Manufacturing Process

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Cinnamon quills are unique to Sri Lanka. At the first pace of the quill making process, branches and leaves are removed from harvested sticks before peeling, and harvested stems should be peeled on the same day. Prior to peeling, we carefully wash the sticks to remove dirt. During peeling, outer skin is scraped and rubs the bark with a brass rod to be loosened bark from the hard wood. Inner bark of the mature shoots are scraped and peeled into thin layers using a special knife. Scraped layers of cinnamon are hand crafted and rolled into overlapping multiple layers, making a stick. Those are also air cured and left for in-door drying for about 4-7 days.

Cinnamon powder manufacturing process: properly cleaned, sun-dried cinnamon quills are grounded to powder form in clean and hygienic conditions. Other than that small pieces of bark are available as chips.