Our Origins & Heritage

Our Family Estates

Generations of passion, soil stewardship, and artisanal cinnamon craft in Southern Sri Lanka.

Direct Estate Sourcing

Kalutara & Ambalangoda Estates

Uduwara Spices operates across two primary family-owned agricultural estates situated in Kalutara and Ambalangoda within the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.

This region offers the world's finest natural habitat for Cinnamomum verum — characterized by tropical sunshine, iron-rich well-drained soil, and warm coastal breezes from the Indian Ocean.

Uduwara Spices has been a family endeavor for several generations, with the knowledge of cinnamon cultivation and traditional hand-peeling passed down long before the company took its current form. What began as small-scale family cultivation has grown into two dedicated estates, still rooted in the same hands-on, traditional methods practiced by the generations before us.

Artisanal Craftsmanship

Artisanal Processing of Ceylon Cinnamon Quills

From estate harvest to final customer specifications — every quill is crafted
by hand using centuries-old Sri Lankan traditions.

Harvesting mature cinnamon stems at Uduwara Spices estate

Step 1

1. Selective Harvesting

Mature cinnamon stems are selectively harvested by hand, typically in the morning. Following traditional Sri Lankan technique, each stem is cut at an angle a short distance above the ground — a method that encourages the plant to send up healthy new shoots for future harvests.

Master artisan hand-peeling and rolling paper-thin Ceylon cinnamon bark

Step 2

2. Hand-Peeling & Rolling

Master peelers scrape away the rough outer cork and shave the paper-thin inner bark. Multiple thin layers are then meticulously rolled together by hand into tight concentric quills.

Natural shade and sun drying of rolled cinnamon quills

Step 3

3. Natural Drying Process

Freshly rolled quills are slow-cured in shaded, well-ventilated drying racks under tropical Sri Lankan sunshine to preserve volatile essential oils, golden colour, and ideal moisture.

Ceylon cinnamon quills categorised and tied into 21 inch stick bundles

Step 4

4. Categorisation & 21" Bundling

Cured quills are hand-categorised by diameter, color, and grade, then tied into traditional 21-inch export quill bundles.

Final Ceylon cinnamon quills cut to exact customer specification

Step 5

5. Custom Cut to Requirement

Where a shorter length is required, bundles are precision-cut to custom sizes, inspected, and packaged to match the exact length, grade, and packaging specifications required by each customer for shipment.

Our processing techniques follow guidance published by Sri Lanka's Department of Cinnamon Development.

Corporate Entity & Registry

Uduwara Spices (Pvt) Ltd is a duly incorporated Private Limited Company under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Company Registration No. PV00313630.