Madeira
The island in numbers
Almost a thousand kilometres from Lisbon, Madeira rises from the Atlantic to the 1,862 metres of Pico Ruivo.
Its Laurisilva forests, like those that covered Europe millions of years ago, are a World Heritage Site, and along its slopes run the levadas: stone channels cut by hand to carry water from the wet north to the fields of the south.
In the fifteenth century sugar cane made Madeira one of the richest islands in Europe. Even today, in the north, the mills press cane every spring.
From that cane comes the spirit, and from the vineyards above the sea, Madeira wine: both are in every bottle of Tim Tam Tum.
Discover the liqueur
At the table
Food of the sea and the mountain, of firewood and hot stone. This is what reaches the table before the small glass.
Espada preta
A deep-sea fish with black skin and white flesh, served on the island with banana and passion fruit.
Lapas
Limpets grilled with garlic butter and lemon, and brought to the table in the pan, still sizzling.
Espetada
Beef on bay-laurel skewers, cooked over embers and hung above the table.
Bolo do caco
Round bread baked on a basalt stone, torn while warm and spread with garlic butter.
Bolo de mel
The Christmas cake, made with sugar-cane honey and spices. It is broken by hand, never cut with a knife, and it almost always comes to the table with a small glass of Tim Tam Tum; some pour a little over it.
More ways to serve itThe bailinho
At the island’s festivals people dance the bailinho: couples turning to the rhythm of the braguinha, a small four-string guitar, and of the brinquinho, seven dolls in regional dress with castanets on top of a cane, keeping the beat.
In Madeira they call it a liqueur of the Festa, the island's word for Christmas. We believe the festa happens every time the family gathers at the table and uncorks a bottle that has kept its memories.
In spring, the Flower Festival covers Funchal in flower carpets and parades.
Around the world
From Caracas to Johannesburg, from Toronto to Sydney, from Hawaii to Guayaquil, Madeirans took the island with them: its music, its festivals, its recipes. Wherever they arrived, they set the table as they did at home. Tim Tam Tum is one of those things no map can hold.
Caracas · Guayaquil · São Paulo · Johannesburg · Honolulu · Jersey · New England · California · Toronto · Montreal · Sydney
Wherever you are
Write to us from anywhere in the world and we will reply with availability and delivery options, so a bottle of Tim Tam Tum can reach your table.
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