Our first Messina Hazelnut paste

Our first Messina Hazelnut paste

The history of our humble hazelnuts has been quite the journey.  We've always sourced the very best tondi di gentili dele lange variety from Cortemilia in the Piedmont region of Italy for all of our hazelnut gelato and additions.  If you've ever had our gianduia, white choc hazelnut, choc hazelnut spread or one of our many hazelnut specials, you would have tasted this variety.

In 2016, we bought a Hazelnut farm in Victoria and planted a mix of 4 varieties, with the aim of becoming self-sufficient within a few years.  We're not quite there yet, but we recently harvested just enough to make a sample batch for you lucky customers.

It's been 7 years, and we now grow 4 types of hazelnuts which are suitable for our climate and region.  

You'll be tasting the Tonda Di Giffoni, The Lewis, TBC 20% and The Barcelona, all blended and manually roasted to give our preferred flavour profile.

WATCH the video below to see our first hazelnut paste being made at Rosebery HQ.  

As this is our very first batch, we only have a limited amount in each store, so get in QUICK! We’d love to know what you think.

Available at the following stores from Friday 22nd Feb until stocks last:

SYDNEY: Rosebery, Bondi, Surry HillDarlinghurst, The Star, Circular Quay, Tramsheds, Newtown, Parramatta

MELBOURNE - from Saturday 23rd February: Fitzroy, Windsor, Richmond

CANBERRA: Braddon

BRISBANE: South Brisbane

SEE HOW WE MADE OUR FIRST HAZELNUT PASTE:

PHOTOS FROM OUR HAZELNUT FARM IN SEYMOUR, VICTORIA:

Blog posts

  1. Read more: The Three Martini Dinner is back for round two 🍸
    The Three Martini Dinner is back for round two 🍸

    The Three Martini Dinner is back for round two 🍸

    When we did the first Three Martini Dinner in June, we didn't expect the room to fill quite so quickly. It turns out we're not the only ones who th...
    Read more
  2. Read more: THE GELATO OMAKASE IS HERE
    THE GELATO OMAKASE IS HERE

    THE GELATO OMAKASE IS HERE

    We've built a lot of things out of gelato over the years. This might be the strangest, and we mean that in the best way possible. The Gelato Omakas...
    Read more
  3. Read more: Night Feast 2026
    Night Feast 2026

    Night Feast 2026

    We're heading back to Night Feast, and this year we're bringing three desserts that make skipping dinner feel like a perfectly reasonable life choi...
    Read more
PP-DEBUG: Current path: /blogs/news/our-first-messina-hazelnut-paste