Grade 1
Matale · Ceylon
Ceylon Cinnamon
True cinnamon, paper-thin quills. Sweet, floral, never harsh.
$18.0050g quills
Single-origin · Ceylon · Est. Colombo
The fortunate isle,
harvested.
Ancient mariners called this island Serendib. We cure its organic spices, superfoods and sun-dried harvests the slow way — grown at altitude, sorted by hand, and traced from a single estate to your table.
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14 export markets
140+ partner estates
USDA · EU certified organic
Single-origin traceability
Our promise
Flavour is a matter of provenance, not preservatives.
Every jar we fill can name the district it grew in, the elevation it was raised at, and the week it was cut. Nothing is irradiated, nothing is blended to hide a poor harvest, and nothing leaves the island without a lot number you can trace.
It is a quieter way to trade spice — and, we think, the only honest one.
Read the estate story →140+
Partner estates & smallholdings
1,200m
Average growing elevation
14
Export markets, five continents
48h
Harvest to cure, at most
The harvest
This season's cut
Small lots, cured to order. Prices shown are retail; trade buyers see wholesale tiers at checkout.
Jaffna · Northern Ceylon
Jaffna Curry Powder
Dark-roasted, fiery, unmistakably northern. Our house blend.
$14.00120g roasted
Superfood
Nuwara Eliya
Dried Button Mushrooms
Slow-dried whole and sliced. Deep, savoury, umami-rich.
$15.0040g
Hill country · 1,200m · dawn cut
The estate
Grown at altitude,
cured by hand.
Our spices come off terraced slopes in the central hills, where cool nights and mineral soil slow everything down and concentrate the oils. What follows is unhurried on purpose: hand-picking, shade-curing, small-batch milling.
We work directly with the families who farm these plots — same names, same slopes, season after season.
Meet the growers →The pantry
Four ways to stock your kitchen.
The route
From Serendib to the world's tables.
The same sea lanes that carried Ceylon cinnamon a thousand years ago still run north and west. Today our containers leave Colombo for importers, distributors and restaurant groups across fourteen markets.
01 · LK
Colombo
Every lot is cured, graded and sealed here before it ships.
02 · AE
Dubai
Our Gulf hub — importers and hospitality groups across the Emirates.
03 · AM
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Yerevan
Serving Armenian distributors and specialty grocers since 2021.
Lot SLK·CIN·24 · sorted by hand
Traceability
A manifest,
not a mystery.
Scan any Serendib seal and you reach the same record we keep. No marketing gloss — just the facts of where your spice came from.
- Origin
- Matale District, LK
- Cultivar
- Cinnamomum verum
- Harvest
- Week 09 · 2024
- Elevation
- 1,180 m
- Grade
- C5 Special · hand-peeled
Field notes
From the estate journal
Stories, recipes and dispatches from the slopes — because good spice is worth understanding, not just buying.
True vs. cassia: why Ceylon cinnamon is a different plant
The stuff in most supermarkets isn't cinnamon at all. Here's how to tell, and why it matters for your health.
The Jaffna roast: building heat with restraint
Our house curry powder is dark for a reason. A short guide to cooking with the northern style.
A season in the hill country, from bud to bag
We followed one cardamom crop across five months. What patience does to flavour.
“We've bought spice from three continents. Serendib is the first supplier that could tell us the elevation our cinnamon grew at — and prove it.”
Rana K. — Head of Buying, Gulf Provisions, Dubai
Trade & export
Stock Serendib.
We supply importers, distributors and hospitality groups with single-origin lots, private-label runs and full documentation — organic certificates, phytosanitary paperwork, and lot-level traceability for every shipment.
Dispatches