OUR SPICES

Five spices from the Idukki hills and Kerala’s Western Ghats: green cardamom, black pepper, cloves, cassia cinnamon and dried ginger. These are our core range — the spices we focus on and know best.

We can also source other spices on enquiry. If you need something beyond the five below, tell us the specification and we’ll explore it through our sourcing.

Every consignment ships with an independent certificate of analysis.

WARM & AROMATIC · SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM

Cloves

Hand-picked buds from the Western Ghats — high in volatile oil and eugenol.

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ORIGIN & PROCESS

Harvest & Timing

Cloves are the unopened flower buds of an evergreen, picked in the narrow window before they bloom. Timing is everything: too early and the bud is underdeveloped, too late and it opens and the oil is lost. They are sun-dried until deep brown and hard, then sorted to remove stems and headless buds.

TASTING NOTES

Flavour

Warm, sweet and pungent, with a faint numbing finish.

SPECIFICATIONS

At a glance

Botanical name Syzygium aromaticum

Origin Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Grades Hand-Picked Selected (HPS) · Grade 1 · Grade 2

Formats Whole buds

APPLICATIONS

Uses

Masala & spice blends Mulled wine & chai Hams & roasts Seasonal bakery Biryani & rice Pickling spice Clove oil & eugenol Perfumery

SOURCING ON DEMAND

Beyond our core range

The five spices above are our focus, not our limit. If you’re sourcing other spices from the region, send us the specification and we’ll explore it through our sourcing network.

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