuts (niu).
• Fruit juices – pineapple, papaya, mango, orange, passionfruit.
• Soft drinks – Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, local brands.
• Tea – black tea with sugar/milk (British influence).
• Coffee – instant or local roast.
• Koko Samoa – traditional hot chocolate from roasted cacao nibs.

Alcoholic

• Vailima – Samoa's iconic lager (brewed since 1978).
• Samoa Lager / Export – other local beers.
• Wine & spirits – imported (vodka, rum, whiskey).
• Cocktails – piña colada, mai tai, Blue Lagoon at resorts.

Cultural Beverage

ʻAva (Kava) – Ceremonial drink from Piper methysticum root. Prepared in a tanoa bowl, strained through fau fibers. Consumed at fono (meetings), welcomes, chiefly rituals. Mild sedative, social lubricant. Non-alcoholic but psychoactive.