Cinnamon Sticks are separated into seven Grades

A well-made cinnamon quill, or "pipe," is a slim cane of uniform thickness, colour and quality, with edges neatly joined in a straight line end to end and looking like a tight roll of golden-brown multi-ply paper.The Cinnamon Sticks are classified into seven grades according to diameter and the number of 42-inch quills to a pound. The Quills range in thickness from the size of a pencil to the handle of a base ball bat.