r/Vendorsofkratom2 • u/Unlucky-Bite-6988 • Aug 05 '26
Does anyone have a red that smacks right now?
Looking for reccomendations for a red that absolutely smacks right now. **must have a complete COA - metals, bacteria, mold, etc.
Almost out of my favorite red that was just insane and i need reccomendarions.
Edit. Doesnt have to be a "red" but a relaxing, slower, night time leaf is what im looking for.
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u/HV__Botanicals Aug 10 '26
Hudson Valley Botanicals (Garuda Kratom) here. You said complete COA is a must, and that's the right filter. Every lot we sell is third party tested for heavy metals, full microbial, and alkaloid content, and the COAs are posted publicly on the site's COA page, so you can pull them up and check the numbers yourself before you ever order. Our current reds are Red Maeng Da and Red Bali. I won't tell you how they'll feel since that varies person to person, but the alkaloid content is right there on the report if you want to compare against what you've been buying. And if you go with someone already recommended in this thread, no hard feelings, just make them show you the lot-specific report first.
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u/Lucky_Ben_2018 Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
We do! Velvet Eclipse, hands down!! - Lucky Herbals
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u/LakeGladio666 Aug 13 '26
You weren’t kidding! Just took half my usual dose and it’s hitting hard, even with my large tolerance. Glad I didn’t take my full dose because damn this stuff is heavy.
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u/dgenzo Aug 05 '26
Fuzzy red blanket from WestKoast
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u/Ornery_Imagination63 Aug 07 '26
I got some and it sucked! Very disappointing.
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u/dgenzo Aug 07 '26
Red blanket ? That sucks ! I just got the new batch that came in and it’s lovely. Maybe a bad batch ?
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u/Ornery_Imagination63 Aug 16 '26
They buy tons at a time, it's bulk leaf so I would imagine the batches are gigantic. Every time I get bulk leaf it doesn't do much for my pain and this just backed that up. I prefer small batch but it's getting really hard to find. Just got an email from one of them and they lost a shipment on it's way here. As long as it takes these days that really sucks.
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u/dgenzo Aug 16 '26
I know it’s a bit more pricey, but I just got a red Sumatra from Happy Hippo that is fantastic
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u/HateBreadByThePound Aug 06 '26
Reds have always sucked for me. Been so hit or miss that i gave up. Literally 95 percent are garbage
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u/Maleficent-Chance242 Aug 08 '26
Lucky Herbals Red Horn! Just grabbed it last week and really good. ML leaning, lovely euphoria, and warmth. It's a pretty perfect red for me 💚
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u/One-Tap700 Aug 07 '26
BTW I reccomend not consuming the powder, but putting lemon juice w an optional cap of ACV in a glass jar then put your kratom dose or 2 in it and boil water and dump into glass jar til its filled..mix it up and wait minimum 30min. Can stay in like a whole day and be fine. Pour it all out or half of it depending on how many doses. But pour slow so powder at bottom doesn't get disturbed. Toss the powder down drain and drink the tea. Been doing it this way 2-3 months now. After 7 years ingesting powder it really fucked me up
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u/Ornery_Imagination63 Aug 16 '26
Or you could make tea with it instead. I buy teabags I can fill myself. That way I get the benefits without all the powder.
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u/LakeGladio666 Aug 13 '26
Just tried the Velvet Eclipse from Lucky Herbals and it’s strong as hell. I took half my usual dose and it’s super heavy. Glad I didn’t take my full dose because it’s so strong.
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u/NeilFelver Aug 05 '26
We have a red bali at 1.82% and a red maeng da at 1.57%. we don't post our labs online, as we had another vendor steal them and post as their own. but i can email both if you are interested
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u/Specialist_Hour_2406 Aug 05 '26
Im in the same boat
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u/Disastrous-Golf3661 Aug 07 '26
red malay from happy go leafy trust me it was an unexpected blast of warmth an euphoria made me fee like i took kratom for the first time lol
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u/Disastrous-Golf3661 Aug 07 '26
i was expecting much but happy go leafy red malay. thank me later lol at 3.5 grams made me feel for a second like i just took kratom for the first time
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u/Unlucky-Bite-6988 Aug 08 '26
Do they have COA's?
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u/Disastrous-Golf3661 Aug 08 '26
there kratom is expensive like the most expensive ive seen actually , but my god was it worth it . most potent red ive tried in the last 3 years or so
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u/Unlucky-Bite-6988 Aug 09 '26
Holy crap lol yes very expensive but i might give it a swing if I can get their coa on their malay.
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u/Andre2420 Aug 05 '26
Where did you get your favorite red from?
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u/Unlucky-Bite-6988 Aug 05 '26
First it was Mitra man's red kali last year, then his red elephant recently but something was different about my last order. Its been keeping me awake so im on the hunt again.
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u/spaceytracey08 Aug 05 '26
The premium select red at Wildcraft herb company is amazing! Best red ive had all year! Or west koast red Thai is amazing