A merchant vessel sailing to Kerala

Kerala, India · Since Antiquity

For centuries,
the world sailed
to Kerala.

Today, that journey continues
through every Pepper Coast blend.

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The finest ingredients
have never needed
complicated recipes.

The Ingredients

Turmeric

Turmeric

Kerala Highlands

Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Sri Lanka

Ginger

Ginger

Wayanad, Kerala

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

Malabar Coast

The Story

A coastline that
shaped the world.

For millennia, the Malabar Coast drew the greatest civilisations on earth. They came for spices. They left with something more.

  1. 1st Century AD

    Roman Empire

    Roman merchants sailed the monsoon winds to trade gold for pepper. Pliny the Elder estimated that India drained 50 million sesterces from Rome each year, and he was furious about it. They paid in gold coins, hundreds of which have since been found buried along Kerala's coast, silent proof of a trade that shaped an empire.

    Roman merchant vessels at an ancient Indian port
  2. 8th – 15th Century

    Arab Traders

    Arab merchants established Kozhikode as the greatest port in the Indian Ocean. When Ibn Battuta arrived in 1342, he counted thirteen Chinese junks anchored alongside Arab dhows in the harbour. For seven centuries, Arab traders kept the origin of spices a deliberate secret from the rest of the world, a monopoly so total it shaped the course of European history.

    Arab dhow at the port of Kozhikode
  3. Ming Dynasty · 1405 – 1433

    Chinese Expeditions

    Between 1405 and 1433, Admiral Zheng He commanded seven voyages to Kerala's shores with fleets of over 300 ships and 27,000 men. His flagship was four hundred feet long, the largest wooden vessel ever built. He came not to conquer, but to trade. The spices he carried home transformed Chinese cuisine and cemented Kerala's place at the centre of the known world.

    Ming Dynasty treasure fleet at sea
  4. 20 May 1498

    Portuguese Arrival

    On 20 May 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at Kappad beach, Kozhikode, becoming the first European to reach India by sea. The spices he carried back to Lisbon were worth sixty times the cost of the voyage. Within a generation, Portugal controlled the global pepper trade, the Arab monopoly was broken, and Lisbon had become the wealthiest city in Europe.

    Portuguese caravel arriving at the Malabar Coast
  5. Today

    Pepper Coast

    The coastline that drew Rome, Arabia, China and Portugal now reaches your kitchen. We source directly from the same highlands and harvest seasons that made Kerala legendary: small batches, no shortcuts, nothing added. Every blend is a continuation of a journey that began two thousand years ago.

    Hand-blending spices for Pepper Coast

The Collection

Pepper Coast Golden Latte, 50g pouch
First Release

Golden Latte

Traditional Turmeric Latte Blend

An aromatic blend of turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and black pepper. Crafted in small batches from carefully selected ingredients sourced directly from Kerala's highlands.

Net Wt. 50g · ~10 servings · Made in India
€15.00 Order via Instagram
Ingredients+

Turmeric, Cinnamon, Ginger, Black Pepper. No artificial ingredients, no fillers.

How to Enjoy+
  1. Add 1 heaped teaspoon (5g) to 200ml of warm milk.
  2. Stir until smooth.
  3. Sweeten to taste if desired.
  4. Enjoy.
Origin & Sourcing+

All ingredients are sourced directly from small farms in Kerala and neighbouring regions. Each batch is hand-blended and quality-checked before packing.

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Where spices
grow wild.

Monsoon rain on pepper vines.
Morning mist over the Western Ghats.
The slow work of harvest, and hand-blending.
This is where Pepper Coast begins.