The Problem Nobody Was Solving
The kava shot market is booming — and it is full of garbage. Walk into any smoke shop or gas station and you will find shelves lined with shots that hide behind proprietary blends, spike their formulas with kratom, or underdose kava so badly you might as well be drinking flavored water. Consumers deserve better. They deserve to know exactly what they are putting in their body and why.
We watched the space grow and saw the same pattern repeat: brands cutting corners to hit a price point, using opioid-pathway ingredients like kratom to fake a "relaxation" effect, and slapping vague labels on bottles that tell you nothing. The people buying these products are looking for a real alternative to alcohol, a way to unwind after work, or a social lubricant that does not come with a hangover. They were being let down.
What CHILLR MODE Actually Is
CHILLR MODE is a premium 2oz kava + kanna relaxation shot built for adults 21+ who want real relaxation without compromise. No kratom. No alcohol. No proprietary blends. No excuses. Every ingredient is listed, every dose is transparent, and the formula is designed to work through multiple relaxation pathways — not just one.
Our multi-ingredient stack combines noble kava root extract with kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) and four supporting botanicals to deliver calm, mood lift, and social ease in a single serving. This is not a one-note product. It is a carefully engineered experience.
The formula is what sets us apart. Most kava shots cram a single ingredient into a bottle and call it a day. CHILLR MODE stacks six active ingredients across multiple relaxation pathways — GABA, serotonin, alpha brain waves — so the experience is fuller, smoother, and more balanced than anything else on the shelf. Every milligram earns its place.
Where You Will Find Us
CHILLR MODE is positioned for the same impulse-buy shelf where energy shots live — smoke shops and liquor stores — but for the opposite occasion. Instead of amping you up, we bring you down. Instead of caffeine jitters, you get calm clarity. We sit next to the 5-Hour Energy and the mini bottles, but we serve the person who is done for the day, not the one just getting started.
This is functional relaxation built for real retail environments. No subscription required, no wellness-influencer gatekeeping. Walk in, grab a shot, chill out.
Our Standards
We do not cut corners and we do not hide behind marketing language. Here is what we commit to:
- Noble kava only. We source exclusively noble-variety kava (Piper methysticum) — the cultivars traditionally used in Pacific Island ceremonies for centuries. No tudei kava, no wild varieties, no shortcuts.
- Full label transparency. Every active ingredient, every dose, printed on the bottle. No "proprietary blend" nonsense. You deserve to know what you are paying for.
- FDA GRAS kava. Our kava extract carries Generally Recognized As Safe status. We work within the regulatory framework, not around it.
- No opioid-pathway ingredients. Zero kratom, zero tianeptine, zero anything that works on opioid receptors. This is a hard line. Learn why we draw the line at kratom.
- No alcohol. This is not a mixer or a supplement to drinking. It is a standalone alternative.
Who We Are For
CHILLR MODE is not for everyone — and that is by design. We built this for a specific set of adults who share a common thread: they want to relax without the baggage that comes with most options.
- Sober-curious adults exploring what life looks like with less (or no) alcohol but who still want something for the ritual, the social moment, the wind-down.
- After-work unwinders who need a clear line between the workday and the evening. Not a beer. Not a gummy that takes an hour. Something fast, functional, and done.
- Social drinkers looking for alternatives — the people who still go out but do not always want to drink. CHILLR MODE gives them something to hold, something to feel, without the hangover.
- Smoke shop customers wanting something functional beyond nicotine and CBD. A new category on a familiar shelf.
Made by Good Tree International
CHILLR MODE is a brand of Good Tree International — the same team behind King Palm, one of the fastest-growing brands in the smoke shop channel. We know this retail environment inside and out. We know what moves on shelves, what customers actually reach for, and how to build products that earn repeat purchases through quality rather than hype.
We brought that operational expertise — supply chain, distribution, retail relationships — and applied it to a category that desperately needed a premium player. CHILLR MODE is not a side project. It is a full commitment to building the brand that defines functional relaxation in convenience retail.
What Comes Next
We are launching with our flagship 2oz kava + kanna shot and a 12oz RTD can for those who want a slower, sippable experience. Beyond that, we are building a brand — content, community, and education around what kava actually does and why it matters.
Want in early? Join the waitlist and be the first to know when CHILLR MODE hits shelves near you.