Kratom should taste very bitter, but if you haven't noticed none of the EU vendors supply pure kratom to the UK in fear of busts. It's very low yield and mixed with other addictants. Some vendors buy bulk of mafia or organised gangs and just repackage, cut and proceed. It isn't hard to come off UK supplied kratom. Taper and come off it my advice I was a 4year user and know how real kratom feels like. Trust me