Central Nuts' range of NZ-grown nut products: hazelnut oil, walnut oil, dukkah, muesli, nut butters, and dry roasted hazelnuts.

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Central Nuts

Name: Central Nuts
Address: 578 Dunstan Road, Alexandra 9391, New Zealand, Otago, NZ
Telephone: 022 544 9244
Location: Central Nuts
Rating: 5

5.0(4 reviews on Google)

Stephen and Sue Smith acquired their property on Dunstan Road in 1996.

“A friendly shop with the best hazelnuts and walnuts. We really love nuts and like to visit the shop for buying some nuts every Cromwell Sunday market.” — Fei Chen · “One of my customers just dropped a bag of cinnamon walnuts & cinnamon hazelnuts, Both were delicious and they didn't last long! I would have to say that I could eat the walnuts until the cows come…” — bean jazzed coffee · “I just want to say your Hazelnut butter is AMAAAZING!!! It’s mind blowingly flavourful and has a wonderful fragrance about it, like a lovely perfume. Eating it with Whittaker’s 50% dark chocolate…” — Nadine Liava'a

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About

Central Nuts, based in Central Otago, grows and processes a range of walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, and pinenuts on their 4-hectare property. They also craft delicious nut butters, muesli with local Marsh's Honey, and dukkah, offering a true taste of the region.

Their Story

Stephen and Sue Smith acquired their property on Dunstan Road in 1996. Initially an apricot orchard, they removed the existing trees to plant a variety of nut trees, including walnut, hazelnut, almond, and pinenut. Their vision was to leverage Central Otago's unique climate, characterized by colder…

What They Make

In-shell walnuts, shelled walnuts, cinnamon walnuts, in-shell hazelnuts, shelled hazelnuts, cinnamon hazelnuts, shelled almonds, shelled pinenuts, Lightly Toasted Muesli (with local Marsh's Honey), Hazelnut Butter, Dukkah Butter, Dukkah, Hazelnut Oil.

More from Central Nuts

Physical food store at their propertySales at local markets (e.g., Cromwell Sunday Market, Otago Farmers Market)

How to Get Their Products

Farmers' Markets

Cromwell Farmers & Craft Market

Central Otago·Sun 9-1 (Oct-Apr)

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