Founder's Story

I did not set out to start a business. I responded to something I could not replace.

In the summer of 2025, I received Ceylon Cinnamon as a gift from a family friend in Sri Lanka. I

worked with it by simply grinding the sticks, steeping them in hot water, and returning to it daily.

It was not dramatic, but it was precise. The aroma, the clarity, the balance resonated with me.

When it ran out, I searched for it again. What I found instead was absence. What was available

locally did not reflect what I had experienced: not in purity, not in origin, and not in care. The

distance between the material and its presentation was too wide to ignore.

That gap mirrored something personal. I am Sri Lankan and American. Both places shape how I

see the world. One gave me a direct connection to origin; the other taught me how form, design,

and standards enhance value. Connecting those two perspectives felt necessary.

Amber Cinnamon was established to do exactly that.

The name came from the material itself. The warmth, depth, and clarity of Ceylon Cinnamon

carried a presence that felt authentic, magnetic, bold, energetic, and rare. Amber Cinnamon

captured that immediately. It felt resolved.

Quality is not a feature of this brand; it is its condition. Every decision, from sourcing and

testing to form and presentation, is guided by precision and respect for origin. The goal is not

excess, but accuracy. Not scale, but integrity.

Amber Cinnamon exists to reconnect a material to its source and to present it with the care it

has always deserved. It is how I bring together where I come from and how I choose to build.

Suren Dharmasena

Founder, Amber Cinnamon