To all our customers, we will be implementing a price increase across out products on the 11th October. Now is the time to stock up before the new price rise. Free shipping on all orders with the discount code: STOCKMEUP. A Note On Price Increases: How much change do you get from a tenner for 2 pints? The answer now is none. Very often in fact you’ll have to fork out more cash to buy your drinks. Prices have been flying up in all aspects of our lives and inflation and doom and gloom headlines are becoming more and more frequent. We wanted to write a quick post to explain how we have been affec ..read more

Bunches of mint are regarded as essential for mojitos .. juleps .. but while fresh herbs are an established part of the bartender’s arsenal, spices don’t often feature beyond the distillation phase. Coriander seeds, cubeb pepper and Grains of Paradise are popular spices used in gin-making. There’s caraway-spiked kümmel, rums flavoured with nutmeg, cloves, vanilla and whiskies celebrated for their notes of nutmeg, white pepper, anise. The spice rack is a wonderful but, perhaps, underused source of inspiration when it comes to cocktail-making. Whole spices can be used to infuse spirits and syru ..read more

There are few things we enjoy more than a Whatsapp from one of our growers or buyers. Francisco Lavagnino’s are amongst our favourites: “May God continue blessing you, your family and your business” – the usual sign-off from our ‘man on the ground’ in Guatemala. Occasionally he sends through a photograph of the new harvest being picked or a video of him lovingly swirling huge, uniform green cardamom pods in a bowl. Since Rooted Spices launched, we’ve always sourced our cardamom from Guatemala. It’s not a native spice to Central America. (Indeed, it wasn’t until 1914 when a German coffee plante ..read more

We were thrilled to be able to write a little more about our spice sourcing trip in Grenada for The Telegraph. Click on the link below to read the feature in full. https://rootedspices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Grenada-Telegraph-Travel.pdf The post Rooted Spices nutmeg in The Telegraph appeared first on Rooted Spices: Single origin spices, unique blends and beautiful gift sets ..read more

Our ‘sourcing’ is never static here at Rooted Spices. We’re always striving to track down the best spices and work as directly with growers as possible. There is always room for improvement. So, when we got a tip-off about an organic nutmeg plantation on the east coast of Grenada – The Spice Island – it was too tempting not to go check out. Nutmeg is not an easy spice to grow. The conditions have to be just right. Up until the mid-nineteenth century, the entire global harvest came from 11 global outcrops in modern-day Indonesia known as the Banda Islands. The fact that this is the only place w ..read more

It was with great sadness that we learned one of our biggest wholesalers, Farmdrop, ceased trading last week. We received an email late on Thursday night confirming that the company was going into administration: “operational facilities will close down tonight and will remain closed going forward.” Not only did the shock closure mean that customers who were awaiting Christmas deliveries have been left in the lurch (they’ve been advised to approach their bank to ask about getting their money back), but it has also left a lot of small suppliers out of pocket – ourselves included. We’re owed a fo ..read more

We’re very proud to announce a new collaboration with neighbourhood coffee company, Climpson & Sons. Climpson & Sons are a pioneer in London’s coffee scene. Their range of ‘Single Origin’ beans are exquisite and they’re a cornerstone of the local community here in East London. They couldn’t have been more supportive of what we’re doing here at Rooted Spices — after all we’ve always looked to the progress in coffee, tea, chocolate … and wondered why spices got left behind! So, I’m excited to reveal that we’ve collaborated on a ‘Brunch Blend‘. It’s a mix of Turkish Black Urfa Chilli and ..read more

It’s that time of year again when we start to wonder what to get for our loved ones. This year, why not give the gift of spices? Consumable, fun, practical, long lasting and beautifully packaged, what more could you want? Box Sets Our Box Sets are designed to cater for all types of kitchen experience, from beginner to expert, and cover a range of different tastes. Why not try the Serial Bruncher for example. Designed for someone who loves a lazy morning during the holiday season and give them the opportunity to impress their friends and family with a fancy morning feed? Or the Starter Set for ..read more

“If you tell him he can’t do something, he’ll go at it 200%” says Remon Ellegala, when I ask about his father and Ekoland founder, Nihal. From the anecdotes which crop-up throughout our morning together, it’s clear that Remon isn’t exaggerating. He refers to a rudimentary processing plant his father knocked-together when he began experimenting with spice growing. He talks about his passion for wild cinnamon, a brief foray into tea-growing and a determination to preserve Sri Lanka’s diverse forests. Top Image: Nihal and Remon Ellegala Above: Kandyan Forest Gardens (sound on) The reality is t ..read more

To most Brits, pepper is a seasoning. Something sprinkled liberally and often thoughtlessly. At the bottom of most recipes is the standard sign-off: “season with salt and pepper” … or the standard request (whether looking at a plate of shepherd’s pie or scampi): “can you pass the pepper?” Travel back a few centuries, and pepper was so much more. It was treasured, a prime ingredient in its own right. In the most prominent collection of Roman recipes, ‘de re coquinaria’ compiled by Apicius (c. 900 AD), around 80% of the recipes contain pepper. Not just as an afterthought, but as a primary flavou ..read more